WG Unit 1 Review - Physical Geography

A tsunami most directly involves the

• Lithosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

_____ involves the processes of weathering, erosion, and decomposition of organic matter, including plants and animals.

• Plate tectonics

• Soil-building

• El Nino

• Volcanic eruption

Which tectonic plate boundary is most associated with volcanoes?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

Dallas, TX and Denver, CO experience significant differences in average daily temperature. The factor most directly related to this is

• Elevation differences

• Ocean currents

• Coastal location

• Wind systems

One major reason tropical climate regions experience hotter temperatures is because they are closer to the

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• International Date Line

• Poles

A hurricane most directly involves the

• Lithosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

Air pollution most directly affects the

• Lithosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

The landform pictured develops through the process of

• Erosion

• Hydraulic fracturing

• Volcanic eruption

A spiraling, funnel-shaped column of air is a

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Tsunami

• Hurricane

____ are likely to develop in warm, tropical waters.

• Tornadoes

• Hurricanes

• Earthquakes

• Blizzards