Unit 3 Review

Which countries have unique plants and animals due to their geographic location?

• Australia & New Zealand

• United States & Canada

• Mexico & Brazil

• Spain and France

What is a characteristic of countries located in the higher latitudes?

• harsh cold winters

• hot summers

• no seasons, warm all year

• mild seasons

Convergent plates create

• volcano, mountains, earthquakes, tsunami

• rifts, cracks, mountains

• earthquakes, mountains, seafloor spreading

• volcano, mountains, earthquakes, rifts

How does the Earth-Sun relationship affect the climate of different regions of the world

• It creates a pattern in which the warm ocean currents bring monsoon rains to some regions.

• It creates a pattern in which the summers and winters are longer than fall and spring seasons.

• It creates a pattern where different areas of the globe receive differing amounts of sunlight.

• It creates a pattern where the eastern and western hemispheres have seasonal differences.

5. The Amazon Rainforest is located in a tropical climate region, which indicates that it is located in latitudes that are

• near the equator

• considered mid-latitudes

• farthest from the equator

• closest to the Atlantic Ocean

As locations move closer to the equator, you will have

• warmer average temperatures and all 4 seasons

• cooler average temperatures and all 4 seasons

• warmer average temperatures and same throughout the year.

• cooler average temperatures and not much season change.

Which of the following best describes the physical process of erosion?

• The movement of weathered materials by wind, ice, or water.

• The breaking down of rocks.

• The breaking of the Earth's Crust that causes a fault.

• The mixing of weathered rock with decayed plant and animal material.

Which physical process is responsible for the creation of rift valleys in Sub-Saharan Africa?

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Volcanic activity

• Tectonic forces

Which of the following best explains how elevation influences temperature?

• Higher elevations experience cooler temperatures compared to lower elevations.

• Higher elevations experience warmer temperatures compared to lower elevations.

• Higher elevations experience very little temperature variation from lower elevations.

• Higher elevations experience varied temperatures depending on proximity to oceans.

Which biome is characteristic nearest the Equator?

• Taiga

• Desert

• Savannas

• Tropical Rainforest