Geography Chapter 2 Test

What keeps the Earth's water supply in balance?

• ground water

• rain cloud

• water cycle

• snow

The longest day of the year is called the summer _________________

• dog days

• Equintice

• Solstice

• Equinox

By which process is liquid turned into a vapor?

• irrigation

• equalization

• desalinization

• evaporation

Largest type of ice mass is what?

• ice sheets

• ice bergs

• ice machines

• glaciers

How much of the Earth's surface is water?

• 92%

• 70%

• 40%

• 49%

A river's end point is called what?

• Delta

• tributaries

• Mouth

• Tribulations

Pick the two continents completely surrounded by water

• Asia

• Antarctica

• Greenland

• Australia

The hottest place on Earth is in the ________________

• Tropics

• Cancer

• Capricorn

• Beach

Changes in air pressure caused by uneven heating of the Earth's surface causes ___________________

• Tsunamis

• techtonic plates

• winds

What three things are the climate zones of Earth classified by?

• distance from the equator

• location

• Precipitation

• Temperature