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Chapter 2: Physical Geography of the Earth

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
All of the following are ways people could modify their environment  EXCEPT —
a)
Using chemical fertilizers
b)
dumping trash in the water
c)
watching an Eagle fly
d)
cutting down trees
2.
What causes the seasons to change on Earth?
a)
The North and South Poles
b)
Earth's distance from the sun
c)
The wind currents
d)
The Earth's tilt on its axis as it revolves around the sun
3.
How many layers make up the inside of Earth?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
4.
A long, narrow band of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean.
a)
Continent
b)
Ring of Fire
c)
Tsunami
d)
Glacier
5.
What process works with weathering to change Earth’s surface?
a)
Change of seasons
b)
Erosion
c)
Solar Flares
d)
Gravity
6.
What does elevation describe?
a)
how far above sea level a landform or location is
b)
how deep an ocean is
c)
how many square miles of land a country has
d)
how much erosion has occurred 
7.
By which process is liquid water turned into water vapor?
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Erosion
d)
Weathering
8.
The process that produces safe drinking water.
a)
Desalination
b)
Hydrosphere
c)
Magma
d)
Delta
9.
Why are cities often warmer than areas in the countryside?
a)
They have more parks.
b)
Cities consume more water
c)
Cities have more lights
d)
Cities have more metal, asphalt, and concrete surfaces
10.

This occurs on or about June 21 in the Northern

Hemisphere

a)

Winter Solstice

b)

Spring Equinox

c)

Summer Solstice

d)

Fall Equinox

11.
An underwater plain that borders a continent
a)
Trench
b)
Continental Shelf
c)
Tundra
d)
Isthmus
12.
Which of the following physical processes is described below?
**Forms new land
**Adds fertile ash to soils
**Destroys existing plant and animal life  
a)
erosion and deposition
b)
volcanic eruption
c)
El Nino effects
d)
earthquake effects
13.
What is the correct term for Earth’s completion of one full trip around the sun?
a)
Orbit
b)
Revolution
c)
Axis
d)
Circle
14.
What force has caused the fastest change in Earth’s environment in the last 50 years?
a)
Erosion
b)
Weathering
c)
Human actions
d)
Volcanic eruptions
15.

What percent of Earth's surface is water?

a)

About 59 %

b)

About 32 %

c)

About 3 %

d)

About 71 %

16.
What can damage the Earth's environment?
a)
Snow
b)
Condensation
c)
Acid Rain
d)
Desalination
17.
What is the imaginary line that runs through the Earth's center?
a)
Axis
b)
Isthmus
c)
Latitude
d)
Summer Solstice
18.
This is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas
a)
Island
b)
Continent
c)
Peninsula
d)
Isthmus
19.
Which of the following correctly lists Earth’s oceans from largest to smallest?
a)
Southern, Indian, Arctic, Atlantic, and Pacific
b)
Pacific, Atlantic, Southern, Indian, and Arctic
c)
Arctic, Southern, Indian, Atlantic, and Pacific
d)
Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Southern, and Indian
20.

This is an event where the ground shakes or trembles brought about by the collision of the tectonic plates.

a)

Tornado

b)

Hurricane

c)

Earthquake

d)

Glacier

21.

This land-form is located in the Western United States and was formed by weathering and erosion caused by the flowing water of the Colorado River.

a)

The Grand Canyon

b)

The Appalachian Mountains

c)

Pikes Peak

d)

Enchanted Rock

22.

The average weather in a region over a long period of time.

a)

weather

b)

tsunami

c)

erosion

d)

climate

23.

A large, unbroken mass of land

a)

Peninsula

b)

Continent

c)

Isthmus

d)

Glacier

24.

What is it called when day and night in both hemispheres are of equal length?

a)

summer solstice

b)

axis

c)

equinox

d)

winter solstice

e)

I don't know.

25.

What is the center of Earth called?

a)

mantle

b)

core

c)

crust

d)

lithosphere

e)

I don't know.

26.

Why do places on Earth have daily periods of daylight and darkness?

a)

because of Earth's North and South poles

b)

because Earth rotates once every 24 hours

c)

because of Earth's tilt

d)

because of Earth's distance from the sun

e)

I don't know.

27.

What percent of Earth’s surface is water?

a)

71 percent

b)

90 percent

c)

85 percent

d)

75 percent

e)

I don't know.

28.

Where is the Ring of Fire located?

a)

the Atlantic Ocean

b)

the Pacific Ocean

c)

the Caribbean Sea

d)

Bay of Bengal

e)

I don't know.

29.

What causes earthquakes?

a)

volcanos

b)

erosion

c)

tsunamis

d)

plate movement

e)

I don't know.

30.

What causes the Tropics to experience hot, sunny weather most of the year?

a)

the Earth's gravity

b)

elevation

c)

direct sunlight

d)

ocean currents

e)

I don't know.

31.

What combines with water vapor in the air to create acid rain?

a)

pesticides

b)

gases from fossil fuels

c)

toxic acids from fertilizers

d)

polluted groundwater

e)

I don't know.

32.

About _____ of the Earth's water is salt water.

a)

97 percent

b)

3 percent

c)

25 percent

d)

80 percent

e)

I don't know.

33.

Where is the deepest location on Earth?

a)

the Ring of Fire

b)

the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

c)

Mount Everest

d)

the Mariana Trench

e)

I don't know.

34.

Which of the following describes how far above sea level a landform or location is?

a)

trench

b)

continental shelf

c)

elevation

d)

relief

e)

I don't know.

35.

A map that shows climate zones is an example of a

a)

physical map

b)

political map

c)

special purpose map

36.

Borders, boundaries, and capitals are shown on what type of map?

a)

physical map

b)

political map

c)

special purpose map

37.

Land forms such as rivers and mountains can be found on a

a)

physical map

b)

political map

c)

special purpose map

38.

What is the best definition for lithosphere?

a)

The gaseous space extending to the limits of earth's atmosphere

b)

The areas of the world occupied by water

c)

The outermost layers of the earth's crust and mantle

d)

The space where life exists beyond the surface of the planet

39.

In what section of the earth would you find the tectonic plates?

a)

The lithosphere

b)

The inner mantle

c)

The core

d)

The atmosphere

40.

What type of map is this?

a)

Cartogram

b)

Qualitative

c)

Physical

d)

Political

41.

Which of the five themes of geography tract the transport of goods, people, and ideas?

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human-Environment Interaction

42.

Which of the following spheres includes the atmospheric and terrestrial distribution of water?

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Asthenosphere

43.

Define geography.

a)

The natural features of the land's surface.

b)

The pattern of weather conditions in a certain area over a long period of time.

c)

Includes all living and nonliving things that affect life in an area.

d)

The study of the earth's physical and cultural features.

44.

Define landforms.

a)

The natural features of the land's surface.

b)

The pattern of weather conditions in a certain area over a long period of time.

c)

Includes all living and nonliving things that affect life in an area.

d)

The study of earth's physical and cultural features.

45.

Define environment.

a)

All living things that affect life in an area.

b)

All nonliving things that affect life in an area.

c)

All living and nonliving things that affect life in an area.

d)

All of the people that affect life in an area.

46.

What are the two main branches of geography?

a)

Human and physical geography.

b)

Historian and archaeologist.

c)

Climate and physical geography.

d)

Mountians and rivers

47.

What is the study of Earth and its peoples, places, and environments?

a)

archaeology

b)

geology

c)

geography

d)

anthropology

48.

There are _____ main themes of geography?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

5

d)

8

49.

Which one is NOT one of the main themes of geography?

a)

location

b)

place

c)

climate

d)

region

50.

Which of the following IS one of the main themes of geography?

a)

longitude & latitude

b)

globes and maps

c)

human-environment interaction

d)

government and religion

51.

Climate, landforms, and vegetation are types of ________ features.

a)

physical

b)

human

c)

absolute

d)

technological

52.

Population, economic activity, and land use are types of _______ features.

a)

technological

b)

physical

c)

human

d)

absolute

53.

The location of one place compared to another place...

a)

absolute location

b)

grid location

c)

map location

d)

relative location

54.

The exact location of something...

a)

absolute location

b)

relative loction

c)

grid location

d)

map location

55.

You use longitude and latitude when finding ______ location.

a)

relative

b)

grid

c)

absolute

d)

map

56.

Different combinations of physical and human features help define the theme of ___________.

a)

movement

b)

spatial

c)

latitude and longitude

d)

place

57.

Lines of _______ run east to west and the Equator circles the middle of Earth.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

location

d)

grid system

58.

Lines of _______ run from the North Pole to the South Pole and include the Prime Meridian.

a)

grid system

b)

latitude

c)

location

d)

longitude

59.

What shape is the Earth?

a)

Circle

b)

Flat

c)

Square

d)

Sphere

60.

What is this imaginary line called?

a)

Equator

b)

Latitude

c)

Eastern Hemisphere

d)

Prime Meridian

61.

Define region.

a)

An area with one or more features that makes it different from surrounding areas.

b)

Areas with one or more features that makes it the same as surrounding areas.

c)

An area that includes all living and nonliving things that affect life in an area.

d)

Material found in earth that people need and value.

62.

Where is most of Earth's Water?

a)

in glaciers

b)

in rivers

c)

in the ground

d)

in oceans

63.

Which term includes rain, hail, snow and sleet?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

subimation

d)

precipitation

64.

What are the two kinds of water that exist on Earth?

a)

Freshwater

b)

Saltwater

c)

Sugarwater

d)

Bluewater

65.

Humans can only consume (drink)

a)

Freshwater

b)

Saltwater

66.
Why do we need to conserve water?
a)
It is an unlimited resource. 
b)
It is a limited resource. 
c)
There is a lot of water. 
d)
There is no need to conserve water.
67.
Why is clean water important?
a)
All life on Earth depends on clean water to live and grow.
b)
We need clean water for recreational activities.
c)
We need bodies of water for transportation
d)
We need water to regulate the temperature on Earth.
68.

When water moves from the ocean water to the atmosphere ________________ is happening.

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

crystallization

69.

__________________ occurs when water vapor combines to form water droplets in the clouds.

a)

evaporation

b)

precipitation

c)

condensation

d)

transpiration

70.

Once water droplets get heavy enough they fall to Earth's surface during ___________________.

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

transpiration

71.

What is the best definition of desalination?

a)

Removing harmful chemicals from water

b)

Filtering dirty water

c)

Cleaning natural spring water

d)

Removing salt and minerals from sea water

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