College Geography

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY 4 Class ONLY:

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
MIDTERM 2
PARTIAL STUDY GUIDE

Estimated study time: between 6-8 hours

    I suggest for each topic listed below you write a short paragraph or two          answering (where appropriate) these questions:  when, where, who, why, and how.


      1.    How is climate determined, measured and influenced?
      2.    Continental climate v. marine (maritime) climate.
      3.    Marine west coast climate.
      4.    Evapotranspiration
      5.    Koppen
      6.    Steppes
      7.    Two forms of clouds
      8.    Three types of cyclones
      9.    El Nino- La Nina
    10.    Rain shadow deserts
    11.    Ice sheet climates
    12.    Cash crop- staple crop
    13.    Relative humidity/specific humidity
    14.    Taiga
    15.    Adiabatic process
    16.    Cumulonimbus clouds
    17.    Five types of climates
    18.    Permafrost
    19.    Acid rain
    20.    I.T.C.Z.
    21.    Four families of clouds
    22.    Hurricanes
    23.    Tornadoes
    24.    Low latitude climates
    25.    Fog-2 types and Tule fog
    26.    Mediterranean climates-know 5 places and vegetation, etc.
    27.    Highland climates “H”
    28.    Four symbols AND diagrams of the four fronts
    29.    Four triggers of precipitation WITH diagrams
    30.    Know at least ONE desert per continent.  Spell correctly.
    31.    Air masses- source regions
    32.    Air masses of N. America