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Term 3 Geo Term Quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which city has the highest rainfall in July? 
a)
Iquitos ( Graph on Left)
b)
Monrovia (Middle Graph)
c)
Normanton (Graph on Right)
d)
None of the above
2.
Which month has the lowest average temperature?
a)
December
b)
November
c)
January
d)
February 
3.
Which climate zone is found at the blue X?
a)
Tropical
b)
Temperate
c)
Polar
4.
Which climate zone is found at the red star?
a)
Tropical
b)
Temperate
c)
Polar
5.

The Amazon rainforests are located in __________.

a)

a) Asia

b)

b) South America

c)

c) North America

d)

d) Africa

6.

The sun's rays are least direct near the equator.

a)

True

b)

False - near the poles

c)

False - at high altitudes

d)

False - far from the ocean

7.

Global warming is known as the gradual increase in _________________ of the atmosphere.

a)

precipitation

b)

sun spots

c)

temperature

d)

ocean currents

8.

The warm climate zone near the equator:

a)

Tropical Zone

b)

Polar Zone

c)

Temperate Zone

d)

Climate

9.
What is deforestation?
a)
Clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale
b)
Eating too much vegetables
c)
Going to a forest and pulling weeds
d)
Clearing the five trees in my backyard
10.
what is the leading cause of deforestation?
a)
Diseases 
b)
Housing market
c)
Agriculture and Farming
d)
Paper mill
11.
What are the effects of deforestation ?
a)
loss of habitat
b)
increased green house gasses 
c)
soil erosion and flooding
d)
all of the above
12.
Which CONTINENT is home to the majority of the world's rainforests?
a)
South America
b)
North America
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
13.

Deserts are entirely made up of sand

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Deserts do not grow larger

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Identify the world's largest desert

a)

Mojave

b)

Antarctic

c)

Sahara

d)

Simpson

16.

How many countries touch the Sahara Desert

a)

Thirteen

b)

Eleven

c)

Twelve

d)

Fourteen

17.
Which of these continents does NOT have a hot desert?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
South America
d)
Europe
18.

Hurricanes are a very strong type of __________.

a)

tornado

b)

blizzard

c)

tropical storm

d)

tsunami

19.

Select 2 other names for a hurricane.

a)

typhoon

b)

cyclone

c)

blizzard

d)

earthquake

20.

At what speed does a tropical storm become a hurricane?

a)

129 mph

b)

74 mph

c)

156 mph

d)

130 mph

21.

The most dangerous type of hurricane has a score of __________.

a)

Category 1

b)

Category 3

c)

Category 5

d)

Category 4

22.

Hurricanes usually occur between the months of __________.

a)

January and March

b)

April and June

c)

November and January

d)

June and November

23.

Each hurricane gets its own __________.

a)

song

b)

poem

c)

number identification code

d)

name

24.

In the northern hemisphere of the earth hurricanes circle __________.

a)

clockwise

b)

counter-clockwise

c)

up and down

d)

front to back

25.

In the southern hemisphere of the earth hurricanes circle __________.

a)

clockwise

b)

counter-clockwise

c)

up and down

d)

front to back

26.

The warm, wet air from the ocean rises up to form _____________.

a)

rain clouds

b)

rainbows

c)

snow

d)

lightning

27.

The center of the hurricane is called the __________.

a)

bullseye

b)

point

c)

nose

d)

eye

28.

Inside the center of the hurricane the weather is __________.

a)

windy

b)

stormy

c)

loud

d)

calm

29.

The sea water that starts a hurricane gets warm from ________________.

a)

volcanoes

b)

the moon

c)

lightning

d)

the sun

30.

When a hurricane is in the weather forecast, you should listen to your family and ___________________.

a)

evacuate

b)

hide under a table

c)

wear a bathing suit

d)

run outside

31.
What fuels a hurricane's strength?
a)
Wind
b)
Sunlight
c)
Warm Water
d)
Cold Water
32.
What happens as a hurricane moves further in-land?
a)
It speeds up and gets stronger
b)
It turns around and goes back to sea
c)
It slows down and gets weaker
d)
It stalls
33.
Where do most hurricanes develop?
a)
Middle of the United States
b)
Near the Equator
c)
Near Canada and Alaska
d)
Antarctica
34.

Coniferous forests grow in __________ climatic zone.

a)

Hot

b)

Cold

c)

Temperate

35.

Seeds of Coniferous trees are enclosed in:

a)

Cones

b)

Flowers

36.

What types of trees grow in the taiga forest (coniferous forest) biome?

a)

trees with broad-leafs

b)

trees with needle-like leaves

c)

the kind that loses its leaves in the fall

d)

all of the above

37.

What layer of the temperate forest is made up of tall trees that act as an umbrella for the lower layers?

a)

Forest Floor

b)

Understory

c)

Canopy

38.

What is it called when animals sleep during the winter and live off of fat stored in their bodies?

a)

Hibernation

b)

Estivation

c)

Adaptation

d)

Coniferous

39.

How do animals in the taiga forests survive the winter?

a)

Migrate to the south

b)

the store up food for the winter

c)

they hibernate and sleep during the winter

d)

All of these are correct

40.

The greenhouse effect makes Earth

a)

colder

b)

warmer

c)

none of the above