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WorksheetsPhysical Geography Test Review
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 16mins
Which of these biomes has low temperatures and low rainfall?
Tundra
Temperate deciduous forest
Desert
Tropical rainforest
Which of these biomes covers most of the land near the Equator?
Tundra
Grassland
Desert
Tropical Rainforest
According to the chart, what vegetation and climate conditions are typical of deserts?
Little vegetation, hot/dry
Grasslands, hot/wet
Rain forests, cool/dry
Rain forests, cold/wet
According to the chart, we can see that wet climates can support--
No vegetation
Little vegetation
Some vegetation
No vegetation
What is the correct order of these biomes from closest to the Equator to closest to the North Pole?
tundra, taiga, temperate, tropical forest
tropical forest, temperate, taiga, tundra
temperate, tropical forest, taiga, tundra
tropical forest, temperate, tundra, taiga
Most damage from a tsunami is caused by...
Earthquakes
Volcanic eruptions
Hurricane-like storms
Surge of sea water onto land
Which natural disaster causes a sudden shaking of the ground because of movement in the Earth's crust or volcanic action?
Tsunami
Earthquake
Thunderstorm
Flooding
Islands and island chains are formed by earthquakes and volcanoes, and are common in areas like the...
Ring of Fire
Middle Lattitudes
Bermuda Triangle
Antarctic Circle
Which two seasons are caused by sunlight falling directly on the Equator on March 21 and September 23?
Fall and Winter
Summer and Fall
Spring and Fall
Spring and Winter
Based on the diagram, which location is in summer?
The northern hemisphere
The southern hemisphere
The eastern hemisphere
The western hemisphere
What phenomenon is being illustrated in this diagram?
Weathering
Erosion
Rain Shadow Effect
Solstices
What landform causes this phenomenon to occur?
Mountains
Plains
Lakes
Valley
Which zone of latitude has the warmest average temperatures?
Low Latitude
Middle Latitude
High Latitude
None of the above
Why can large bodies of water moderate the nearby air temperature and affect climate?
Water and land heat at the same rate
Water heats up and cools faster than land
Water and land cool at the same time
Water heats up and cools more slowly than land
What happens to temperature has you go to the top of a mountain?
Nothing
It increases
It decreases
It fluctuates from hot to cold
The crust, continents, and ocean basins make up the...
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
Biosphere
What three areas of Earth work together so that the biosphere thrives?
The lithosphere, mesosphere, and stratosphere
The lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere
The troposphere, mesosphere, and lithosphere
The hydrosphere, mesosphere, and atmosphere
The thin layer of gasses around the Earth is known as the...
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
Biosphere
All the water areas of Earth are known as the
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
Biosphere
Day-by-day variation in the atmosphere's condition is called...
Climate
Temperature
Weather
Precipitation
Year-by-year variation of the atmosphere's condition over a large area is called...
Climate
Temperature
Weather
Precipitation
Which 3 process create landforms?
Tectonics, weathering, erosion
Erosion, sediment, weathering
Tectonics, sediment, weathering
Tectonics, erosion, sediment
Which one is NOT an external force
Weathering
Deposition
Erosion
Divergence
Convergence, divergence, and subduction are all...
Internal forces
Hydrologic cycles
External forces
Landforms
Which agent of erosion only affects coastlines?
Water
Wind
Waves
Solar energy
Which landform is created by internal forces?
River
Mountain
Delta
Cliff
River canyons are formed by...
Weathering and erosion
Subduction and convergence
Folding and faulting
Deposition and divergence
Which landform is NOT created by internal forces?
Volcano
Archipelago
Valley
Atoll
