Chapter 3 Review

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

• natural gas

• gemstones

• forests

• petroleum

What type of climate can occur at many different latitudes?

• tundra

• highland

• tropical savanna

• subarctic

One disadvantage of nuclear power is that it

• is renewable resource.

• cannot be used to heat homes.

• pollutes the air.

• produces dangerous waste.

The spread of desert like conditions is called

• desertification.

• steppe.

• deforestation.

• permafrost.

The amount of sun at a given location is affected by Earth's

• tilt.

• movement.

• shape.

• All of the above

In general, the hottest places in Earth are located in the

• lower latitudes.

• higher latitudes.

• middle latitudes.

• temperate climate zone.

Average weather conditions over a long period are called

• prevailing winds.

• climate.

• weather currents.

• front.

A land area that is close to a large lake is likely to be

• colder than inland areas.

• warmer than inland areas.

• milder than inland areas.

• wetter than inland areas.

What can fronts produce?

• thunderstorms

• blizzards

• light rainfall

• all of the above

Mountains can influence an area's

• deforestation.

• desertification.

• precipitation.

• monsoons.