GEOB 102 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Thermosphere, Fossil Fuel, Microburst

• School: UBC
• Department: Geographical Biogeosciences
• Course: GEOB 102
• Professor: Gordan Djurdjevic

Document Summary

Geob 102 - our changing environment: climate and ecosystems - midterm study guide. Geography - is the study of the evolving characters and organization of the earth"s surface. Regional geography - is concerned with how the earth"s surface is differentiated into unique places. Systematic geography - is the study of physical, economic, and social processes that differentiate the earth"s surface into places. Physical geography - is part of the systematic geography studying the natural processes that provides physical setting for human activities. Meteorology - science of the atmosphere, particularly physics short-term fluctuations that occur in the lower atmosphere. Geographic grid - a spherical coordinate system used to determine the locations and features on the earth"s surface. Arctic > subarctic > mid latitude > sub tropical > equator/tropical < sub tropical < mid latitude < sub antarctic < antarctic. Atmospheric air - is simple mixture of gases, blending so thoroughly that it behaves as a single gas.