Unit 2 Review: Physical Geography

Physical geography is the study of

• Earth's surface and processes that shape it

• different societies and cultures

• government and law

• language

Weather is

• short term

• long term

Climate is how weather behaves over ...

Select all the elements that impact climate

• Proximity to water

• Influence of Latitude

• Influence of Longitude

• Influence of Ocean Currents

Climate has an effect on

• crops

• clothing

• housing

• natural hazards

Low latitude zones are located between

• 60 - 90 degrees N/S latitude

• 0 - 30 degree N/S latitude

• 30 - 60 degrees N/S latitude

What latitude zone is Newport News located in?

Which are climate regions in the high latitude zones?

• Tundra

• Subarctic

• Arid

• Icecap

The rainforest is a low latitude vegetation region

• True

• False

A mixed forest of coniferous and deciduous trees in the middle latitudes is called

• Taiga

• Steppe

• Temperate Forest

• Rainforest