GG101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Cirrostratus Cloud, Altocumulus Cloud, Fluid Parcel
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Geography: science that studies the relationship among natural systems, geographic areas, society, and cultural activities, and independence of all these over space. Physical geography: spatial analysis of all physical elements, processes, and systems that make up an environment. System: set of ordered , connected components, linked by flows of energy and matter. Great circle: divided in two equal halves, passes through center. Small circle: intersects the globe into unequal secions. Map: generalized view of an area, reduced in size. Scale: ratio of map units to ground units. Projections: process of transforming earth to flat surface. Gis: computer based data-processing tool for analysing geographic info. Planetesimal hypothesis: big bang (suns condense from nebular clouds, proto-planets accumulated in eddies within nebula) Average distance from the sun: 150 000 000 km. Sun: ultimate energy source for earth; outputs include solar wind and energy. Sunspots: caused by magnetic storms, temperatures are cooler; from corona, cause solar flares.
