Geography Unit 1

Tropical climate zones are determined by...?

• Prevailing winds

• Elevation

• Distance from the Equator

• Ocean Currents

The crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core make up what...?

• Spheres of the Earth

• Layers of the Earth

• Climate factors

• Types of tectonic plates

Climate zones at high latitudes usually experience what type of climate?

• Cold

• Rainy

• Temperate

• Windy

Which layer of the Earth is a ball of solid substances like nickel and iron?

• Outer Core

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

The amount of people living on a square mile/kilometer of land is called...?

• Population

• Population density

• Population Distribution

• Natural increase

The natural process by which materials like sediments are carried away is called...?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Transportation

The specific description of a place, based on its latitude and longitude is called...?

• Relative location

• Site

• Absolute location

• Situation

The location of a place in relation to somewhere else is called...?

• Relative location

• Situation

• Absolute location

• Site

Which element of geography would people changing the land by deforestation and pollution fall under?

• Spatial Terms

• Places/Regions

• Environment-Society

• Human systems

What is the definition of 'region'?

• Where something is located

• The human and physical features of something or a place

• A group of places unified by a common physical trait

• How people, products, and information go from one place to another