GEG 111 EXAM 1 HARPER COLLEGE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

GEG 111 EXAM 1 HARPER COLLEGE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ( ANSWERS)

GEG 111 EXAM 1 HARPER COLLEGE

2026-2027 100 QUESTIONS AND

CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (

ANSWERS)

Which of the following is TRUE for the June Solstice? -

ANSWER- The subsolar point is at the Tropic of Cancer (23.5°

N).

Photochemical smog developed with the advent of - ANSWERautomobiles

If feedback information encourages a change in a system, what

type of feedback has occurred? - ANSWER- positive

On Earth between 30° north latitude and the equator, winds flow

from the ________ as they flow out of the ________ pressure

zone toward the ITCZ. - ANSWER- NE; subtropical high

Relative to the five fundamental themes of geography, areas that

display uniform characteristics refer to - ANSWER- regions

Earth and the Sun formed specifically from - ANSWER- a

nebula of dust and gases.

Suppose Earth was not tilted on its axis. Every day would have

24 hours of sunlight at all latitudes. - ANSWER- false

conduction refers to - ANSWER- the molecule-to-molecule

transfer of heat energy.

latitude is - ANSWER- the angular distance measured north or

south of the equator.

If City A is located 35° west of City B, the time at City A is

________ that at City B. - ANSWER- earlier than

Centers of high surface atmospheric pressure are known as -

ANSWER- anticyclones

Which of the following best describes Geographic Information

Systems? - ANSWER- Computer-based tool for management

and analysis of geographic information.

The key idea behind the scientific method is - ANSWER- the

testing of ideas through controlled observations and

experiments.

In July, the thermal equator - ANSWER- is generally located in

the northern hemisphere

Centers of low surface atmospheric pressure are known as -

ANSWER- cyclones

"Geography" literally means - ANSWER- to write (about) Earth.

Within the United States, the areas best suited for wind energy

development are - ANSWER- NOT the central valley of

california

the word spatial refers to - ANSWER- the nature and character

of physical space and the distribution of phenomena within it.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is caused because of floating

trash caught ________. - ANSWER- in a subtropical gyre

The solar system is thought to have formed from the materials of

a solar nebula. What was this nebula made of? - ANSWER- dust

and gas

sea-breezes - ANSWER- involve onshore (toward the land) air

flows that develop in the afternoon.