Unit 2: Physical Geography

Which of the following is NOT a cause of deforestation

• Cutting down forests for farming

• Irrigation systems

• Expansion of cities

• Cutting down forest for timber to sell

What is a polder

• weather in SE Asia

• expansion of seas

• reclaiming land from the sea

• wind patterns in Europe

Hawaii is an example of a ______________________, which is when a volcano is formed far away from a plate boundary.

• Center spot

• Cultural landscape

• Diverging corners

• Hot Spot

Which climate best characterizes the high latitudes?

• Subarctic

• Humid Continental

• Tropical Wet

• Semi-arid

A portable dwelling used by the nomadic people of Central Asia such as Mongols, consisting of a tent like structure

• Tent

• Big Tent

• Tepee

• Yurt

creating flat platforms in the hillside that provide a level planting surface, which reduces soil runoff from the slope.

• Terracing

• Edging

• Landscaping

• Mining

a device that is used to detect when an earthquake occurs

• Gauge

• Meter

• Teleprompter

• Seismograph

an area around the Pacific Ocean where many tectonic plates come together and cause earthquakes and volcanoes

• Diverging plate activity

• Ring of Fire

• Ring of Hot Spots

• Ring of Volcanoes

Which item is NOT affected by climatic patterns and weather phenomena?

• Languages

• Houses

• Skyscapers

• Landscape

Which of the following are forces that cause

erosion?

• Fire, tornadoes, water, wind

• Gravity, wind, water, ice

• Earthquakes, wind, water, ice

• Floods, gravity, wind, water