Review for Exam 1
February 12, 2024
Review Presentation:
- Exam 1 will cover Lessons 1-6 and Chapters 1-3
- Key Topics
- Physical Geography sub-components
- Mapping and GIScience
- Climatology
- Geomorphology
- Biogeography
- Geographic Grid
- Latitude
- Longitude
- Geospatial Revolution videos
- Map Projections
- Mercator
- Winkel Tripel
- Robinson
- Earth’s Orbit and Seasons
- December Solstice
- March Equinox
- June Solstice
- September Equinox
- Aphelion
- Perihelion
- Subsolar Point
- Solar Radiation
- Longwave and Shortwave
- Latitude Zones
- Composition of the Atmosphere
- Nitrogen 78%
- Oxygen 21%
- Other 1%
- Carbon Dioxide 0.035%
- Energy Transfer
- Sensible Heat – energy flow between two substances resulting in temperature change
- Latent Heat – energy required to change the state of a substance (e.g., evaporation)
- Greenhouse Effect
- Global warming potential
- Methane 22x higher on a “molecule by molecule” basis
- Carbon Dioxide significantly higher overall
- Albedo
- Ozone Layer
- Carbon Dioxide
- Emissions
- Atmospheric Levels
- Air Temperature Influence (5 Factors)
- Latitude
- Surface Type
- Coastal or Interior Location
- Elevation
- Circulation (Ocean and Atmosphere)
- Temperature Records in 2023 (Jan 2024 was a record too)
- IPCC – Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- Physical Geography sub-components
- Practice Exam
Assignment:
- Study for Exam 1
