Cultural Geography - Quiz 1 BJU

What is the natural removal of small pieces of rock or soil?

• Wearing

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Sedimentation

Every variation in the landscape is called a _____.

• Deformity

• Landform

• Variegation

• Fault

Some scientists believe all of the continents were once linked together as one supercontinent called _____.

• Pacifica

• Pangaea

• Pandemic

• Atlantis

Many of the earth’s mountains seem to have been formed by _____.

• Alluvial deposits

• Ebb and flow

• Faulting and folding

• Volcanic eruptions

What is the most powerful force of erosion?

• Glaciers

• Ocean waves

• Running water

• Wind

The growing of large cash crops for profit is called _____.

• Subsistence farming

• Commercial farming

• Plantation agriculture

• Agribusiness

The ore from which aluminum is made is _____.

• Copper

• Iron

• Bauxite

• Galena

Wetlands can include _____.

• Swamps

• Mountains

• Oceans

• Alluvial lakes

_____ are an example of the combined effects of plate tectonics and mantle activity.

• Rivers

• Hills

• The Hawaiian Islands

• The Rocky Mountains

Where did the greatest land displacement ever recorded happen as the result of an earthquake in 1964?

• South America

• Russia

• Egypt

• Alaska