Other Branches of Geography

What does a barometer measure?

• temperature
• air pressure
• dew point
• humidity

Virginia is in the mid latitudes. Which best describes Virginia's climate?

• Temperate
• Tropical
• Subtropical
• Subpolar

Practically all clouds & storms occur in this layer of the atmosphere.

• Stratosphere
• Thermosphere
• Troposphere
• Mesosphere

Thunder is caused by ___

• the discharge of ultraviolet energy
• the electric barrier
• the rapid expansion of superheated air
• the impact of electricity hitting the Earth

The force exerted by the air above is called____

• convergence
• air pressure
• divergence
• the Coriolis effect

El Nino & La Nina are associated with ____

• movement of air along the Polar Easterlies
• movement of large areas of warm water in Atlantic Ocean
• movement of large areas of warm water in Pacific Ocean
• movement of air pollution across the US

What geographic tool is an actual model of the Earth?

• globe

• map

• GPS

• satellite imagery

What geographic tool uses organizations and institutions to collect data about the Earth?

• globe

• satellite imagery

• GPS

• GIS

What geographic tool uses satellites to take pictures of the Earth?

• globe

• map

• satellite imagery

• GIS

What geographic tool uses at least four satellites to provide locations on the Earth?

• globe

• map

• satellite imagery

• GPS