World Geography 9 Week Checkpoint Review

Why do we experience the changing of the season on the earth?

• distance from the sun
• rotation of the earth
• change in solar output
• tilt of the earth's axix

What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer.
• It is spring.
• It is winter.
• It is fall.

The hydrologic cycle continuously recycles _______ through Earth's systems.

• rocks
• water
• oxygen
• carbon dioxide 

A tsunami is a ____________.

• tidal wave
• sound wave
• seismic sea wave
• gamma ray

The location of one place in relation to another is called __________.

• absolute location
• relative location
• directions
• map scale

Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects weather?

• Precipitation
• Longitude
• Wind
• Temperature

Which biome is the driest?

• Desert
• Tundra
• Taiga
• Rainforest

Which Biome has permafrost?

• Temperate Forest
• Rainforest
• Taiga
• Tundra

Which biome has wide-open fields of grass?

• Taiga
• Grasslands
• Temperate Forest
• Rainforest

Which biome has the most variety of plants and animals?

• Temperate Forest
• Rainforest
• Tundra
• Grasslands