WorksheetsPhysical Geography Review
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Climate is weather an area has...
a)
that is bad
b)
for tomorrow
c)
over a long period of time
d)
just for today
2.
Where do typhoons occur?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
3.
Which item is NOT affected by climatic patterns and weather phenomenon?
a)
Housing
b)
Crops
c)
Clothing
d)
Language
4.
What vegetation region is represented by the shaded areas of the map?
a)
Low Countries
b)
Taiga
c)
Rainforest
d)
Great Plains
5.
What area of the world would you find the vegetation region illustrated in the image?
a)
North Africa
b)
North America
c)
Europe
d)
North Asia
6.
Which mountain range blocks moisture to create steppes and deserts in Central Asia?
a)
Himalays
b)
Alps
c)
Rockies
d)
Sierra Nevada
7.
Generally, monsoons occur in which region of the world?
a)
Europe
b)
Gulf of Mexico
c)
Asia
d)
South America
8.
What is the region pictured?
a)
Steppe
b)
Savanna
c)
Tundra
d)
Rainforest
9.
What type of weathering is caused by wind or water?
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
c)
Biological
10.
Where do people live that they need to be more concerned about hurricanes?
a)
Coastal areas
b)
Mountainous areas
c)
cold area
d)
areas with higher elevation
11.
Monsoons are most commonly found in...
a)
Northeastern Europe
b)
Western Africa
c)
Southern Asia
d)
Southwestern Australia
12.
What are the climate characteristic of low latitude nations?
a)
Warm summers, cold winters
b)
warm summers and warm winters
c)
cool summers and cold winters
d)
cool summers and warm winters
13.
In which climate would this type of vegetation be found?
a)
Tropical
b)
Mediterranean
c)
Tundra
d)
Arid
14.
Which climate best characterizes the high latitudes?
a)
Tropical
b)
Subarctic
c)
Humid continental
d)
Marine west coast
15.
Which weather phenomenon is shown in this photograph?
a)
Tornado
b)
Hurricane
c)
Bilzzard
d)
Mistral
16.
Which climate is NOT found in the high latitudes?
a)
Tropical wet
b)
Subarctic
c)
Tundra
d)
Ice caps
17.
The image depicts what vegetation region on the Earth?
a)
Rain forest
b)
Taiga
c)
Middle latitude forests
d)
Savanna
18.
Irrigation is used by farmers to grow crops on land that would otherwise not be usable. This process explains how...
a)
technology affects one's ability to modify the environment and adapt to it
b)
humans influence the environment and are influenced by it
c)
regional climatic patterns and weather phenomena affect people and places
d)
mankind has survived throughout the ages
19.
Which body of water is a fraction of its former size due to the diversion of water in the former Soviet Union?
a)
Aral Sea
b)
Dead Sea
c)
Caspian Sea
d)
Black Sea
20.
Pollution became a big problem in the mid 20th century. One of the major problems caused by air pollution is acid rain. Which of the following countries or areas are NOT plagued by this problem?
a)
Russia
b)
Canada
c)
Germany Scandinavia
d)
Germany
21.
The type of farming depicted in this photograph is called...
a)
Polder
b)
Deforestation
c)
Desertification
d)
Terrace
22.
Seismic monitoring provides a way of minimizing the impact of which of the following natural hazards?
a)
Hurricanes
b)
Floods
c)
Earthquakes
d)
Tornadoes
23.
Which landforms are most likely affected by the creation of polders?
a)
Deserts
b)
Plateaus
c)
Highlands
d)
Lowlands
24.
Agricultural terracing most directly affects which landform?
a)
Mountains
b)
Deserts
c)
Plains
d)
Deltas
25.
The picture shows the former Soviet Union's worst nuclear disaster that took place at...
a)
Chernobyl
b)
Minsk
c)
Moscow
d)
Leningrad
26.
In eastern Canada, damage has been caused to trees, plants, fish, and buildings by pollutants from factories. This type of pollution is called...
a)
Acid rain
b)
the ozone layer
c)
the greenhouse effect
d)
mercury poisoning
27.
The following are examples of fossil fuels EXCEPT...
a)
wind
b)
natural gas
c)
crude oil
d)
coal
28.
Which technological innovation has allowed many people to live in the suburbs instead of cities?
a)
Automobiles
b)
Airplanes
c)
Air conditioning
d)
Bicycles
29.
Which energy source's waste is extremely dangerous?
a)
Nuclear
b)
Solar
c)
Wind
d)
Natural gas
30.
What does this image illustrate regarding housing materials?
a)
Humans tend to make their houses out of materials available in the surrounding environment.
b)
Humans travel great distances for the supplies they need to build shelter.
c)
Humans use housing materials that last for short periods of time.
d)
Humans use housing materials that can be dismanted
31.
Technological influences on road building and railways have allowed man to adapt and modify...
a)
transportation
b)
energy usage
c)
agriculture
d)
airplaes
32.
What has expanded people's ability to modify and adapt to their physical environment?
a)
Technology
b)
Traditions
c)
Language
d)
Religion
33.
What is a negative impact of the use of fertilizers by farmers?
a)
It can seep into ground water and cause harm to humans and livestock.
b)
It requires the use of fossivle fuels and leads to air pollution.
c)
It allows for the increased production of agricultural products.
d)
It is considered a noise pollution for the area surrounding the farm.
34.
The technology used in the photo is used to sustain what type of modern invention?
a)
Electricity
b)
Engineering
c)
Steel manufacturing
d)
Communications
35.
Fertilizer and mechanization have allowed mankind to modify and adapt what type of environment?
a)
Agriculture
b)
Nuclear
c)
Transportation
d)
Solar
36.
Technological improvements in housing materials allow people to live...
a)
in various environments
b)
closer to urban areas
c)
in larger homes
d)
closer to schools
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