Chapter Test A Review - Physical Geography

The sun’s heat causes Earth to constantly orbit around it.

• True

• False

One measure for comparing climates is the average daily temperature.

• True

• False

Earth’s crust is made up of seven enormous tectonic plates.

• True

• False

Ice sheets cover most of Greenland and Australia.

• True

• False

Water contained inside Earth’s crust is called groundwater.

• True

• False

narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas

• isthmus

• tundra

• axis

• continental shelf

• summer solstice

occurs on or about June 21 in the Northern Hemisphere

• isthmus

• tundra

• axis

• continental shelf

• summer solstice

What is an example of a biome

• isthmus

• tundra

• axis

• continental shelf

• summer solstice

What is it called when day and night in both hemispheres are of equal length?

• A. summer solstice

• B. axis

• C. equinox

• D. winter solstice

What is the center of Earth called?

• mantle

• core

• crust

• lithosphere