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World Geo Ch. 3 (altered)

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Ural Mountains separate what from what?

a)

Europe from Russia

b)

Europe from Asia

c)

Eastern and Western Hemispheres

d)

Shreveport from Bossier

2.

Which of the following IS one of the 7 continents.

a)

Europe

b)

Crete

c)

America

d)

China

3.

an example of a cataclysm is

a)

erosion

b)

The Great Flood

c)

rain

d)

The Ten Commandments

4.

Uniformitarianism is the belief that...

a)

we should all believe the same things

b)

the surface of the earth was created quickly by big events

c)

we should all live in a uniform way, especially when interacting with others

d)

the surface of the earth was formed slowly over time

5.

There is more ___________ than ______________.

a)

lithosphere, hydrosphere

b)

lithosphere, atmosphere

c)

hydrosphere, lithosphere

d)

hydrosphere, atmosphere

6.

This type of island is formed from the ocean floor

a)

continental

b)

vacation

c)

tropical

d)

oceanic

7.

The three landforms are...

a)

mountains, valleys, peaks

b)

plains, trains, automobiles

c)

mantle, core, crust

d)

mountains, plateaus, plains

8.

Alluvium is

a)

decaying organic matter

b)

a valuable natural resource

c)

nutrient rich deposits in the soil of the plains

d)

nutrient rich rain that flows on the plains

9.

When rain falls, the excess water flows into __________ which later feed into major rivers.

a)

drains

b)

tributaries

c)

tribal council

d)

swimming pools

10.

The area of land that flows into a river system is the

a)

tributary

b)

river system

c)

drainage basin

d)

drainage system

11.

According to plate tectonics theory,

a)

plates crash into and pull apart from one another causing earthquakes and volcanoes

b)

plates crash into each other and explode

c)

plates move around constantly and cause continental drift

d)

plates get smashed by angry customers

12.

Deep cracks in the earth's surface where two pieces of land have moved are called

a)

erosion

b)

failure

c)

fold

d)

faults

13.

Humus is

a)

a tasty dip make from chickpeas

b)

decayed organic matter

c)

breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces

d)

a bend in the sediment because of compression

14.

Erosion can be caused from

a)

wind, sun, moon

b)

faults, fold, plates

c)

wind, rain and glaciers

d)

glaciers, icecaps, and icebergs

15.

This climate zone has consistently warm temperatures because the sunlight is almost always direct

a)

Tropicana

b)

Sunny D

c)

tropics

d)

polar

16.

These areas have neither constant warmth nor extreme cold

a)

Temperate Zone

b)

Climate Control

c)

temperature

d)

polar regions

17.

The polar regions

a)

have a variety of extreme temperatures

b)

celebrate Christmas all year

c)

have little to no vegetation because of limited sunlight

d)

have a large population

18.

The direction of the wind is influenced by the

a)

Coriolis effect, rotation of the earth

b)

Kiroli Park effect

c)

tilt of the earth on it's axis

d)

polar region

19.

the westerlies are...

a)

winds that blow over Australia

b)

winds that blow over the polar regions

c)

stars that shine in the western skies

d)

winds that blow over the middle latitudes

20.

warm air can hold a lot of

a)

steam

b)

water vapor, humidity

c)

germs

d)

Covid 19

21.

the dew point is when

a)

the point on a blade of grass where the dew sits

b)

Mountain Dew

c)

warm air holds water vapor

d)

water vapor begins condensation

22.

the Lord designed the ____________ to replenish the soil, lakes, and rivers with water

a)

climate zones

b)

hydrologic cycle

c)

dew point

d)

Great Flood

23.

After a rain, some water runs off into rivers or lakes, but some seeps through the soil to become

a)

dew point

b)

ground water

c)

orographic

d)

erosion

24.

orographic precipitation is

a)

the rise of warm air over a hot surface

b)

the process of evaporation, condensation and precipitation

c)

land beyond the mountains

d)

rain that follows quickly after water vapor condenses, clouds for, particularly in mountains

25.

the land beyond mountains is usually very dry because little water vapor makes it over the mountains...this is called

a)

front

b)

rainshadow

c)

convections

d)

precipitation

26.

the line where two air masses meet is called a

a)

front

b)

back

c)

side to side

d)

cha cha now yall

27.

climate is

a)

thermal energy

b)

typical weather patterns in a region over time

c)

heat wave

d)

polar region

28.

Three basic ____________ exist: forests, grasslands, wastelands

a)

weather patterns

b)

climates

c)

biology

d)

biomes

29.

The Giant Redwoods as well as the Piney Forests are examples of _____________; trees that produce their seeds in a cone.

a)

tall trees

b)

conifers

c)

lumber

d)

convection

30.

trees that lose their leaves during a particular season are

a)

bushes

b)

shrubs

c)

conifers

d)

deciduous

31.

these areas are barren most of the year because of low amounts of precipitation; includes deserts and tundra

a)

grassland

b)

savanna

c)

wasteland

d)

field

32.

the cold regions near the poles are called the

a)

tacoma

b)

tundra

c)

savanna

d)

swamp

33.

ground that remains frozen year round is called

a)

icecap

b)

glacier

c)

cold

d)

permafrost

34.

The highest Mountain Range is the

a)

Appalachian

b)

Himalayan

c)

Rockies

d)

Blue Ridge

35.

The longest river is the ___________ and it is _________ long.

a)

Chang, 4000

b)

Nile, 1200

c)

Amazon, 4160

d)

Nile, 4160 miles