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WorksheetsWorld Geo Ch. 3 (altered)
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
The Ural Mountains separate what from what?
Europe from Russia
Europe from Asia
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
Shreveport from Bossier
Which of the following IS one of the 7 continents.
Europe
Crete
America
China
an example of a cataclysm is
erosion
The Great Flood
rain
The Ten Commandments
Uniformitarianism is the belief that...
we should all believe the same things
the surface of the earth was created quickly by big events
we should all live in a uniform way, especially when interacting with others
the surface of the earth was formed slowly over time
There is more ___________ than ______________.
lithosphere, hydrosphere
lithosphere, atmosphere
hydrosphere, lithosphere
hydrosphere, atmosphere
This type of island is formed from the ocean floor
continental
vacation
tropical
oceanic
The three landforms are...
mountains, valleys, peaks
plains, trains, automobiles
mantle, core, crust
mountains, plateaus, plains
Alluvium is
decaying organic matter
a valuable natural resource
nutrient rich deposits in the soil of the plains
nutrient rich rain that flows on the plains
When rain falls, the excess water flows into __________ which later feed into major rivers.
drains
tributaries
tribal council
swimming pools
The area of land that flows into a river system is the
tributary
river system
drainage basin
drainage system
According to plate tectonics theory,
plates crash into and pull apart from one another causing earthquakes and volcanoes
plates crash into each other and explode
plates move around constantly and cause continental drift
plates get smashed by angry customers
Deep cracks in the earth's surface where two pieces of land have moved are called
erosion
failure
fold
faults
Humus is
a tasty dip make from chickpeas
decayed organic matter
breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces
a bend in the sediment because of compression
Erosion can be caused from
wind, sun, moon
faults, fold, plates
wind, rain and glaciers
glaciers, icecaps, and icebergs
This climate zone has consistently warm temperatures because the sunlight is almost always direct
Tropicana
Sunny D
tropics
polar
These areas have neither constant warmth nor extreme cold
Temperate Zone
Climate Control
temperature
polar regions
The polar regions
have a variety of extreme temperatures
celebrate Christmas all year
have little to no vegetation because of limited sunlight
have a large population
The direction of the wind is influenced by the
Coriolis effect, rotation of the earth
Kiroli Park effect
tilt of the earth on it's axis
polar region
the westerlies are...
winds that blow over Australia
winds that blow over the polar regions
stars that shine in the western skies
winds that blow over the middle latitudes
warm air can hold a lot of
steam
water vapor, humidity
germs
Covid 19
the dew point is when
the point on a blade of grass where the dew sits
Mountain Dew
warm air holds water vapor
water vapor begins condensation
the Lord designed the ____________ to replenish the soil, lakes, and rivers with water
climate zones
hydrologic cycle
dew point
Great Flood
After a rain, some water runs off into rivers or lakes, but some seeps through the soil to become
dew point
ground water
orographic
erosion
orographic precipitation is
the rise of warm air over a hot surface
the process of evaporation, condensation and precipitation
land beyond the mountains
rain that follows quickly after water vapor condenses, clouds for, particularly in mountains
the land beyond mountains is usually very dry because little water vapor makes it over the mountains...this is called
front
rainshadow
convections
precipitation
the line where two air masses meet is called a
front
back
side to side
cha cha now yall
climate is
thermal energy
typical weather patterns in a region over time
heat wave
polar region
Three basic ____________ exist: forests, grasslands, wastelands
weather patterns
climates
biology
biomes
The Giant Redwoods as well as the Piney Forests are examples of _____________; trees that produce their seeds in a cone.
tall trees
conifers
lumber
convection
trees that lose their leaves during a particular season are
bushes
shrubs
conifers
deciduous
these areas are barren most of the year because of low amounts of precipitation; includes deserts and tundra
grassland
savanna
wasteland
field
the cold regions near the poles are called the
tacoma
tundra
savanna
swamp
ground that remains frozen year round is called
icecap
glacier
cold
permafrost
The highest Mountain Range is the
Appalachian
Himalayan
Rockies
Blue Ridge
The longest river is the ___________ and it is _________ long.
Chang, 4000
Nile, 1200
Amazon, 4160
Nile, 4160 miles
