Unit 10 Test Corrections

How do the follow five factors affect climate?

• moves warm water for equator to poles

• Ocean Currents

• carries heat and moisture

• Elevation

• higher = colder

• Mountain Barriers

• stop moisture from moving

• Wind

As elevation increases, temperature ​ (a)   . When considering latitude, the closer one gets to the North or South​ (b)   , the temperature​ (c)   .

• decreases (1)
• Poles
• degreases (2)
• increases (1)
• stays the same
• continents
• meridians
• Increases (2)

Which location is BEST known as the Ring of Fire?

What is a likely consequence of a heavy monsoon season

• floods

• hail and ice

• fog

• heat warning

Which statement BEST provides evidence for the answer to Part A

• Seasonal shifts in the wind cause monsoons

• Monsoons can bring heavy rains.

• They can also cause dry seasons.

• Monsoons usually occur in tropical and subtropical climates.

At which point would the Southern Hemisphere have the coldest climate

What is the effect of an earthquake on each of the Earth's spheres

• Human and animal life is lost or damaged

• Athmosphere

• plate move due to temperature changes

• Lithosphere

• Air above the waves compresses/extends

• Hydrosphere

• Water systems are polluted

• Biosphere

Based on your knowledge of geography, what conclusion can you draw from where the arrows begin on this map?

• They are located in areas with warm ocean currents

• They are located in areas of high seas

• They are located in areas with cold ocean currents

• They are the exact location of where hurricanes start

Which populated continent on the map most likely will not experience a hurricane

• Australia

• Asia

• Africa

• Europe

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

• unusually high sea levels in the Pacific Ocean

• cooler than usual temperatures in the mid-Pacific Ocean

• warmer than usual temperatures in Australia and New Zealand

• increase rainfall in the souther half of the U.S. and Peru