Ch. 2 Earth's Physical Geography

What is one way of comparing climates between two places?

• The average daily temperature

• The temperature of that place today

• The amount of rain the place got last week

• The amount of sunny days last month

How many tectonic plates make up Earth’s crust?

• 7

• 10

• 15

• 16

Ice sheets cover most of what two places on Earth? Choose two answers.

• Iceland

• Greenland

• The Artic

• Antarctica

What is water contained in Earth’s crust called?

• Freshwater

• Groundwater

• Saltwater

• Filtered water

Imaginary line running through Earth's center

• Isthmus

• tundra

• axis

• continental shelf

• summer solstice

Underwater plain that borders a continent

• Isthmus

• tundra

• axis

• continental shelf

• summer solstice

Narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas

• Isthmus

• tundra

• axis

• continental shelf

• summer solstice

Occurs on or about June 21 in the Northern Hemisphere

• Isthmus

• tundra

• axis

• continental shelf

• summer solstice

A biome

• Isthmus

• tundra

• axis

• continental shelf

• summer solstice

What is it called when day and night in both hemispheres are of equal length?

• summer solstice

• axis

• equinox

• winter solstice