Studies Weekly Week 2

Which two plates have shaped the topography of Southeast Asia?

• European and African plates

• The Indian and Eurasian plates

• The Eurasian and African plates

• The American and Indian plates.

Which is the result of plate collisions?

• volcanic reactions, earthquakes, and orogenic uplifts

• volcanic eruptions and solar eclipses

• mountain formations and atomic clock disruption

• Pangaea and continental Drift

What did Amerigo Vespucci's journey to America prove?

• There wasn't a direct route to America from Europe.

• Martin Waldseemuller wasn't the first to reach America.

• Christopher Columbus had not reached Asia.

• It was difficult to make maps of the new land.

Which continent has the greatest variety of time zones?

• Asia

• Australia

• Africa

• Americas

According to the map, what time is it in Alaska

• 3 AM

• 6 AM

• 2 PM

• 5 PM

Which of the following is NOT evidence for the Continental Drift Theory?

• Cro-Manon man fossil evidence

• similar fossils on different continents

• photographs of the ocean floor

• fossilized tropical plants in Antarctica

Why did NASA land equipment on Mars?

• to establish a colony

• to set up satellites and special equipment

• to learn more about its effect on Earth

• to search for signs of life

What is a strait?

• a narrow strip of land surrounded by large bodies of water

• an island in the Pacific formed by volcanoes

• a narrow section of water connecting two larger bodies of water

• a narrow piece of land that does not touch any bodies of water

What is land called that is surrounded by water on three sides?

• landlocked

• isthmus

• strait

• peninsula

What is a long narrow body of land connecting two larger bodies of land?

• strait

• isthmus

• peninsula

• landlocked