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Chapter 1-3 World Geography

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Earth's tilt and rotation creates what?

a)

Seasons

b)

Tectonic movement

c)

Hurricanes and Tornadoes

d)

Weathering and Erosion

2.

The burning of fossil fuels contributes to what phenomena?

a)

Coriolis Effect

b)

Greenhouse Effect

c)

El Nino

d)

La Nina

3.

Which type of precipitation involves a cold front moving in?

a)

Frontal Precipitation

b)

Convectional Precipitation

c)

Orographic Precipitation

d)

Reactional Precipitation

4.

The Coriolis Effect states that...

a)

Currents in the Southern hemisphere move clockwise

b)

Currents in the Northern hemisphere move counter-clockwise

c)

Currents in the Southern hemisphere move counter-clockwise

d)

Current movement can change because of Earth's rotation

5.

What does the Equinox mark the beginning of?

a)

Spring and Summer

b)

Summer and Winter

c)

Spring and Fall

d)

Fall and Winter

6.

What is the correct order of the Hydrologic Cycle?

a)

Condensation, Precipitation, Evaporation, Runoff

b)

Runoff, Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

c)

Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation, Runoff

d)

Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Runoff

7.

Which of these are the Zones of Latitude?

a)

Humid Continental, Humid Subtropical, Tropical Wet and Tropical Dry

b)

Hot, Cold, Medium

c)

Tropical, Temperate, Polar

8.

The Solstice is the day when...

a)

The sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer/Capricorn

b)

Exactly half of the Earth is getting sunlight at one time

c)

Fall begins

d)

Spring Begins

9.

Which description would best describe a hurricane?

a)

A rotating vortex of wind that begins on land

b)

A large wave caused by tectonic movement

c)

A spiral shaped storm that originates in warm water

d)

A snow storm with 30mph winds

10.

How much rain does a Desert climate region get per year?

a)

10 inches

b)

80 inches

c)

0 inches

d)

15-20 inches

11.

In which climate region would you find 80 inches of rain per year, hot weather, and a variety of vegetation?

a)

Humid Continental

b)

Tundra

c)

Semi-Arid

d)

Tropical Wet

12.

Topography, Wind/Ocean Currents, Latitude and Elevation will affect a place's...

a)

Property values

b)

Extreme Weather

c)

Climate

d)

Seasons

13.

El Nino creates...

a)

Flooding in the Southern U.S. and drought elsewhere

b)

Drought in the Southern U.S. and flooding elsewhere

c)

Drought in the entire Western hemisphere

d)

Flooding in the entire Western hemisphere

14.

The most important factor in creating tornadoes is...

a)

Zone of Latitude

b)

Ocean/Wind Currents

c)

Elevation

d)

El Nino

15.

Orographic Precipitation produces...

a)

Tornadoes

b)

Mechanical Weathering

c)

Greenhouse Effect

d)

Rain Shadow

16.

In general, people tend to live near...

a)

Mountains

b)

Water

c)

Borders

d)

Deserts

17.

Which climate zones would be the most present in the African Serengeti Plain?

a)

Desert

b)

Tropical Wet and Dry

c)

Humid Continental

d)

Tropical Wet

18.

Which of these would be an example of erosion?

a)

Breaking a rock with a hammer

b)

Dissolving limestone in water

c)

Wind blowing dust away

d)

Shaping a diamond with another diamond

19.

What are the two features that geographers study?

a)

Food and language

b)

Places and Human Environment Interaction

c)

Human and physical

d)

Movement and location

20.

What type of map shows you only the natural features of the Earth?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Topographic

d)

Chloropleth

21.
The water areas of the Earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers and other bodies of water
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Biosphere 
22.
A thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Hydrosphere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Biosphere
23.
Chemical or physical processes that break down rocks into smaller pieces?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Glacier
d)
Water Cycle 
24.
The movement of weathered rock and material by wind, glaciers, and moving water?
a)
Erosion
b)
Weathering 
c)
Glacier
d)
Continental Shelf
25.
Regular movement of Earth's water from Ocean to Air to ground and back to the ocean?
a)
Water Cycle
b)
Evaporation
c)
Condensation
d)
Precipitation