ADDITIONAL REVIEW : Unit 1 test review - lalonde

The most common type of mechanical weathering takes place when water gets inside the crevaces between rocks and that 

• biological weathering
• abrasion weathering
• chemical weathering
• freeze-thaw weathering

A geographer would most likely use sonar to do which of the following tasks?

• Measure air quality in urban areas.
• Map the ocean floor and study underwater topography.
• Analyze weather patterns in different regions.
• Track animal migration across continents.

Which of the following is NOT used by geographers to determine absolute location?

• GPS coordinates
• Map grid references
• Longitude and latitude
• distance from the ocean

Longitude is measured in degrees east or west of the _____________________.

• Prime Meridian
• International Date Line
• Tropic of Cancer
• Equator

The building of dams and canals to irrigate desert regions is an example of the geographic theme of _________.

• cultural diffusion
• physical geography
• climate change
• human-environment interaction

A geographer would most likely use GPS for which of the following tasks?

• Population studies
• Historical analysis
• Mapping and navigation tasks as well as provide detailed information about a location

• Weather forecasting

The Conquest of Mexico by the Spanish best illustrates the geographic theme of ____________.

• place and political boundaries

• movement

• cultural diffusion
• location

The “movement” about which geographers talk usually refers to

• the movement of weather patterns
• the movement of animals
• the movement of technology only
• the movement of people, goods, and ideas

Which of the following is NOT a secondary landform?

• Plain
• Valley
• Mountain
• Plateau

The set of lines crossing the Earth’s surface horizontally, (circling east and west, measuring north and south) are known as the ________________________.

• equatorial lines
• meridian lines
• lines of latitude
• lines of longitude