College of San Mateo- Physical Geography 100
Spring 2000
Study Guide for the First Midterm
Chapter 1
Review Questions (at the end of each chapter).
- 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 7
Review Questions.
- related to question #5 Describe the various climate controls which
determine the location pattern of climate regions.
- related to question #16 When were the 12 warmest years in instrumental
history?
- related to question #15 Describe the carbon cycle as it relates to
photosynthesis, industrial society, and global warming.
- According to the video "The Apocalypse and Al Gore," why
is there a political debate about climate change? How has this political
debate influence the science of climatology?
Chapter 8
Review Questions.
Chapter 9
Review Questions.
- related to question #16 What is the difference between the volcanoes
of Hawaii and those of the Pacific Northwest?
- related to question #12 Which direction is Half Moon Bay moving relative
to Redwood City?
- What is the origin of the granite dome at Yosemite Park?
Chapter 15
Review Questions.
- related to question #11 According to the video Promise of the Land,
what have been the implications of salinization for civilizations around
the world?
- related to question #12 Using what you learned from the handout Land
Labs and the video Promise of the Land, compare the effects
of traditional (organic) vs. modern agricultural techniques on a living
soil system.
Chapter 16
Review Questions.
- related to question #2 According to the video Web of Life, what
is the significance of a 'keystone'
species?
- related to question #4 According to the video Web of Life, describe
the relationship between roots and fungi. Is it parasitic or symbiotic?
- related to question #6 Describe the carbon cycle, and how humans are
influencing it.
- related to question #10 According to lecture, how does forest fragmentation
affect the forest biome's trophic system? Explain in terms of spatial extent
and ecosystem dynamics.
- related to question #11 According to your textbook and the video Web
of Life, why does greater biological diversity in an ecosystem lead
to greater stability?
- related to question #16 According to the video Web of Life, how
much do we know about the ecology and individual species of the rainforest
biome?