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WorksheetsUnit 2 - Physical Exam Test
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
The number 3 represents which side of the mountain?
Leeward
Windward
Upwind
Downwind
Number 4 in the diagram represents what?
Precipitation
Moraine
Glacier
Mountain
The number 1 represents which side of the mountain?
Leeward
Windward
Upwind
Downwind
What is the name of this super-continent?
Panem
Pangaea
Pegusus
Eurasia
The Ring of Fire surrounds what body of water?
The Atlantic Ocean
The Indian Ocean
The Pacific Ocean
The Southern Ocean
Areas that share similar temperature and precipitation patterns are called:
Polar regions
climate regions
global patterns
tropical climates
Which two factors have the greatest influence on climate?
longitude and vegetation
latitude and distance from water
soil type and altitude
population and amount of arable land
When it is summer in the Northern hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern hemisphere?
winter
spring
fall
summer
Polar, temperate, tropical are all types of:
migration patterns
climate zones
natural disasters
weather patterns
distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees
latitude
longitude
height above sea level.
elevation
proximity
scarcity
The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
climate
weather
Process where earth’s surface is worn away by wind, rain,
chemicals, movements of ice, and flowing water.
Erosion
Weathering
Identify the factors that influence CLIMATE
Equator
Wind
Latitude
Longitude
Ocean Currents
Caused by plate movement along fault lines.
Earthquake
Snow storm
Below zero temperatures
Water Cycle
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?
Mercator Map Projection
GIS
GPS
Robinson Map Projection
Which 2 factors have the greatest effect on climate?
Longitude and Vegetation
Latitude and distance from water
soil type and alitude
mountain barriers and amount of arable land.
If 2 distinct places are linked because of a common language, religion and traditions, then the places are grouped as a-
Geographic Region
Cultural Region
Functional Region
Perceptual
Which statement best explains formal regions?
They have overlapping boundaries that are not clearly defined.
They are defined by how they reflect human feelings and attitudes
They are comprised of different places linked together
They have clear boundaries with one or more common feature
Arable land is
suitable for agriculture
infertile soil
where deforestation has occurred
mountainous
The San Antonio Water System is an example of what type of region?
Functional
Formal
Perceptual
Cultural
Mexico is linked to Central and South America because of the way geographers define-
Political regions
Physical regions
Cultural Regions
Economic regions
Which factor explains why a number of animal species are unique to Australia?
Rough terrain
Geographic isolation
Humid climate
Diverse vegetation
Which human activity would be most likely to have a negative impact on the environment?
Preserving endangered and threatened species
Investigating the long-term effects of pesticides
Burning fossil fuels to generate electric power
Using reforestation to control soil erosion
Humans are most likely to heavily populate a ______________ area.
River delta
Mountaintop
Desert
Tundra
The "Bible Belt" of the American Southeast is a region best defined by its common
political system
linguistic system
economic system
religious beliefs.
Where is the Earth's freshwater supply located?
In bays, rivers and underground
In glaciers, ice caps, lakes, streams, rivers and underground
In lakes, rivers, streams, oceans
In seas, bays, lakes rivers
