Unit 1 Practice

Which imaginary line is located along 0 degrees latitude?

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• Tropic of Cancer
• Arctic Circle

What type of extreme weather forms over warm waters off the coast of Africa?

• Tornado
• Tsunami
• Hurricane
• Blizzard

What type of extreme weather involves a deadly funnel-shaped storm?

• Hurricane
• Tornado
• Tropical Storm
• Tsunami

What type of imaginary line is a vertical line that measures East and West?

• Longitude
• Latitude
• Equator
• Arctic Circle

What is an interdependent community of plants and animals?

• Biome
• Ecosystem
• Tropical Rainforest
• Biosphere

What types of trees have needle leaves such as pine and evergreen?

• Coniferous
• Deciduous
• Savanna
• Biome

What is the name for soil that is constantly frozen?

• Ice Cap
• Decidiuous
• Permafrost
• Taiga

What term is used to define a region's weather over a long period of time

• Biome
• Savanna
• Biosphere
• Climate

What type of tree has broad leaves?

• Coniferous
• Deciduous
• Savanna
• Steppe

What term is used to name each half of earth? 

• Globe
• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• Hemisphere