comp book quiz 1

What do customs usually refer to?

• Natural landmarks

• Behaviors or practices common to a group

• Temperature

• Renewable resources

What is an example of a tradition?

• Eating dinner at 6

• Wearing a uniform

• Celebrating Christmas

• Building a house

What is a sea?

• A large body of freshwater

• A smaller body of saltwater, partially enclosed by land

• A landform surrounded by water on three sides

• A state of the atmosphere

What is a peninsula?

• Land surrounded by water on all sides

• A large body of saltwater

• Land surrounded by water on three sides

• A type of nonrenewable resource

What is a region?

• An area with or without boundaries with a common makeup

• A type of weather pattern

• A small body of freshwater

• A manmade landmark

What does temperature measure?

• Wind speed

• Humidity

• Heat

• Precipitation

What does weather describe?

• The state of the atmosphere

• The type of landform

• The amount of salt in the ocean

• The type of renewable resource

What is climate?

• A short-term weather pattern

• Weather over a 30-year period

• A type of renewable resource

• A type of nonrenewable resource

What is a renewable resource?

• A resource that can be used and doesn’t run out

• A resource that is only available in limited amounts

• A type of weather pattern

• A type of landform

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

• Wind

• Water

• Fossil fuels

• Sunlight