World Geography Unit 1 Test

Everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things

• Toblers First Law of Geography

• Newtons First Law of Geography

Imaginary line that divides the north and south halves of the planet

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Hemisphere

• Longitude

Imaginary line that divides the east and west halves of the planet

• Hemisphere

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Latitude

Imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator

• Prime Meridian

• Latitude

• Longitude

Imaginary lines that go around the earth over the poles

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Equator

Weathering is

• The process that breaks rock and other substances down

• A process that is only mechanical

• The movement of rock particles by wind, water, ice, and gravity

• The only process that breaks down rocks

Repeated freezing and thawing is an example of what type of weathering

• Mechanical

• Chemical

• Erosion

• Deep Freeze

A farmer sees an area he believes will be good for farming because of its rich topsoil. Which process contributed most to forming this rich topsoil

• Sand Storms

• Ocean Currents

• Decaying plant life

• Folding of earths crust

Wearing away by wind, water and ice

• Mechanical weathering

• Chemical weathering

Erosion is

• The only way to break down rocks

• The movement of rock particles by wind, water, ice, and gravity

• The process that breaks down rock and other substances at the Earths surface