Unit 2 Retest

Why do humans usually settle near rivers? Please select all the correct answers

• Rivers provide a water source for crops

• Rivers are vital to transportation and trade

• Rivers provide a source of drinking water

• Rivers can cause flooding.

Which zone is the coldest on earth?

• polar zone

• temperate zone

• tropical zone

How do ocean currents affect climate?

• they carry heat and moisture

• they transport warm water to the poles and back again

• they prevent moisture from moving from land to sea

Which part of the mountain range would you expect the most precipitation?

• the windward side of the mountain

• the leeward side of the mountain

• on top of the mountain

Based on this climograph of Japan, which month would be best for growing rice?

• July

• September

• October

The use of wind, water and solar power as alternative energy sources is an example of

• positive natural occurrences in the physical environment

• 
  negative adaptations of the physical environment

• positive adaptations to the physical environment

The area in red on the map is referred to as the Ring of Fire. Why is it called this and what impact does the activity occurring there have on the atmosphere?

• high number of volcanic eruptions, ash and toxic vapors enter the atmosphere

• high number of house fires, smoke goes into the atmosphere

• high number of tsunamis, a large amount of water enters the atmosphere

Which of the following is an effect that El Niño has had on the environment?

• warmer than usual temperatures in Australia and New Zealand

• increased rainfall in the southern half of the U.S. and Peru

• unusually high sea levels in the Pacific Ocean

The boundary between Spain and France is what kind of boundary?

• political boundary

• physical boundary

• cultural boundary

People in the south paint their houses light colors to reflect the heat.

• Location

• Place

• Region

• Human-environment interaction