Unit 1 Review: physical geography

An imaginary line that divides the northern and southern hemispheres is the.....

• Prime Meridian
• longitude
• equator
• latitude

An imaginary line that divides the eastern and western hemispheres?

• equator
• longitude
• latitude
• prime meridian

triangular section of land built up at a river's mouth

• delta

• river

• glacier

• mountain

arid land with a very small amount of yearly precipitation

• dessert

• desert

• deseret

• deserted

75 Degrees South, 90 Degrees W is an example of which type of location?

• Absolute

• Relative

Are imaginary lines that run from East to West. They help us get an absolute location of a place.

• latitude

• longitude

• equator

Are imaginary lines that run from North to the South.

• latitude

• longitude

• location

What causes the seasons to change on Earth?

• The North and South Poles
• Earth's distance from the sun
• The wind currents
• The Earth's tilt on its axis as it revolves around the sun

What process works with weathering to change Earth’s surface?

• Change of seasons
• Erosion
• Solar Flares
• Gravity

What does elevation describe?

• how far above sea level a landform or location is
• how deep an ocean is
• how many square miles of land a country has
• how much erosion has occurred