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WorksheetsGeography 2022-2023: Unit 2 Test Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
What is the best description of a monsoon?
Cold ocean currents that moderate the west coasts of mid latitude continents
Seasonal winds that change direction and often create patterns of wet and dry
Mountain ranges that block the flow of winds and create wet and dry seasons
Storms with high winds and heavy rain that originate in the Atlantic Ocean
A hurricane is a quickly moving storm with high winds and heavy rain. Which of the following storms has the same characteristics?
Typhoon
Tsunami
Earthquake
Monsoon
Hawaii, Indonesia, and the Philippines are all large groups of islands, (pictured above) known as a/an:
Harbor
Chain
Coral Reef
Archipelago
Which of the following statements about river mouths and river deltas is TRUE?
A delta occurs at the beginning of a river
Both deltas and mouths occur in high elevations
A mouth occurs at the spot of a river with waterfalls and fast rapids
Both deltas and mouths occur at the end of the a river
An adventurous rock climber would be most excited to see which of the following physical features (pictured above)?
Plain
Escarpment
Alluvial Soils
Desertification
Which of the following best describes the Strait of Gibraltar?
A narrow waterway that connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean
A narrow strip of land that connects North America and South America
A protected body of water that is deep and safe enough for ships to find shelter
A man made river that provides water to the American southwest
On what line of latitude would you NOT find a polar ice cap?
90 degrees North
90 degrees South
Prime Meridian
50 degrees South
Tropical rainforests are found along which line of latitude?
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Prime Meridian
Equator
This is where elevation changes on a river, marked by rapids and waterfalls (pictured above).
Tributary
Strait
Mouth
Fall Line
All of the following climates occur in the Mid Latitudes EXCEPT:
Tropical Wet and Dry
Mediterranean
Humid Continental
Marine West Coast
The junction where two rivers join to become one (pictured above) is called a:
Confluence
Isthmus
Tributary
Fall Line
If you are standing at 0 degrees, 80 degrees West, you are standing on:
Prime Meridian
Equator
38th Parallel
China
Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest point, is a snow capped peak located only 200 miles from the equator. Which of the following influences on climate best explains this?
Latitude
Elevation
Winds
Seasons
What is the name of the climate that Virginia experiences?
Humid Continental
Humid Subtropical
Tropical Wet and Dry
Marine West Coast
Which of the following climate regions is most impacted by its proximity to water?
Arid
Tropical Wet
Humid Subtropical
Marine West Coast
Which of the following statements addresses weather?
Today's high temperature in Fredericksburg will be 90 degrees
The east coast of the United States has humid summers
The Sahara rarely gets rain
Its always cold at the top of Mount Everest
Which of the following are measured in degrees from the Equator?
Meridians
Parallels
Lines of Longitude
Contour Lines
What is the relative location of Africa if you are standing in Europe?
North
East
South
West
If you are standing at 90 degrees North, what latitude zone are you in?
Low Latitudes
Middle Latitudes
High Latitudes
Which latitude zone is the Tropical Wet climate found?
Low Latitudes
Middle Latitudes
High Latitudes
Which latitude zone would you find the Marine West Coast climate?
Low Latitudes
Middle Latitudes
High Latitudes
Which latitude zone would you find the Tundra climate?
Low Latitudes
Middle Latitudes
High Latitudes
If you were standing on (0 degrees, 36 degrees West), what latitude zone would you be in?
Low Latitudes
Middle Latitudes
High Latitudes
If you were standing on (39 degrees North, 88 degrees West) what latitude zone would you be in?
Low Latitudes
Middle Latitudes
High Latitudes
Which circle experiences tornadoes?
1
2
3
4
Which circles experiences hurricanes?
1
2
3
4
Which circle experiences typhoons?
1
2
3
4
Which circle experiences monsoons?
1
2
3
4
The movement of rock and sediment by wind and water from one location to another is called:
Erosion
Earthquakes
Weathering
Volcanoes
Which of the following lines would MOST likely have Tropical Rainforest vegetation?
12 degrees North
32 degrees South
62 degrees North
108 degrees South
The line of longitude 180 degrees from the Prime Meridian is:
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Equator
International Date Line
Alexandria, Egypt, is a city that developed at a site where ships can find enough shelter and protection for a safe stay, this is known as a:
Confluence
Harbor
Tributary
Peninsula
Which of the following lines NEVER see the sun's direct rays?
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Antarctic Circle
Equator
The country of Panama (pictured above) is a land bridge, known as a/an:
Isthmus
Strait
Archipelago
Peninsula
Which of the following does NOT occur in the United States?
Hurricanes
Earthquakes
Monsoons
Volcanoes
The "pothole" like effect that breaks down rock through expansion and contraction of rock is called:
Landslides
Erosion
Weathering
Earthquakes
Which of the following land forms DOES NOT have a relationship with water?
Isthmus
Archipelago
Piedmont
Peninsula
What is the tilt of the Earth (how far to the sun's direct rays reach)?
10 degrees
23.5 degrees
66.5 degrees
90 degrees
Tasmania, being in the mid-latitudes and an island, would most likely have:
Warm summers and cool winters
Cool summers and warm winters
Hot summers and warm winters
Cool summers and cold winters
A deep inlet carved by glaciers (pictured above) is called a/an:
Fall line
Escarpment
Fjord
Isthmus
This Tropical Wet/Dry grassland pictured above is called:
Taiga
Tundra
Steppe
Savannah
This Sub-Polar land with Permafrost pictured above is called:
Taiga
Tundra
Steppe
Savannah
This Semi-Arid region pictured above is called:
Taiga
Tundra
Steppe
Savannah
This Sub-Arctic Coniferous Forest pictured above is called:
Rainforest
Deciduous Forest
Taiga
Savannah
A narrow waterway that connects two larger bodies of water like the one pictured above:
Strait
Isthmus
Peninsula
Delta
Found in Arid climate regions, characterized by sand dunes like the one pictured above:
Rainforest
Desert
Tundra
Taiga
Found in the Tropical Wet region, characterized by green broad-leaf trees like the one pictured above:
Desert
Steppe
Tundra
Rainforest
This climate zone is characterized by snow, ice, and no vegetation like the picture above:
Tundra
Taiga
Polar Ice Cap
Tropical Wet/Dry
Which climate are found in the Low Latitudes?
Tropical Wet
Tropical Wet/Dry
Neither of these
Both of these
Which climate is found in the High Latitudes?
Sub-Arctic
Sub-Polar
Polar Ice Cap
All of the above
