Test One Review Sheet
(Ch. 1, 2, 3 &4)
IMPORTANT CONCEPTS:
Geographic Grid
- latitude and longitude
- longitude and time
- latitude zones
Earth – Sun
- earth’s circumference
- distance between earth and sun
- earth’s axis of rotation
- earth’s orbit
Energy
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forms of energy
flow of energy
Electromagnetic Radiation
- electromagnetic spectrum
- global radiation balance
- radiation laws
- daily, annual, and latitudinal variations in net radiation
Insolation
- factors that determine the intensity of insolation
- daily, annual, and latitudinal variations in insolation
Atmosphere
- composition
- ozone depletion and pollution
Global Energy System
- absorption and emission of energy through the earth’s atmosphere
- variation in albedo over the earth’s surface
- greenhouse effect
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OTHER CONCEPTS:
Map projections
- different types of map projections
- uses for each type
- problems with map projections
Scale
History
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representative fraction
earth/sun statistics development
planetary motion theory
Realms of the earth
- atmos, lithos, hydros, bios