Chapter 1 Geography of the United States

Global warming is caused partly by ________.

• moving plates

• powerful earthquakes

• the burning of fossil fuels

• air moving over large bodies of water

Hurricanes are different than tornadoes in that hurricanes ________.

• are storms

• form over water

• cause damage

• have strong winds

__________ is an overall rise in the temperature of the Earth's atmosphere.

• tornado

• hurricane

• blizzard

• plate tectonics

• global warming

A ________ is a severe winter storm that combines high winds with heavy snow.

• tornado

• hurricane

• blizzard

• plate tectonics

• global warming

Rainfall and snowfall are examples of ____________.

• temperate climate

• currents

• precipitation

• drought

• arid

A ___________ has changing seasons and mild weather that is neither too hot nor too cold.

• temperate climate

• currents

• precipitation

• drought

• arid

A __________ occurs when there is a long period without rainfall.

• temperate climate

• currents

• precipitation

• drought

• arid

A severe windstorm in the form of a funnel shaped cloud that usually touches the ground is ________________.

• global warming

• plate tectoncs

• blizzard

• hurricane

• tornado

A megalopolis is ______

• a Greek dinner

• a group of nearby cities that seem to form a city

• a treeless plain

• a wrestler

Scarcity is

• too much of a resource

• not enough of a resource

• a character from Lion King