W Geo 1st 9 Week's Exam

The border between Texas and Mexico is an example of:

• Man made boundary
• Natural boundary
• Cultural boundary
• Economic boundary

A tsunami occurs because

• Storms in the Atlantic Ocean
• Tectonic plate movement
• Gravity
• Location near the equator

Subsistence Agriculture is farming in order to survive.

• True
• False

In this picture, it is showing an urban area

• True
• False

Which two factors have the greatest effect on climate?

• Longitude and Latitude
• Latitude and distance from water
• Soil type and altitude
• Mountain barriers and amount of arable land

Which of the following causes our seasons on earth?

• Equator
• Poles
• tilt of the Earth on its axis
• Sun

Where would a city most likely develop?

• near the ocean
• near a desert
• near the tundra
• near the savannah

In this climograph, which month has the highest temperature and precipitation?

• February
• March
• December
• August

Urbanization increased in large numbers near:

• The equator
• Oceans or water ways
• The arctic ocean
• Southern Africa

What is the main factor that separates the biomes?

• Land
• Water
• Climate
• Longitude