Geography Practice Test 2

Which of the following is true of the distribution of land and water on Earth?

• The Southern Hemisphere is dominated by water

• The Northern Hemisphere is dominated by water

• They are evenly distributed in both hemispheres

• Most of the water on Earth is fresh water

Other than ice sheets and glaciers, the largest repository of fresh water is located in...

• Groundwater

• Lakes and saline seas

• Soil moisture storage

• Rivers and streams

Which of the following is a middle-level cloud type?

• Altostratus

• Cumulonimbus

• Stratocumulus

Weather is...

• The short-term condition of the atmosphere

• The climate of a region

• The long-term atmospheric condition, including extremes that may occur

• A reference to temperature patterns only

A mT air mass (...) than a cT air mass

• Forms over an ocean and is wetter

• Forms over tropical rainforests and is wetter

• Forms over an ocean and is colder

• Forms under the equatorial low and is drier

• Forms over an ocean and is hotter

Air masses which develop over Canada are examples of (...) air masses

• cP

• cT

• mP

• mT

Actual evapotranspiration (ACTET) is determined by...

• POTET - DEFIC

• ACTET - DEFIC

• PRECIP - SURPL

• PRECIP - DEFIC

Which of the following is a potential source of groundwater pollution?

• Septic tanks

• Pesticides and fertilizers

• Dumps

• All of the above

Tropical climates are identified by the letter...

• A

• T

• C

• P

• E

The largest percentage of Earth's population lives within the...

• A climates

• B climates.

• C climates.

• D climates.