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Physical Geography Exam review 2019

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina in Louisana can...

a)

cause people to grow crops

b)

build pyramids before the storm hits

c)

displace thousands of people from their homes

d)

go surfing in 300 mph winds

2.

What is weathering?

a)

wearing away and changing of an object over a long period of exposure to air

b)

wearing away and changing of an object by human destruction

c)

wearing away and changing of an object by wind water and other natural objects

d)

the storms moving into a town

3.

What is erosion?

a)

wearing away and changing of an object over a long period of exposure to air

b)

wearing away and changing of an object by human destruction

c)

wearing away and changing of an object by wind water and other natural objects

d)

the storms moving into a town

4.

When the sun crosses the Earth's equator and day and night are of equal length?

a)

Solstice

b)

Revolution

c)

Equinox

d)

Site

5.

What is bedrock?

a)

solid rock underlying loose deposits such as soil or alluvium

b)

the ground you walk on entering school

c)

the running water in an ocean

d)

glaciers

6.

Which of the following has the greatest influence on a place's climate

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitute

c)

wind velocity

d)

storm tracker

7.

Which of the following land forms is most usually found in the interior of continents

a)

mountains

b)

plains

c)

oceans

d)

plateaus

8.

Which of the following is a cause of a man made (caused) catastrophic event...

a)

lightening causing a forest fire

b)

changing winds causing flooding

c)

flash flood causing flooding

d)

mountainside construction causing a landslide

9.

Which of the following is caused by the Earth spinning on its axis?

a)

planetary winds blow north to south in the northern hemisphere and are deflected (curved) towards the west

b)

the Earth's orbit around the sun

c)

unequal heating of the north pole

10.

Which of the following is a modification to the environment?

a)

overseas expansion

b)

building a road though a mountain

c)

growing crops in a arid climate

d)

living in houses on a mountain slope

11.

LACEMOPS is used to help us understand

a)

people

b)

philosophy

c)

climate

d)

aliens

12.

What is this a picture of

a)

Rain shadow effect

b)

Coriolis effect

c)

Hemisphere effect

13.

Surface ocean currents curve to the right in the Northern Hemisphere because

a)

the Earth spins on its axis

b)

the moon travels in orbit around the Earth

c)

the moon spins on its axis

d)

Earth travels in orbit around the sun

14.

Which has little to no effect on Climate and Biomes of a region

a)

latitude

b)

altitude

c)

longitude

d)

humidity

15.

What is the diagram showing

a)

Earth's weather patterns

b)

low pressure zones

c)

Earth's orbit and seasons as it revolves around the sun

d)

only high altitude zones

16.

What is a primary force that can cause a landslide

a)

prevailing winds

b)

moving ice

c)

Continentality

d)

Gravity

17.

How were the Hawaiian Islands formed?

a)

Aliens

b)

Tsunamis

c)

Erosion

d)

Volcanic Eruptions

18.

What is the degree of the Earth's tilt?

a)

23.5

b)

28.5

c)

40.5

d)

90.0

19.

Temperate rain forests are found along the pacific coast from N. California to Alaska. How is this possible to be in a wide range of latitudes?

a)

southern regions are lower in altitude than the northern

b)

large salmon and grizzly populations sustain life

c)

heavy snow allows growth of plants at high altitude

d)

Ocean currents along the coast provide these areas the same conditions

20.

Based on the Diagram... The Northern Hemisphere is experiencing what season?

a)

summer

b)

winter

c)

spring

d)

fall