WorksheetsPhysical Geography Exam review 2019
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
A natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina in Louisana can...
cause people to grow crops
build pyramids before the storm hits
displace thousands of people from their homes
go surfing in 300 mph winds
What is weathering?
wearing away and changing of an object over a long period of exposure to air
wearing away and changing of an object by human destruction
wearing away and changing of an object by wind water and other natural objects
the storms moving into a town
What is erosion?
wearing away and changing of an object over a long period of exposure to air
wearing away and changing of an object by human destruction
wearing away and changing of an object by wind water and other natural objects
the storms moving into a town
When the sun crosses the Earth's equator and day and night are of equal length?
Solstice
Revolution
Equinox
Site
What is bedrock?
solid rock underlying loose deposits such as soil or alluvium
the ground you walk on entering school
the running water in an ocean
glaciers
Which of the following has the greatest influence on a place's climate
Latitude
Longitute
wind velocity
storm tracker
Which of the following land forms is most usually found in the interior of continents
mountains
plains
oceans
plateaus
Which of the following is a cause of a man made (caused) catastrophic event...
lightening causing a forest fire
changing winds causing flooding
flash flood causing flooding
mountainside construction causing a landslide
Which of the following is caused by the Earth spinning on its axis?
planetary winds blow north to south in the northern hemisphere and are deflected (curved) towards the west
the Earth's orbit around the sun
unequal heating of the north pole
Which of the following is a modification to the environment?
overseas expansion
building a road though a mountain
growing crops in a arid climate
living in houses on a mountain slope
LACEMOPS is used to help us understand
people
philosophy
climate
aliens
What is this a picture of
Rain shadow effect
Coriolis effect
Hemisphere effect
Surface ocean currents curve to the right in the Northern Hemisphere because
the Earth spins on its axis
the moon travels in orbit around the Earth
the moon spins on its axis
Earth travels in orbit around the sun
Which has little to no effect on Climate and Biomes of a region
latitude
altitude
longitude
humidity
What is the diagram showing
Earth's weather patterns
low pressure zones
Earth's orbit and seasons as it revolves around the sun
only high altitude zones
What is a primary force that can cause a landslide
prevailing winds
moving ice
Continentality
Gravity
How were the Hawaiian Islands formed?
Aliens
Tsunamis
Erosion
Volcanic Eruptions
What is the degree of the Earth's tilt?
23.5
28.5
40.5
90.0
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?
southern regions are lower in altitude than the northern
large salmon and grizzly populations sustain life
heavy snow allows growth of plants at high altitude
Ocean currents along the coast provide these areas the same conditions
Based on the Diagram... The Northern Hemisphere is experiencing what season?
summer
winter
spring
fall
