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Geography Quarter 2 Test 2

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A tornado is a

a)

long period without rain or with very minimal rainfall

b)

storm that form over warm, tropical ocean waters

c)

powerful, funnel-shaped column of spiraling air

d)

heavy snowstorm with winds of more than 35 miles per hour

2.

A hurricane is a

a)

long period without rain or with very minimal rainfall

b)

storm that form over warm, tropical ocean waters

c)

powerful, funnel-shaped column of spiraling air

d)

heavy snowstorm with winds of more than 35 miles per hour

3.

A blizzard is a

a)

long period without rain or with very minimal rainfall

b)

storm that form over warm, tropical ocean waters

c)

powerful, funnel-shaped column of spiraling air

d)

heavy snowstorm with winds of more than 35 miles per hour

4.

A drought is a

a)

long period without rain or with very minimal rainfall

b)

storm that form over warm, tropical ocean waters

c)

powerful, funnel-shaped column of spiraling air

d)

heavy snowstorm with winds of more than 35 miles per hour

5.

1. The equinoxes are the two times each year that the sun’s rays shine directly overhead at noon.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

2. A region’s climate includes the weather conditions that occur there over a long period of time.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

3. Convectional, orographic, and frontal are the three types of seasonal climate.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

4. Air and ocean currents use convention to distribute the sun’s heat around the earth.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

5. In Asia, a hurricane is known as a blizzard.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

1. Which one is not a zone of latitude used by geographers?

a)

a. Tropical

b)

b. Equator

c)

c. Temperate

d)

d. Polar

11.

2. What is El Niño?

a)

a. The warming of the waters off the west coast of South America.

b)

b. The transfer of heat in the atmosphere by upward motion of the air.

c)

c. The winds blow the warmer water to the lands on the western Pacific rim.

d)

d. All the above.

12.

3. Which one does not belong with the other words?

a)

a. Spring

b)

b. Summer

c)

c. Winter

d)

d. Solstice

13.

4. Which is not a factor causing the weather?

a)

a. Elevation

b)

b. Landforms

c)

c. Time

d)

d. Cloud cover

14.

5. What factors affect climate?

a)

a. Elevation

b)

b. Latitude

c)

c. Ocean currents

d)

d. All the above