Bernauer's Unit 2 World Geo

What is the spinning of the earth on its axis called?

• orbit

• revolution

• rotation

• hokey pokey

What does Earth's revolution around the sun cause?

• humans to get dizzy

• day and night

• gravity

• seasons

What do we call those days when the sun rises directly over the equator, and daylight and dark hours are equal?

• equinox

• solstice

• leap day

• equator day

Which of the following has both tropical and temperate versions?

• savanna

• grasslands

• tundra

• prairies

What term refers to days when the sun rises directly over one of the two Tropics?

• equinox

• solstice

• revolution

• rotation

Which biomes contain few or no trees?

• steppes and tropical rain

• desert and mid-latitude

• tundras and deserts

• tropical rain and prairies

Which of the following does NOT affect climate?

• longitude

• latitude

• precipitation

• nearby landforms

Which of the following is NOT a type of chemical weathering?

• rust

• acid rain

• erosion

• smog

What term refers to the amount of water vapor in the air?

• humanity

• humidity

• humus

• hemisphere

What does the ITCZ stand for and what does it cause in equatorial countries?

• Inter Temperature Continent Zone, gives rainy & dry seasons

• Inner Tropical Cloud Zone, gives hot & cold seasons

• Inter Tubular Convection Zone, causes violent thunderstorms

• Inter Tropical Convergence Zone, causes rainy & dry seasons