Geography Quiz

Broadleaf trees, such as maple, oak, birch, and cottonwood, are classified as:

• Coniferous

• Deciduous

• Tundra

• Permafrost

Constantly frozen subsoil is referred to as:

• Equinox

• Permafrost

• Drought

• Ecosystem

A powerful, funnel-shaped column of spiraling air is called a:

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Typhoon

• Rain shadow

Flat, treeless lands forming a ring around the Arctic Ocean are known as:

• Steppe

• Tundra

• Savanna

• Rain forest

Storms that form over warm, tropical ocean waters are called:

• Typhoon

• Tornado

• Drought

• Solstice

The day on which the sun is at its farthest north or farthest south latitude is known as:

• Equinox

• Solstice

• Climate

• Weather

Broadleaf trees like maple and oak are part of which classification?

• Coniferous

• Deciduous

• Tundra

• Permafrost

What is the term for a powerful, funnel-shaped column of spiraling air?

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Typhoon

• Rain shadow

What type of forest is located in the tropical zone and covered with a heavy concentration of deciduous trees?

• Boreal Forest

• Rainforest

• Taiga

• Chaparral

What is the land on the leeward side of hills or mountains called?

• Windward

• Plateau

• Rain Shadow

• Valley