Bobcat Geography Interim Assessment #1 Review

Which graph best represents the average monthly temperatures for one year at a location in the Southern Hemisphere?

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• B

• C

• D

Alaska, one of the northern most states, has more daylight hours in the summer than other places in the US. On average, Alaskans experience 19 hours of daylight during the month of July with a few hours of Civil Twilight- the hours before dusk or after sunrise when it is still light enough to see. Using the chart, why do Alaskans experience much more daylight in the month of July than most of the other states in America?

• A High latitude location and tilt of the earth

• B Elevation and revolution of the earth

• C Colder climate and rotation of the earth

• D Summer solstice and wind currents

Frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in an area of the Pacific Ocean called the “Ring of Fire.” Which of the following causes such events?

• A Earth’s rotation on its axis

• B The formation of canyons

• C The movement of tectonic plates

• D A rise in the ocean surface temperature

Which conclusion is best supported by the climograph?

• A This city is located in a mid-latitude climate zone

• B This city is located on the coast.

• C This city is located in a rain shadow desert

• D This city is located in a tropical rainforest.

The landscape diagram shows a fan shaped pattern of sediment deposits. The fan shaped pattern of these sediments is most likely a result of deposition by?

• A glacial ice

• B ocean waves

• C running water

• D prevailing winds

The peaks of the Rocky Mountains are higher and more jagged than the peaks of the Appalachian Mountains because —

• A glaciers moved across the Rockies during the last ice age.

• B the tectonic forces that created the Rockies were very strong.

• C volcanoes formed the peaks for the Appalachians

• D the Appalachians have been worn down by rain, ice, and wind over time

Three of the answer choices belong in the Example category of the chart above. Which answer choice is a Non-Example?

• A the settlement of people and creation of cities and towns

• B the growth of certain crops in specific places

• C the flow of rivers, the creation of forests, and deserts

• D the amount of crime in the area

Which of these are reasons that one city would stay cooler than another city?

• A Elevation, latitude, seacoast location

• B Latitude, longitude, seacoast location

• C Longitude, latitude, elevation

• D Seacoast location, longitude, elevation

What is the significance of the Frost-Free Line that runs through a large farming region of the United States?

• A Divided the farming region into North and South, the North producing crops and the South section not producing crops.

• B Divided the farming region into East and West, each section producing different crops.

• C Divided the farming region into North and South, both sections producing different crops and influencing the settlement of immigrants

• D Divided the farming region into East and West, the East only producing tobacco.

Adjacent land and ocean surfaces have the same temperature at sunrise on a clear, calm, summer day. Then the land and water are heated by the sun for several hours. Which cross section below shows the most likely direction of surface winds that will develop at the ocean shore?

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