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GEOG 101 Week 1 Quiz: Introduction questions and answers} (2022/2023) (verified answers)

GEOG 101 Quiz 4 - Questions & Answers As a general rule, friction is greatest ________. near Earth's surface At Earth's surface, warm temperatures are associated with ________. low pressure An Earth surface pressure of pressure of 1,005 millibars is associated with ________. lows or highs depending on condition The doldrums are most closely associated with ________. the ITC The intertropical convergence zone may be found as far as ________ north of the equator in July. 25° A wet monsoon is a...

GEOG 101 Quiz 8 - Questions & Answers The boundary between middle latitude forest and middle latitude grassland is most closely related to the concept of the ________. Ecotone Which of the following are most abundant on Earth? Arthropods A type of species removal when vegetation is naturally replaced by another group is termed ________. Succession Except in the rainy tropics, virtually all needleleaf trees are ________. Evergreen The hardwood broadleaf deciduous trees around the world are _____...

GEOG 101 Quiz 9 - Questions & Answers The weathered layer of loose inorganic material overlaying unfragmented rock below is ________. Regolith Which is NOT a main soil-forming factors? human activity Seeds germinate mainly in the ________ horizon. A Most soil development takes place ________. on scales of time longer than human life spans The unconsolidated parent materials beneath the level of roots is called the ________ horizon of soil. C Dead plant parts are known as ________ when they accu...

GEOG 101 Quiz 6 - Questions & Answers The part of the hurricane characterized by scattered high clouds and light winds is known as the ________. Eye Which of the following is a normal slope for a warm front? 1:200 ________ have the most dynamic and changeable day-to-day weather on Earth. Latitudes affected by fronts Hurricane formation is rare within ________ degrees of the Equator. 10 What process seems to weaken hurricanes? eyewall replacement The energy source of hurricanes is ________. warm...

GEOG 101 Quiz 2 - Questions & Answers The coldest temperature in the atmosphere can be found at the ________. Mesopause One half of the atmosphere lies below the elevation of ________. 6 kilometers Oxygen (O2)is being added to the atmosphere by ________. Vegetation Water vapor is nearly absent ________. in the upper reaches of the atmosphere Ozone is destroyed by CFCs because the ________ in the CFCs combines with oxygen. Chlorine A main absorber of ultraviolet radiation in the atmosphere is __...

GEOG 101 Quiz 1 - Questions & Answers The "natural" baseline which serves as a baseline to measure longitude (such as the Equator, which is used as a baselines for latitude) ________. does not exist The best description of the actual shape of the Earth is as a(n) ________. oblate spheroid At times, latitudes higher than ________ degrees can have 24 hours or more of continuous darkness. 66.5 Longitude is divided into multiples of ________ degrees for the purpose of delimiting standard time zon...