Unit 0 - Physical Geography Review

A group of closely scattered islands

• Island

• Desert

• Archipelago

• Wetlands

Land consisting of marshes or swamps

• Tributary

• Delta

• Isthmus

• Wetlands

Factor of climate by which temperature and humidity decrease with increased distance from sea-level

• Elevation

• Wind Patterns

• Ocean Currents

• Rainshadow Effect

Factor of climate which makes all continents have cool west coasts and warm east coasts

• Wind Patterns

• Latitude

• Ocean Currents

• Rainshadow Effect

When the axis of the Earth’s rotation is tilted perpendicular to the direction of the Sun’s rays, resulting in equal length of daylight in both hemispheres

• Equinox

• Solstice

• Revolution

• Seasons

When the axis of the Earth’s rotation is tilted parallel to the direction of the Sun’s rays, resulting in maximum disparity of the length of daylight across the hemispheres

• Equinox

• Solstice

• Revolution

• Seasons

Why are there 365 1/4 (365.25) days in a year?

• Earth's rotation takes this long.
• The tilt of the Earth.
• Earth's revolution takes this long.
• Our tilt is 23 degress.

A year is measured by

• Earth's revolution around the sun
• Earth's rotation on its axis
• the tilt of the earth
• Earth's involvement in eclipses

When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere?

• Winter
• Spring
• Fall
• Summer

What causes the seasons to change?

• The Earth's distance from the Sun
• The waming and cooling of Earth's core
• The Earth's tilt in relation to the sun
• The Earth rotation on its axis.