College of San Mateo- Physical Geography 100
Spring 2000
Study Guide for the Final Midterm
Study the 'Review Questions' at the end of the chapter.
Chapter 2
Study the 'Review Questions' at the end of the chapter.
- 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
decrease as you go up in altitude through the troposphere and increase
in temperature as you go up through the stratosphere?
Chapter 3
Study the 'Review Questions' at the end of the chapter.
- related to question #7 Why is insolation less than the solar constant?
Describe the deficit in terms of a budget.
- related to question #13 Why do they give two weather forecasts for
the Bay Area?
Chapter 4
Study the 'Review Questions' at the end of the chapter.
- 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
Study the 'Review Questions' at the end of the chapter.
- 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
Study the 'Review Questions' at the end of the chapter.
- related to question #9 Why do some artesian wells require no pumping
to bring the water to the surface?
Chapter 17
Study the 'Review Questions' at the end of the chapter.
- related to question #5 How has systems theory helped you understand
how the planet works?