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WorksheetsChapter 1-3 World Geography
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The Earth's tilt and rotation creates what?
Seasons
Tectonic movement
Hurricanes and Tornadoes
Weathering and Erosion
The burning of fossil fuels contributes to what phenomena?
Coriolis Effect
Greenhouse Effect
El Nino
La Nina
Which type of precipitation involves a cold front moving in?
Frontal Precipitation
Convectional Precipitation
Orographic Precipitation
Reactional Precipitation
The Coriolis Effect states that...
Currents in the Southern hemisphere move clockwise
Currents in the Northern hemisphere move counter-clockwise
Currents in the Southern hemisphere move counter-clockwise
Current movement can change because of Earth's rotation
What does the Equinox mark the beginning of?
Spring and Summer
Summer and Winter
Spring and Fall
Fall and Winter
What is the correct order of the Hydrologic Cycle?
Condensation, Precipitation, Evaporation, Runoff
Runoff, Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation
Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation, Runoff
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Runoff
Which of these are the Zones of Latitude?
Humid Continental, Humid Subtropical, Tropical Wet and Tropical Dry
Hot, Cold, Medium
Tropical, Temperate, Polar
The Solstice is the day when...
The sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer/Capricorn
Exactly half of the Earth is getting sunlight at one time
Fall begins
Spring Begins
Which description would best describe a hurricane?
A rotating vortex of wind that begins on land
A large wave caused by tectonic movement
A spiral shaped storm that originates in warm water
A snow storm with 30mph winds
How much rain does a Desert climate region get per year?
10 inches
80 inches
0 inches
15-20 inches
In which climate region would you find 80 inches of rain per year, hot weather, and a variety of vegetation?
Humid Continental
Tundra
Semi-Arid
Tropical Wet
Topography, Wind/Ocean Currents, Latitude and Elevation will affect a place's...
Property values
Extreme Weather
Climate
Seasons
El Nino creates...
Flooding in the Southern U.S. and drought elsewhere
Drought in the Southern U.S. and flooding elsewhere
Drought in the entire Western hemisphere
Flooding in the entire Western hemisphere
The most important factor in creating tornadoes is...
Zone of Latitude
Ocean/Wind Currents
Elevation
El Nino
Orographic Precipitation produces...
Tornadoes
Mechanical Weathering
Greenhouse Effect
Rain Shadow
In general, people tend to live near...
Mountains
Water
Borders
Deserts
Which climate zones would be the most present in the African Serengeti Plain?
Desert
Tropical Wet and Dry
Humid Continental
Tropical Wet
Which of these would be an example of erosion?
Breaking a rock with a hammer
Dissolving limestone in water
Wind blowing dust away
Shaping a diamond with another diamond
What are the two features that geographers study?
Food and language
Places and Human Environment Interaction
Human and physical
Movement and location
What type of map shows you only the natural features of the Earth?
Political
Physical
Topographic
Chloropleth
