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WorksheetsWorld Geography Chapter 2
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Earth’s path, or orbit, around the sun in 24 hours is its
Axis
Rotation
Revolution
Tilt
Less than 1 percent of Earth’s water supply comes from ___________________ stored in streams, rivers, and lakes.
Ground water
Surface water
Surface water is a form of
Fresh water
Ground water
Earth’s surface is covered with ________________ of many different shapes and sizes.
Tilts
Landforms
Longitudes
Latitudes
The theory of ____________ ______________ suggests that Earth’s surface is divided into a dozen or so slow-moving plates, or pieces of Earth’s crust.
plate tectonics
continental drift
prevailing winds
ocean currents
What is the process by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces called sediment?
Weathering
Erosion
Climate
Elevation
The short-term changes in the air for a given place and time.
Erosion
Weathering
Climate
Weather
What is NOT one of the 5 major climate zones?
Tropical
Savanna
Polar
Temperate
Which climate zone do we live in?
Temperate
Highland
Dry
Highland
All plants and animals are adapted to live in specific ______________________.
ecosystems
environments
habitat
biome
A group of plants and animals that depend on each other and the environment in which they live for survival.
Habitat
Biome
Humus
Ecosystem
When a species dies out for various reasons they become labeled
Extinct
Continental
Desertification
Humus
Any material in nature that people use and value.
Renewable resources
Nonrenewable resources
Deforestation
Natural resources
Nonrenewable resources that formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals.
Mineral resources
Fossil fuels
Nuclear energy
Humus
__________________ can make the supply of mineral resources last longer.
Permafrost
Recycling
Deforestation
Reforestation
Availability of natural resources affects countries’ __________________.
minerals
fossil fuels
recycling
economies
