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2024 D199 ROADMAP STUDY(COMPLETE) EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
What are the "five themes of geography" and how do these geographic
perspectives influence both Physical and Human Geography? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSLocation - For PG, knowing where things like rivers and mountains
are. For HG, knowing where people live.
Place - For PG, to describe places by its landscape, ecosystems, weather.
For HG, the study of culture and where that culture exists.
Human-Environment Interaction - for PG, studying how humans impact the
environment. For HG, how people change the environment for their lives.
Movement - For PG, study of water movement and animal migration. For HG,
study of people migrating from and to different places
Region - For PG, studying regions with similar climate, ecosystems, etc. For
HG, study of cultural similarities, language, food, work, music, etc
Examine how hydrogen fuel cell technology may provide fresh technological
innovations both for large-scale power generation, more local 'distributed'
power generation, and in personal vehicles. - CORRECT-ANSWERSA hydrogen
fuel cell is a device that converts chemical energy from hydrogen fuel
directly into electrical energy through an electrochemical reaction. The key
components of a hydrogen fuel cell include an anode, a cathode, and an
electrolyte.
Large Scale
- Hydrogen fuel cells process is highly efficient and can offers cleaner
alternative to traditional combustion-based power plants
- Virtually zero emissions of air pollutants making them attractive for large-
scale power generation
- Can be deployed as distributed generators supporting the grid with low-
emission power.
Local distributed power generation
,- Stationary fuel cells can be deployed at various locations which is beneficial
for industries, office buildings, schools, hospitals and other facilities
- Trigeneration, which is a process where stationary fuel cells operate on
biogas, enables the generation of carbon-neutral renewable electricity, heat,
and hydrogen.
Personal vehicles (Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle [FCEV])
- Vehicles can emit only water vapor through the tailpipe, providing zero-
emission.
- can provide long-range capabilities for vehicles.
- FCEVs can be refueled quickly.
Reflect as you conclude your studies on how physical, political, and economic
geography considerations shape our global, national, regional, and local
efforts to address the climate change challenges we face as the effects of
rapid global warming ripple throughout our societies and our world today and
in the years ahead. - CORRECT-ANSWERSPhysical
- Renewable Resource distribution
Sunlight and wind dictates the suitability and efficiency of clean energy
solutions
- Vulnerability to climate impacts
Coastal areas, for example, may face challenges from rising sea levels while
other, more arid, areas might be more susceptible to water scarcity.
Political
- Regulatory frameworks
Government at various levels enact laws, incentives, and regulations that
influence the adoption of clean energy
- international collaboration
agreements like the paris agreement reflect the geopolitical dynamics and
shared responsibilities in addressing climate change
Economic
- Investment and resource allocation
Regions with strong economies may attract more investment for renewable
energy infrastructure, leading to greater adoption and faster transition from
fossil fuels
- Job creation
Transition to a low-carbon economy generates new economic activity and
industries. Economic geography influences where these industries thrive
Understand Physical Geography and its major sub-disciplines. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSPhysical geography is the study of the earth's environment.
It is broken into areas of study, some of which are:
,Biogeography - Study of plants and animals and how they survive/live and
where they survive/live
Climatology - Study of weather patterns around the earth.
Hydrology - Study of water and how it behaves and how it moves on earth.
geomorphology - Study of earth's land and how it is formed
Understand Human Geography and its major sub-disciplines. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSStudy of Human behavior. Why do certain people live more in one
area than another? Why is one country more wealthy than another? What
drives people to go from one place to another?
Areas of study:
Cultural geography - Studying the culture differences throughout the planet.
How different cultures live, eat, worship, work, etc. Also the study of how
those cultures are tied to certain places/locations
economic geography - Study of the economy around the earth. How
states/nations/peoples make money, spend money. How successful, how
poor they might be, why certain jobs are more popular in one area and
another, etc
Medical Geography - Study of health and medical resources. The health of a
people, medical resources for those people, etc.
Political Geography - Study of nations/states political systems. What kind of
governments they have, the involvement of the governments, the success of
the governments, etc
population geography - Studying where people live, why they live, and
population changes that happen over time.
Urban Geography - study of urban areas, city places. Studying the people
within the city, the buildings, the history, the ongoing development,
transportation, employment, etc
Understand the physical elements (hydrosphere, lithosphere, and
atmosphere) and the biological elements (producers, consumers, and
decomposers) of an ecosystem. - CORRECT-ANSWERSPhysical Elements
Hydrosphere - everything related to water on the planet. Oceans, rivers,
water underground, the moisture in the atmosphere.
Lithosphere - the land and ocean floors
, Atmosphere - layer of gasses that wraps the planet. Oxygen, carbon dioxide,
nitrogen, etc. "Blanket to protect us from the nasty sun rays"
Biological Elements
Producers - organisms that can make their own food and energy through
"photosynthesis" (making food from sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water).
These would be things like plants.
consumers - Organisms that cannot make their own food and must obtain
their energy from other organisms. Herbivores, carnivores, etc
decomposers - organisms that feed on dead or decaying organisms. Things
like fungi, then that puts some stuff in the soil that's good for plants
(producers).
Examine the concept of "geographic scale" (global, regional, national, local)
and how it helps geographers study different geographic phenomena, such
as ecosystems. - CORRECT-ANSWERSGlobal scale - the planet's geography.
Geographers would study things like global climate change and the effects it
would have on ecosystems around the world.
Regional scale - particular areas, such as states, nations, groups of
neighboring countries. Geographers would study different areas like the
desert, rain forests, etc, and the ecosystems within those areas
National scale - focusing on specific nations. Geographers would study how
policies and land use would affect the ecosystems within the nation/country
local scale - focusing on cities, towns, etc. Geographers could study the
ecosystems within these areas. parks, small gardens, seeing how human
activities can impact local ecosystems.
Consider how physical and environmental changes, such as climate change,
can transform ecosystems both gradually and more rapidly. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSecosystems can be affected gradually with things like season
changes, the climate getting warmer slowly over time, etc. Rapidly would be
things like storms, invasive species, or human impact through the act of
something like deforestation.
Another way an ecosystem could gradually transform would be an
ecosystem developing. Something like a rocky area starting to grow moss,
and grass, which would bring in new organisms into that ecosystem. Over
time the ecosystem would become stronger, and larger.. so long as there is
nothing that disturbs it to the point of not existing.
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