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1
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What does geography mean?

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From geo “earth” and graphic “to write”

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What is spatial analysis?

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The examination of spatial interactions, patterns, and variations over are and or/space.

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What is systems theory?

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Order, interrelated set of things and their attributes (flows of energy and matter)

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What is a closed system?

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Shut off from the surrounding environment

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What is an open system?

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Receive inputs and outputs from without

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What is system feedback?

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Outputs the influence operation;outputs function as information that returns to various points in the system via called feedback loops

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What is system equilibrium?

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Energy and material in a system that remains balanced over time

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What is latitude?

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Parallel lines, up and down on a globe

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What is longitude?

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Horizontal lines that go side to side

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What is a map?

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A generalized view of an area, as seen from above and reduced in size.

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What is remote sensing?

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Collection of information about an object from a distance through registering electromagnetic energy

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What is GIS?

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Geographical information system and they combine spatial and attribute data

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What are inner planets?

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Formed mostly of rock and metal(solid at high T)

Mercury, Venus,Earth, Mars

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What are outer planets?

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Are built of ice over rocky cores, massive and cool enough to hold thick layers of gas
Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus, and Neptune

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What are the 3 things that define a planet?

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Orbits sun
Spherical
Clears material and orbit

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What is perihelion?

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Earth’s closest position to sun

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What is Aphelion?

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Earth’s farthest position to sun

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What is the plane of earth’s orbit?

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Plane of eliptic

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What is a cause sunspots?

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Magnetic storms

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What happens during a sunspot?

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Explosions(solar flares)

Outbursts of gases

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What is solar wind?

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Clouds of electrically charged particles

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Describe the earth’s magnetosphere

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2 magnetic metals move past one another
Create magnetic field
Flow of the outer core around inner core creates this field
This protects us from radiation poisoning

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23
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What is insolation?

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Incident solar radiation

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24
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What is the electromagnetic spectrums?

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The spectrum which lets us view light but also has many other invisible energy Rays

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What is seasonality?

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Refers to seasonal variations of the sun’s position above the horizon and changing day lengths during the year

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What’s the reason for seasonal changes?

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Is the Suns altitude, where the sun is facing on the planet, the angle the sun is at

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5 reasons for seasons

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Revolution 
Rotation 
Tilt of Earth's Axis 
Axial parallelism 
Sphericity
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What is revolution?

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Earth revolves around the sun

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What is rotation?

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Earth rotates on axis once every 24 hours (day)

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What is air?

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Blended gases, odorless,colorless,tasteless,formless

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What is the atmosphere made of?

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Two regions which are Heterosphere and Homosphere

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32
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What makes up 90% of atmosphere’s mass?

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Troposphere

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33
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What did the clean air act do?

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The U.S. federal law regulating air emissions from stationary and mobile sources
We saw a significant reductions in air pollution and higher quality of life

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What is energy balance?

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It’s a budget, input and output

35
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What is energy?

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Capacity to do work, or move matter

36
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_______ is the measure of the average kinetic energy, or vibrational energy, of individual molecules.

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Temperature

37
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What is heat?

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Is the flow of kinetic energy between molecules from one body to another

38
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Heat flows from _____ temperature to _______ temperature?

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High,low

39
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What is radiation?

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Electromagnetic waves

40
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What is conduction?

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Molecule to molecule diffusion (e.g., temp differences between dark and light)

41
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Mixing and circulation (e.g.,air mass movements)

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Convection

42
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What is advection?

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Directional movements(e.g., horizontal winds)

43
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Molecule to molecule transfer of heat as it diffused through a substance is known as what?

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Conduction

44
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In energy pathways what is transmission?

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Passage of energy through the atmosphere and water

45
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In energy pathways what is scattering

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Changing direction of radiation waves without altering wavelengths

46
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In energy pathways what is refraction?

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Change in speed and direction of radiation

47
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Why is the sky blue (what principle)?

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Rayleigh scattering

48
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A measure of the surface’s reflective quality(or intrinsic brightness) is known as what?

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Albedo

49
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What is the greenhouse effect?

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The atmosphere acts a bit different, long wave radiation is not trapped like an actual greenhouse, atmosphere delays transfer of heat from Earth into space

50
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What are clouds useful for?

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Either cooling or heating

51
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What is boundary layer?

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Exchange of energy between lower atmosphere & surface

52
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Small-scale climate conditions due to radiation, heat, and moisture exchanges in the boundary layer at or near Earth’s surface

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Microclimate

53
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________ microclimates are different than ________.

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Urban;nonurban

54
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What is net radiation?

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Energy budget should balance over time, this occurs through no radiative processes

55
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A form of energy that flows between two systems or objects

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Heat

56
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What is temperature?

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A measure of the average kinetic energy (motion) of individual molecules of matter

57
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What are the three types of scales?

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Fahrenheit
Celsius
kelvin

58
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________ decreases w/ increasing _________

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Temperature; altitude

59
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List some of the physical differences between land and water:

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Evaporation 
Transparency 
Specific heat 
Movement 
Ocean currents 
Sea-surface Temperatures
60
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Line of consistent value

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Isotherm

61
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What 2 things are caused by wind chills?

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Frostbite: body tissue that froze

hypothermia: your body temperature drops to low

62
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What are heat cramps?

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Painful, involuntary muscle spams, typically in your calves, arms, abdomen and back

63
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What is heat exhaustion?

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Weak and rapid pulse
Low blood pressure
Cool-moist skin w/ goose bumps
Faint/dizzy and nausea

64
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What is heat stoke?

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Body temperature of 104 F

65
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What are 3 things included in the Heat Index Table

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Heat cramps, Heat exhaustion, and Heat stroke

66
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Atmospheric circulation is driven by the imbalance between:

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Heavy insolation at the equatorial = energy surplus

Light insolation at the poles = energy deficit

67
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What is Air Pressure?

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Pressure (or force/area) created by air molecules

68
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2 things used to measure air pressure are:

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Mercury barometer; Aneroid barometer

69
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What is the horizontal movement of air?

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Wind

70
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2 things that are used to measure wind

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Anemometer

Wind vane

71
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Driving forces within the atmosphere

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Gravitational force 
Pressure gradient force 
Coriolis force 
Frictional force 
Summary of physical forces
72
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What are trade winds?

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Calm winds, mildly variable due to weak pressure gradient and upward (vertical) movement (doldrums)

73
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What are 3 types of local winds?

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Land-sea breezes
Mountain-valley breeze
Katabatic winds

74
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Circular flows of water in the ocean basins, tied to high pressure systems

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Gyres

75
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Strong east-west currents

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Equatorial

76
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Piling-up of water on the eastern coasts of continents

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Western intensification

77
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Where currents sweep away water

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Upwelling

78
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Where currents pile-up water

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Down welling

79
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Deep currents driven by differences in temp and salinity

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Thermohaline circulation

80
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What is El Niño?

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Happens every 2-12 years
Affects global temperatures
Can occur as early as spring and last all year long
Higher pressures over the western Pacific

81
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What does arid mean?

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Refers to the amount of water available

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