Topic 1 intro to geography Test Review

What type of information does a physical map always show?

• natural features

• national boundaries

• roads

• where people live

On which type of map would you be mostly likely to be able to identify the capital of the state of Montana?

• a special-purpose map

• a physical map

• a government made map

• a political map

imaginary lines that run east to west and measure north to south

• Latitude

• Longitude

• cardinal directions

• intermediate directions

What causes the seasons?

• Earth's changing distance from the sun during its orbit

• the sun's changing energy output each  year

• Earth's tilt relative to its orbit around the sun

• hanges in the path of Earth's orbit around the sun

How does erosion shape mountains?

• it creates pressures in Earth crust that cause it to bend.

• it removes material from mountains, changing their shapes.

• by breaking down material on Earth's surface, it changes mountains' shapes

• the friction between plates of Earth's crust pushes up mountainAs one side of Earth turns away from the sun,

As one side of Earth turns away from the sun,

• the sun moves with it

• the sun appears to rise on that side of Earth

• the sun appears to set on that side of Earth.

• the sun moves to the other side of Earth.

the difference between tropical and temperte climates is mainly the result of

• wind patterns each season

• precipitation patterns each season.

• Earth's tilt relative to its orbit.

• the position of the sun in the sky. 

Winds, air pressure, evaporation, and the angle of the sun shapes the daily ____________________ of each place.

• climate

• temperature

• weather

• precipitation

An ecosystem is a network of _________ that depend on one another and their environment for survival.

• plants and animals

• living things

• natural features and living things

• people

Which ecosystem usually supports thick forests of deciduous trees?

• tropical forest

• temperate forest

• savanna

• subarctic forest