WorksheetsPR Hist Ch. 1-2
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
A group of inhabited islands is called
Archipelago
Country
Area
The science that studies caves and caverns is
Geology
Geography
Speleology
Geomorphology
The science test studies rocks, layers of soil, and forces of nature to learn about the Earth's history is
Geography
Geology
Geomorphology
El carso norteño es lo mismo que Northern Karst Region
True
False
The island of Puerto Rico was formed of
Sedimentation
Erosion
Volcanic material
Movement of the continental masses, creating friction and separation is called
Plate Tectonic theory
Creation theory
Evolution theory
Geographical theory
The study of the formation of the earth surface and how they change is
Geography
Speleology
Geomorphology
Geology
The slow wearing down of rocks is called
Destruction
Erosion
Flooding
The _______________ runs from Aibonito to Maricao
Sierra Bermeja
Sierra de Cayey
Cordillera Central
El sur de la isla es más caliente que el norte.
Cierto
Falso
El polvo del Sahara que llega a PR viene de
Egipto
Europa
Africa
El polvo del Sahara no causa daño alguno en las personas
Cierto
Falso
The study of the names of places is called
Toponymy
Geography
Topography
The names of municipalities on PR are based on
Spanish and African origin
European and Taíno origin
Spanish and Taíno origin
Puerto Rico's climate is
tropical humid
warm tropical
humid
tropical maritime
Hurricane season is
From May 30 to August 30
From June 1 to December 30
From May 30 to December 1
From June 1 to November 30
A tropical storm is stronger than a tropical depression
True
False
Some of the effects of global warming are
inundaciones
sequías
movimiento de tierra
incendios forestales
producción de armas
In a relative location you use latitude and longitude to locate places
True
False
An imaginary line that circle the earth from north to south is called
Latitude
Longitude
Parallel lines that goes east to west around the Earth are
Latitude
Longitude
