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World Geography Chapter 2

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Earth’s path, or orbit, around the sun in 24 hours is its

a)

Axis

b)

Rotation

c)

Revolution

d)

Tilt

2.

Less than 1 percent of Earth’s water supply comes from ___________________ stored in streams, rivers, and lakes.

a)

Ground water

b)

Surface water

3.

Surface water is a form of

a)

Fresh water

b)

Ground water

4.

Earth’s surface is covered with ________________ of many different shapes and sizes.

a)

Tilts

b)

Landforms

c)

Longitudes

d)

Latitudes

5.

The theory of ____________ ______________ suggests that Earth’s surface is divided into a dozen or so slow-moving plates, or pieces of Earth’s crust.

a)

plate tectonics

b)

continental drift

c)

prevailing winds

d)

ocean currents

6.

What is the process by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces called sediment?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Climate

d)

Elevation

7.

The short-term changes in the air for a given place and time.

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Climate

d)

Weather

8.

What is NOT one of the 5 major climate zones?

a)

Tropical

b)

Savanna

c)

Polar

d)

Temperate

9.

Which climate zone do we live in?

a)

Temperate

b)

Highland

c)

Dry

d)

Highland

10.

All plants and animals are adapted to live in specific ______________________.

a)

ecosystems

b)

environments

c)

habitat

d)

biome

11.

A group of plants and animals that depend on each other and the environment in which they live for survival.

a)

Habitat

b)

Biome

c)

Humus

d)

Ecosystem

12.

When a species dies out for various reasons they become labeled

a)

Extinct

b)

Continental

c)

Desertification

d)

Humus

13.

Any material in nature that people use and value.

a)

Renewable resources

b)

Nonrenewable resources

c)

Deforestation

d)

Natural resources

14.

Nonrenewable resources that formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals.

a)

Mineral resources

b)

Fossil fuels

c)

Nuclear energy

d)

Humus

15.

__________________ can make the supply of mineral resources last longer.

a)

Permafrost

b)

Recycling

c)

Deforestation

d)

Reforestation

16.

Availability of natural resources affects countries’ __________________.

a)

minerals

b)

fossil fuels

c)

recycling

d)

economies