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Unit 2 - Physical Exam Test

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The number 3 represents which side of the mountain?

a)

Leeward

b)

Windward

c)

Upwind

d)

Downwind

2.

Number 4 in the diagram represents what?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Moraine

c)

Glacier

d)

Mountain

3.

The number 1 represents which side of the mountain?

a)

Leeward

b)

Windward

c)

Upwind

d)

Downwind

4.

What is the name of this super-continent?

a)

Panem

b)

Pangaea

c)

Pegusus

d)

Eurasia

5.

The Ring of Fire surrounds what body of water?

a)

The Atlantic Ocean

b)

The Indian Ocean

c)

The Pacific Ocean

d)

The Southern Ocean

6.

Areas that share similar temperature and precipitation patterns are called:

a)

Polar regions

b)

climate regions

c)

global patterns

d)

tropical climates

7.

Which two factors have the greatest influence on climate?

a)

longitude and vegetation

b)

latitude and distance from water

c)

soil type and altitude

d)

population and amount of arable land

8.

When it is summer in the Northern hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern hemisphere?

a)

winter

b)

spring

c)

fall

d)

summer

9.

Polar, temperate, tropical are all types of:

a)

migration patterns

b)

climate zones

c)

natural disasters

d)

weather patterns

10.

distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

11.

height above sea level.

a)

elevation

b)

proximity

c)

scarcity

12.

The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

a)

climate

b)

weather

13.

Process where earth’s surface is worn away by wind, rain,

chemicals, movements of ice, and flowing water.

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

14.

Identify the factors that influence CLIMATE

a)

Equator

b)

Wind

c)

Latitude

d)

Longitude

e)

Ocean Currents

15.

Caused by plate movement along fault lines.

a)

Earthquake

b)

Snow storm

c)

Below zero temperatures

d)

Water Cycle

16.
Events that occur outside the earth’s crust are known as what?
a)
Internal Force
b)
External Force
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Natural Disaster
17.
The world of living things that occupy the lands and water of earth is known as what?
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Biosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
18.
What is the process called when wind, water, or ice carry small pieces of dirt or rock away from one area to another.
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Weathering 
d)
Deforestation 
19.
Events that occur within (under) the earth’s surface, specifically plate tectonics are known as what? 
a)
External Forces
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Internal Forces
d)
Hazards
20.
The outermost shell of the earth composed of the upper mantle and the crust is known as what?
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Biosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
21.
Composed of the water on earth including oceans, lakes, rivers, and supplies underground is known as what? 
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Biosphere
d)
Lithosphere
22.
The breaking down of rock on the surface of the earth, usually by the force of water, wind, or ice is known as what?
a)
Deposition 
b)
Erosion
c)
Deforestation
d)
Weathering
23.

Which of the following makes the most direct use of a series of satellites, tracking stations and receivers to determine precise absolute locations on Earth?

a)

Mercator Map Projection

b)

GIS

c)

GPS

d)

Robinson Map Projection

24.

Which 2 factors have the greatest effect on climate?

a)

Longitude and Vegetation

b)

Latitude and distance from water

c)

soil type and alitude

d)

mountain barriers and amount of arable land.

25.

If 2 distinct places are linked because of a common language, religion and traditions, then the places are grouped as a-

a)

Geographic Region

b)

Cultural Region

c)

Functional Region

d)

Perceptual

26.

Which statement best explains formal regions?

a)

They have overlapping boundaries that are not clearly defined.

b)

They are defined by how they reflect human feelings and attitudes

c)

They are comprised of different places linked together

d)

They have clear boundaries with one or more common feature

27.

Arable land is

a)

suitable for agriculture

b)

infertile soil

c)

where deforestation has occurred

d)

mountainous

28.

The San Antonio Water System is an example of what type of region?

a)

Functional

b)

Formal

c)

Perceptual

d)

Cultural

29.

Mexico is linked to Central and South America because of the way geographers define-

a)

Political regions

b)

Physical regions

c)

Cultural Regions

d)

Economic regions

30.

Which factor explains why a number of animal species are unique to Australia?

a)

Rough terrain

b)

Geographic isolation

c)

Humid climate

d)

Diverse vegetation

31.

Which human activity would be most likely to have a negative impact on the environment?

a)

Preserving endangered and threatened species

b)

Investigating the long-term effects of pesticides

c)

Burning fossil fuels to generate electric power

d)

Using reforestation to control soil erosion

32.

Humans are most likely to heavily populate a ______________ area.

a)

River delta

b)

Mountaintop

c)

Desert

d)

Tundra

33.

The "Bible Belt" of the American Southeast is a region best defined by its common

a)

political system

b)

linguistic system

c)

economic system

d)

religious beliefs.

34.

Where is the Earth's freshwater supply located?

a)

In bays, rivers and underground

b)

In glaciers, ice caps, lakes, streams, rivers and underground

c)

In lakes, rivers, streams, oceans

d)

In seas, bays, lakes rivers