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Physical Geography Test Review

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these biomes has low temperatures and low rainfall?

a)

Tundra

b)

Temperate deciduous forest

c)

Desert

d)

Tropical rainforest

2.

Which of these biomes covers most of the land near the Equator?

a)

Tundra

b)

Grassland

c)

Desert

d)

Tropical Rainforest

3.

According to the chart, what vegetation and climate conditions are typical of deserts?

a)

Little vegetation, hot/dry

b)

Grasslands, hot/wet

c)

Rain forests, cool/dry

d)

Rain forests, cold/wet

4.

According to the chart, we can see that wet climates can support--

a)

No vegetation

b)

Little vegetation

c)

Some vegetation

d)

No vegetation

5.

What is the correct order of these biomes from closest to the Equator to closest to the North Pole?

a)

tundra, taiga, temperate, tropical forest

b)

tropical forest, temperate, taiga, tundra

c)

temperate, tropical forest, taiga, tundra

d)

tropical forest, temperate, tundra, taiga

6.

Most damage from a tsunami is caused by...

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Volcanic eruptions

c)

Hurricane-like storms

d)

Surge of sea water onto land

7.

Which natural disaster causes a sudden shaking of the ground because of movement in the Earth's crust or volcanic action?

a)

Tsunami

b)

Earthquake

c)

Thunderstorm

d)

Flooding

8.

Islands and island chains are formed by earthquakes and volcanoes, and are common in areas like the...

a)

Ring of Fire

b)

Middle Lattitudes

c)

Bermuda Triangle

d)

Antarctic Circle

9.

Which two seasons are caused by sunlight falling directly on the Equator on March 21 and September 23?

a)

Fall and Winter

b)

Summer and Fall

c)

Spring and Fall

d)

Spring and Winter

10.

Based on the diagram, which location is in summer?

a)

The northern hemisphere

b)

The southern hemisphere

c)

The eastern hemisphere

d)

The western hemisphere

11.

What phenomenon is being illustrated in this diagram?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Rain Shadow Effect

d)

Solstices

12.

What landform causes this phenomenon to occur?

a)

Mountains

b)

Plains

c)

Lakes

d)

Valley

13.

Which zone of latitude has the warmest average temperatures?

a)

Low Latitude

b)

Middle Latitude

c)

High Latitude

d)

None of the above

14.

Why can large bodies of water moderate the nearby air temperature and affect climate?

a)

Water and land heat at the same rate

b)

Water heats up and cools faster than land

c)

Water and land cool at the same time

d)

Water heats up and cools more slowly than land

15.

What happens to temperature has you go to the top of a mountain?

a)

Nothing

b)

It increases

c)

It decreases

d)

It fluctuates from hot to cold

16.

The crust, continents, and ocean basins make up the...

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Biosphere

17.

What three areas of Earth work together so that the biosphere thrives?

a)

The lithosphere, mesosphere, and stratosphere

b)

The lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere

c)

The troposphere, mesosphere, and lithosphere

d)

The hydrosphere, mesosphere, and atmosphere

18.

The thin layer of gasses around the Earth is known as the...

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Biosphere

19.

All the water areas of Earth are known as the

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Biosphere

20.

Day-by-day variation in the atmosphere's condition is called...

a)

Climate

b)

Temperature

c)

Weather

d)

Precipitation

21.

Year-by-year variation of the atmosphere's condition over a large area is called...

a)

Climate

b)

Temperature

c)

Weather

d)

Precipitation

22.

Which 3 process create landforms?

a)

Tectonics, weathering, erosion

b)

Erosion, sediment, weathering

c)

Tectonics, sediment, weathering

d)

Tectonics, erosion, sediment

23.

Which one is NOT an external force

a)

Weathering

b)

Deposition

c)

Erosion

d)

Divergence

24.

Convergence, divergence, and subduction are all...

a)

Internal forces

b)

Hydrologic cycles

c)

External forces

d)

Landforms

25.

Which agent of erosion only affects coastlines?

a)

Water

b)

Wind

c)

Waves

d)

Solar energy

26.

Which landform is created by internal forces?

a)

River

b)

Mountain

c)

Delta

d)

Cliff

27.

River canyons are formed by...

a)

Weathering and erosion

b)

Subduction and convergence

c)

Folding and faulting

d)

Deposition and divergence

28.

Which landform is NOT created by internal forces?

a)

Volcano

b)

Archipelago

c)

Valley

d)

Atoll