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Unit 2 MGS Test Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the tropical grassland that can be found in low latitudes in tropical wet and dry climates.

a)

Steppe

b)

Savanna

c)

Great Plains

d)

Terrace Farming

2.

A Mediterranean climate would most likely be found at a ____ latitude region.

a)

Low

b)

Mid

c)

High

3.

Greenland and Antarctica are found in this climate zone.

a)

Subarctic

b)

Tundra

c)

Icecap

d)

Polders

4.

A piece of land surrounded on three sides by water describes a...

a)

Strait

b)

Peninsula

c)

Isthmus

d)

Delta

5.

Decreasing temperature is normally associated with going up a mountain or toward a higher ________.

a)

Elevation

b)

Leeward

c)

Windward

d)

None of these answers are correct.

6.

The warmest and wettest climate zone found near the equator is...

a)

Tropical Wet and Dry

b)

Humid Subtropical

c)

Humid Continental

d)

Tropical Wet

7.

Which type of weather phenomena produces frozen precipitation with wind speeds that reduce visibility?

a)

Floods

b)

Droughts

c)

Blizzard

d)

Monsoons

8.

What do you call the start of a river?

a)

Mouth

b)

Source

c)

Delta

d)

Tributary

9.

What do you call the expansion of dry desert conditions?

a)

Deforestation

b)

Polders

c)

Desertification

d)

None of these are correct.

10.

Which city in Ukraine had a nuclear meltdown in the 1980s?

a)

Prague

b)

Czech

c)

Aral

d)

Chernobyl

11.

Which side of a mountain has rainshadows?

a)

Windward

b)

Leeward

12.

Which type of weather phenomena is unpredictable - appears quickly, moves fast, high winds, occurs a lot in the Great Plains?

a)

Hurricane

b)

Tornado

c)

Flood

d)

Drought

13.

The cutting down and clearing away of trees and forests is known as...

a)

Desertification

b)

Terrace Farming

c)

Deforestation

d)

None of these answers are correct.

14.

This sea located in Central Asia was depleted why?

a)

To help with cotton production in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

b)

To help irrigate rice fields

c)

As a source of water to put out the Chernobyl explosion

d)

None of these answers are correct.

15.

When it is winter in Richmond, VA it is ______ in South Africa.

a)

Fall

b)

Summer

c)

Spring

d)

Winter

16.

The _____ Canal makes travel faster between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

a)

Suez

b)

Panama

c)

Kanawa

d)

Cairo

17.

Which of the following is NOT a result of the Aswan Dam?

a)

Production of hydroelectric power

b)

A decrease in silt deposits from the Nile River

c)

Pollution of the Red Sea

d)

Control of the Nile's natural flooding process

18.

The melting of icecaps is a negative consequence of...

a)

Global Warming

b)

Deforestation

c)

Aral Sea shrinking

d)

Desertification

19.

The windward side of a mountain is associated with...

a)

Dry, arid conditions

b)

Wind and rain systems

20.

Which climate factor describes the North Atlantic Drift?

a)

Latitude

b)

Ocean currents

c)

Elevation

d)

Wind cycles

21.

This picture is associated with which weather phenomena?

a)

Monsoons

b)

Hurricanes

c)

Tornadoes

d)

Polders

22.

This photo is associated with which human-environment interaction?

a)

Terrace Farming

b)

Construction of windmills

c)

Creation of polders

d)

Creation of canals

23.

This natural area (occurs in any latitude zone) is known for receiving less than 10 inches of rain per year.

a)

Deltas

b)

Valleys

c)

Highlands

d)

Desert

24.

This narrow strip of land is referred to as an...

a)

Isthmus

b)

Valley

c)

Strait

d)

Canal

25.

This diagram shows what kind of environmental consequence as a result of industrialization?

a)

Acid rain

b)

Global Warming

c)

Respiratory triggers

d)

Chemical breakdown

26.

Which latitude climate zone has the most varied climates in terms of weather and seasons?

a)

Low

b)

Mid

c)

High

27.

This picture shows what geographic feature?

a)

Canals

b)

Strait

c)

Archipelago

d)

Isthmus

28.

A high latitude forest known as taiga would occur in which high latitude climate zone?

a)

Subarctic

b)

Steppe

c)

Tundra

d)

Icecap

29.

This map is labeling what type of high latitude climate?

a)

Tundra

b)

Subarctic

c)

Savanna

d)

Icecap

30.

Which type of weather phenomena is in this picture?

a)

Hurricane

b)

Tornado

c)

Flood

d)

Monsoon

31.

Which type of human-environment interaction is associated with this photo?

a)

Terrace Farming

b)

Dam construction

c)

Highland interference

d)

Desertification

32.

Which type of climate is associated with the highlighted areas on the map pictured?

a)

Humid subtropical

b)

Humid continental

c)

Marine West Coast

d)

Mediterranean

33.

Which phenomena is associated with this picture?

a)

Carbon dioxide poisoning

b)

Greenhouse Effect

c)

Reactor Theory

d)

Carbon Emissions Effect

34.

Which climate factor is being described: the higher you go up a mountain the colder the temperature gets.

a)

Elevation

b)

Proximity to water

c)

Global Warming

d)

Wind Circulation

35.

Which two countries suffer the most from deforestation?

a)

Brazil and Madagascar

b)

Brazil and Malaysia

c)

Malaysia and Madagascar

d)

Brazil and Macedonia

36.

Rainforests are associated with which climate type?

a)

Highland

b)

Marine West Coast

c)

Tropical Wet

d)

Tropical Wet and Dry

37.

Hurricanes that take place in the Pacific Ocean are referred to as...

a)

Willy Willies

b)

Hurricanes

c)

Monsoons

d)

Typhoons

38.

What kind of graph is in the one pictured?

a)

Weather graph

b)

Climograph

c)

Climatograph

d)

Weatherography

39.

According to this climograph, which month receives the largest amount of precipitation?

a)

July

b)

December

c)

January

d)

November

40.

According to the climograph pictured, what is the approximate highest temperature per year?

a)

20* F

b)

70* C

c)

20* C

d)

70* F