De Anza College- Physical Geography 1
Spring 2000
Study Guide for the First Midterm
Chapter 1
Review Questions 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
- related to question #5 explain the role of plants in the cycling of
carbon between the abiotic spheres.
- related to question #12 What are the four ways a map projection can
be distorted?
- related to question #14 What is the difference between a GIS system
and a map?
Chapter 2
Review Questions 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18
- related to question #13 Explain the significance of the following parallels
of latitude - 0, 23.5, 66.5, & 90 degrees.
- related to question #16 Why does the temperature of the atmosphere
both increase and decrease as you go up in altitude?
Chapter 3
Review Questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16
- related to question #7 Why is insolation less than the solar constant?
- related to question #13 Why do they give two weather forecasts for
the Bay Area?
Chapter 4
Review Questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
- related to question #5 Why is there no coriolis effect at the equator?
- related to question #6 What force accounts for the difference between
wind direction near the ground and wind direction at high altitude?
Chapter 5
Review Questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
- related to question #14 How is energy transferred from the inside to
the outside of a refrigerator?
- related to question # 17 Why do clouds form well in advance of a warm
front, while a cold front produces clouds just as it arrives?
Chapter 6
Review Questions 1, 2, 5, 6 8, 9, 10, 11, 14
- related to question #9 Why do some artesian wells require no pumping
to bring the water to the surface?
- related to homework #2 What is MTBE, and why is
it being phased out?