Geography Review for National Parks Day!

Which term refers to a group of islands?

• Basin

• Archipelago

• Gulf

• Peninsula

What is the term for the variety of plants and animals living in an area?

• Biodiversity

• Climate

• Ecosystem

• Vegetation

Which term describes the climate of a sort-of dry area that gets 10-20 inches of rain each year?

• Glacier

• Semiarid

• Delta

• Basin

What is the term for the removing or clearing away of trees from a forest?

• Erosion

• Deforestation

• Subsistence farming

• Terracing

What term refers to an unusally long period of time without rain in an area you expect to have rain?

• Outsource

• Famine

• Drought

• Gulf

What is the term for the height above sea level?

• Elevation

• Erosion

• Basin

• Mouth

Which term describes a large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land (an elevated plain)?

• Valley

• Plateau

• Basin

• Gulf

What term describes goods that are sent out from a country?

• Export

• Import

• Natural resources

• Subsistence farming

What is the term for the community of all of the living things in an area and the environment where they live?

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

• Climate

• Vegetation

Which term refers to the practice of growing enough food to feed oneself and one's family?

• Commercial farming

• Subsistence farming

• Deforestation

• Urbanization