Unit 2 Test Make-up

Select the Theme of Geography that best describes each statement:

Meteorologists track the latitude and longitude of Hurricane Nicholas

• Human-Environment Interaction
• Absolute Location

• Region
• Place

 Select the Theme of Geography that best describes each statement:

In February 2012, A winter storm in Texas brought days of subfreezing temperatures, made roads impassable and caused widespread power outages that caused billions of dollars in damages and 246 deaths.

• Human to Earth Positive Human Environment Interaction

• Human to Earth Negative Human Environment Interaction

• Earth to Human Negative Human Environment Interaction

• Earth to Human Positive Human Environment Interaction

 Select the Theme of Geography that best describes each statement

Each year monarch butterflies migrate from the northern USA and Canada to spend the winter in the Oyamel Fir Tree Forest.

• Absolute Location

• Movement

• Region

• Place

 Select the Theme of Geography that best describes each statement

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zones help determine which plants are most likely to grow at a location. The thirteen distinct zones are based on average annual minimum winter temperatures.  San Antonio is located in zone 9a, with annual lows of 20-25 degrees.

• Human-Environment Interaction
• Movement
• Region
• Place

Climate is different from weather because-

• Climate refers to short-term atmospheric conditions.
• Weather is the long-term average of climate.
• Climate is the daily forecast of temperature.
• Climate is the long-term average of weather.

Natural resources are--

• only found in the biosphere

• not essential for human survival

• unaffected by pollution

• unevenly distributed throughout the world.

Based on the map above and your knowledge of geography, what is the most likely cause of the characteristics present in the tropical zone?

• Latitude

• Elevation

• Mountains

• Wind

An equinox occurs twice a year (March and September) when the sun' rays directly strike the Equator. The result is-

• The sun rises in the west.
• Day and night are of equal length.
• Daylight lasts longer than night.
• Seasons change abruptly.

Biomes are affected by the climate. Mountain ranges found in different biomes are affected by having wet and dry sides of the mountain. The ________ side of the mountain has very little rain and vegetation while the _____ side of the mountain is wetter with more vegetation.

• Leeward, Windward

• Windward, Leeward

• Rain Shadowed, Leeward

• Windward, Rain Shadowed

This graph shows a relationship between the Earth and the Sun.

When does the Southern Hemisphere have the coldest climate?

• April

• July

• January

• October