2022 Physical Geography Review

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What is weather?

• the temperature and precipitation in an area during one exact moment

• the average weather in an area over a long period of time

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Which natural disaster can cause a tsunami to happen? 

• Tornado
• Tsunami
• Hurricane
• Earthquake

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The body of air that surrounds the earth’s surface is known as what?

• Hydrosphere
• Biosphere
• Lithosphere
• Atmosphere

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Events that occur outside the earth’s crust are known as what?

• Internal Force
• External Force
• Lithosphere
• Natural Disaster

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The world of living things that occupy the lands and water of earth is known as what?

• Atmosphere
• Lithosphere
• Biosphere
• Hydrosphere

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What is the process called when wind, water, or ice carry small pieces of dirt or rock away from one area to another.

• Deposition
• Erosion
• Weathering 
• Deforestation 

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Events that occur within (under) the earth’s surface, specifically plate tectonics are known as what? 

• External Forces
• Lithosphere
• Internal Forces
• Hazards

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The outermost shell of the earth composed of the upper mantle and the crust is known as what?

• Atmosphere
• Lithosphere
• Biosphere
• Hydrosphere

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In which month do they get the most rain in this biome?

• January

• May

• August

• November

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When does the least precipitation occur?

• February - March

• April - May

• June - July

• November - December

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Which months have the warmest temperatures?

• December, January, February

• March, April, May

• June, July, August

• September, October, November

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When is there the most precipitation & highest temperatures?

• February

• July

• September

• December

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Which is the desert climograph?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

What type of region is the picture describing?

• Functional
• Formal
• Perceptual
• Informal

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Which climograph has the most precipitation during the winter?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which climograph has the most precipitation during the summer?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Select

Which TWO climographs are closest to the equator (warmest)?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Climate is

• The conditions of the atmosphere at a particular time and place
• The average precipitation and temperature a region receives

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What happens when it's spring in the Southern Hemisphere?

• It's fall in the Northern Hemisphere
• It's summer in the Northern Hemisphere
• It's winter in the Northern Hemisphere
• It's spring in the Northern Hemisphere

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Distance from water influences

• Precipitation
• Temperature

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Imaginary line through the center of the earth (from the north pole to south pole)

• axis
• orbit
• pole
• tilt

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The path around the sun

• orbit
• rotation
• season
• equinox

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The sun’s rays are least direct

• near the poles
• near the equator
• at high altitudes
• far from the ocean

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Why is summer warmer than winter?

• The hemisphere experiencing summer is tilted more directly toward the sun
• The entire planet is closer to the sun during summer
• The sun radiates more energy during the summer
• The earth spins slower on its axis during the summer

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The path around the sun

• orbit
• rotation
• season
• equinox

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The length of one year is the time it takes

• the moon to complete its phases.

• Earth to complete 12 rotations around its axis

• Earth to complete one revolution around the sun.

• the moon to complete one revolution around the Earth.

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Based on these climographs, which of these cities is most likely closest to the equator?

• Mbandaka

• Charleston

• Yakutsk

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The seasons are caused by Earth’s tilted axis as it travels around the sun. What causes winter in the Southern Hemisphere?

• The North Pole tilts away from the sun

• The equator receives more direct light

• The South Pole tilts away from the sun

• Earth moves further away from the sun

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Why is summer warmer than winter?

• The hemisphere experiencing summer is tilted more directly toward the sun
• The entire planet is closer to the sun during summer
• The sun radiates more energy during the summer
• The earth spins slower on its axis during the summer

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32. Which of the following is a direct result of Earth’s rotation?

• Lunar eclipses

• Winter weather

• Daylight and night

• seasons

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The length of one year is the time it takes

• the moon to complete its phases.

• Earth to complete 12 rotations around its axis

• Earth to complete one revolution around the sun.

• the moon to complete one revolution around the Earth.

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What controls the length of a day?

• the amount of time it takes Earth to complete a

  turn on its axis

• the amount of time it takes Earth to complete an

  orbit around the sun

• the amount of time it takes the moon to complete

  an orbit around Earth

• the amount of time it takes the sun to complete

  a turn on its axis

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The seasons are caused by Earth’s tilted axis as it travels around the sun. What causes winter in the Southern Hemisphere?

• The North Pole tilts away from the sun

• The equator receives more direct light

• The South Pole tilts away from the sun

• Earth moves further away from the sun

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The average weather in an area over a long period of time

• climate

• weather

• summer

• spring

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32. Which of the following is a direct result of Earth’s rotation?

• Lunar eclipses

• Winter weather

• Daylight and night

• seasons

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The atmospheric condition in one place over a short period of time

• climate

• weather

• summer

• spring

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Because of the Earth's tilt, every part of the planet receive the exact same amount of direct sunlight

• true

• false

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Because of the Earth's tilt, every part of the planet receive the exact same amount of direct sunlight

• true

• false