Geography Fall Final Review

Based on the diagram, how does the earth-sun relationship affect the climate of different regions of the world?

• It creates a pattern where different areas of the globe receive differing amounts of sunlight.

• It creates a pattern in which ocean currents bring monsoon rains to some regions.

• It creates a pattern in which the summers and winters are longer than fall and spring seasons.

• It creates a pattern in where the eastern and western hemispheres have seasonal differences.

Which of the following is most directly responsible for the variation in seasonal weather patterns?

• Phases of the moon

• tilt of the earth's axis

• distance from the sun

• rotation of the earth on its axis

Which of the following best describes the physical process of erosion?

• the wearing down of rocks by wind and water

• the breaking of the earth's crust that causes a fault

• the movement of weathered materials by wind, ice, or water

• the mixing of weathered rock with decayed plant and animal material

Mountains

Rift Valleys

Ocean trenches

The landforms listed above are created by the physical process of -

• plate tectonics

• wind erosion

• weathering

• soil building

The process of erosion can best be described as the movement of weathered materials by -

• river systems

• tectonic forces

• wind, water, or ice

• human environment interaction

One way farmers living in arid climate zones have adapted to the environment include -

• cutting down rainforests

• relying on desalinization plants

• planting drought resistant crops

• adopting terrace farming methods

How would this barrier affect the climate on the leeward side?

• The temperatures would be warm and the amount of precipitation low

• The temperatures would be warm and the amount of precipitation high

• The temperatures would be very cold and the amount of precipitation high

• The temperatures would be very cold and the amount of precipitation low

Which condition most affects the average rainfall in Birdsville, Australia?

• its corresponding latitude

• its position on the continent

• its location to the southern hemisphere

• its close proximity to a political border

The climate of an area is determined by the combination of precipitation and temperature. Which of the following most affects these two factors?

• Latitude and longitude

• weathering and erosion

• convection and subduction

• proximity to water and latitude

Which innovation had the effect of producing electricity and improving farming?

• dams

• nuclear plants

• polders

• terracing