wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Chapter 3 and 4

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why do Seasons Occur

a)

Earth's Tilt and Revolution

b)

Landforms

c)

Wind Currents

d)

Ocean Cuurents

2.

Autumnal Equinox

a)

September 1st

b)

June 22

c)

September 23

d)

October 7th

3.

Equinox

a)

sun is right above us at noon

b)

earth's tilt

c)

cause of season's

d)

day and night all around earth are the same

4.

Solstice

a)

sun is right above us at noon

b)

season's

c)

climate

d)

day and night are the same

5.

Weather

a)

Condition of atmosphere at a certain time and place

b)

Condition of atmosphere at a certain time and place over a long period of time

c)

snow, rain, sleet

d)

sun

6.

Climate

a)

Condition of atmosphere at a certain time and place over a long period of time

b)

Condition of atmosphere at a certain time and place

c)

average precipitation

d)

atmosphere

7.

Causes of Weather

a)

Water Vapor

b)

Cloud Cover

c)

Landforms and Bodies of Water

d)

Elevation

e)

Air movement

8.

Types of Precipitation

a)

Orographic

b)

Convection

c)

Frontal

d)

Snow, Sleet, Hail

9.

Orographic

a)

Typical of hot climates,

convection occurs after morning

sunshine heats warm moist air. Clouds

form in the afternoon and rain falls.

b)

Associated with mountain

areas, orographic storms drop more rain on the

wind

ward side of a mountain and create a rain

shadow on the leeward side

c)

Mid-latitude frontal storms

feature cold dense air masses that

push lighter warm air masses upward,

causing precipitation to form.

10.

Convection

a)

Typical of hot climates,

convection occurs after morning

sunshine heats warm moist air. Clouds

form in the afternoon and rain falls.

b)

Mid-latitude frontal storms

feature cold dense air masses that

push lighter warm air masses upward,

causing precipitation to form.

c)

Associated with mountain

areas, orographic storms drop more rain on the

wind

ward side of a mountain and create a rain

shadow on the leeward side.

11.

Frontal

a)

Associated with mountain

areas, orographic storms drop more rain on the

wind

ward side of a mountain and create a rain

shadow on the leeward side.

b)

Mid-latitude frontal storms

feature cold dense air masses that

push lighter warm air masses upward,

causing precipitation to form.

c)

Typical of hot climates,

convection occurs after morning

sunshine heats warm moist air. Clouds

form in the afternoon and rain falls.

12.

Rain Shadow

a)

gets little rain from the descending dry air

b)

A shadow when rain falls

c)

precipitation

13.

Names for Hurricanes around the world

a)

Typhoon

b)

Willy-Willies

c)

Chubascos

d)

Baguios

e)

Perina

14.

How many miles wide is eye

a)

5 to 10 mi

b)

10 to 20 mi

c)

40 to 50 mi

d)

15-25 mi

15.

How does a hurricane form

a)

Air flowing over

an ocean with a water temperature of 80°F or higher picks up huge

amounts of moisture and heat energy.

b)

Warm water and cool water collide

c)

Cold water warms up

d)

A tornado forms into a hurricane

16.

Tornado or Twister

a)

is a powerful funnel-

shaped column of spiraling air.

b)

a small hurricane

c)

a type of hurricane

17.

What are tornados formed from

a)

Thunderstorm

b)

Hurricanes

c)

Volcanos

d)

Rain

18.

Avg hurricanes yearly

a)

600

b)

550

c)

700

d)

800

19.

Blizzard

a)

heavy snowstorm with winds of more than

35 miles per hour and reduced visibility.

b)

A lot of snow

c)

heavy snowfall

20.

What is the orange

a)

Low Income Housing

b)

High Income Housing

c)

CBD

d)

Middle-Income Housing

21.

What is the green and white stripes

a)

Low Income and High Income

b)

Middle Income and High Income

c)

Middle Income

d)

High Income

22.

What is the dark blue

a)

High Income Housing

b)

High Income Commuter Zone

c)

Middle Income Commuter Zone

d)

Wholesale manufacturing

23.

What is the green

a)

High Income Housing

b)

Suburban Housing

c)

Central Business District

d)

Heavy Manufacturing

24.

What is the green

a)

CBD

b)

High Income Housing

c)

Middle Income Housing

d)

Heavy Manufacturing

25.

What is the orange and teal stripes

a)

Middle and high income Housing

b)

Low and High Income Housing

c)

High Income Housing

d)

Low Income Housing

26.

What is the teal

a)

Low Income Housing

b)

High Income Housing

c)

Heavy Manufacturing

d)

Middle Income Housing

27.

What is the beige

a)

Wholesale and light manufacturing

b)

Heavy manufacturing

c)

Business District

d)

High Income Housing

28.

What is the orange

a)

Low income housing

b)

Middle income housing

c)

High income Housing

d)

Wholesale and light manufacturing

29.

What is the yellow

a)

Middle Income Housing

b)

Small Income Housing

c)

High Income Housing

d)

Light Manufacturing

30.

What is the yellow

a)

Middle Income Housing

b)

Low income housing

c)

High income housing

d)

Heavy Manufacturing

31.

What is the orange

a)

Low Income Housing

b)

Manufacturing

c)

High Income Housing

d)

Middle Income Housing

32.

What is the green

a)

CBD

b)

Middle Class Housing

c)

Low Class Housing

d)

Manufacturing

33.

What is the red

a)

CBD

b)

High Income Housing

c)

Outlying business district

d)

Suburban Housing

34.

What is the beige

a)

Low Income Housing

b)

Wholesale and Light Manufacturing

c)

Outlying business district

d)

Heavy Manufacturing

35.

What is the dark green

a)

Heavy Manufacturing

b)

Light Manufacturing

c)

High Income Housing

d)

Low Income Housing

36.

What is the periwinkle

a)

Outer Suburban Industry

b)

High Income Housing

c)

Outer Suburban Housing

d)

Manufacturing

37.

What is the dark blue

a)

Outer suburban housing

b)

Heavy Manufacturing

c)

Outer Suburban Industry

d)

Low Income Housing

38.

Types of land use

a)

industrial

b)

retail

c)

commercial

d)

residential

e)

resteraunt

39.

State

a)

50 states

b)

interdependent unit that occupies a certain territory that controls all external and internal affairs

c)

a territory with a strong sense of unity

40.

Nation

a)

interdependent unit that controls all external and internal affairs

b)

United States of America

c)

A group of people that share a culture living in the same territory with a strong sense of unity

41.

Monarchy

a)

People have full control

b)

Gov controls everythring

c)

a ruling family with king or queen

42.

Communism

a)

people have full control

b)

king or queen

c)

government has full control

d)

a group or individual has full poiltical power

43.

Dictatorship

a)

people have control

b)

queen

c)

government has full power

d)

person or gorup of people hold complete political power

44.

Socialism

a)

gov controls all goods and services

b)

people have full power

c)

goc has full power

45.

3 characterisitcs that describe a nation

a)

size

b)

shape

c)

location

d)

oceans

46.

landlocked

a)

only surrounded by water

b)

only surrounded by land, not water

c)

island

47.

Natural Boundary

a)

physical features

b)

man made

c)

longitude

d)

latitude

48.

Artifical Boundary

a)

latitude and longitude

b)

man made: built

c)

landforms

49.

urban geography

a)

study of land

b)

study if people

c)

study of movement

d)

study of how people use space in cities

50.

suburbs

a)

areas in cities

b)

area around central city

c)

far away form city

51.

exurbs

a)

area in city

b)

rural area

c)

Smaller cities or towns with open land between

them and the central city

52.

metropolitan area

a)

another name for city

b)

city, its suburbs, and exurbs link together economi-

cally to form a functional area

c)

next to cities

53.

urbanization

a)

trends

b)

future society

c)

dramatic rise in the number of cities and the

changes in lifestyle

d)

innovation

54.

economy

a)

how many is used

b)

how people make money

c)

production and exchange of goods and services among people

55.

economic system

a)

trade

b)

way people produce and exchange goods

c)

money movement

56.

Traditional Economy

a)

trade without money : barter

b)

Production of goods and

services is determined by a central government,

which usually owns the means of production.

Production does not necessarily reflect the con-

sumer demand. Also called a planned economy.

c)

A combination of command

and market economies provides goods and serv-

ices so that all people will benefit.

57.

Mixed Economy

a)

A combination of command

and market economies provides goods and serv-

ices so that all people will benefit.

b)

Production of goods and

services is determined by the demand from

consumers. Also called a demand economy or

capitalism.

c)

Barter

58.

Command

a)

Production of goods and

services is determined by a central government,

which usually owns the means of production.

Production does not necessarily reflect the con-

sumer demand. Also called a planned economy.

b)

Production of goods and

services is determined by the demand from

consumers. Also called a demand economy or

capitalism.

c)

barter

59.

Market

a)

Mix of command and market

b)

barter

c)

Production of goods and

services is determined by the demand from

consumers. Also called a demand economy or

capitalism.

60.

Broadleaf Trees

a)

cones

b)

oak, cottonwood

c)

needleleaf

61.

Needleaf trees

a)

coniferous:cone

b)

oak

c)

cottonwood

62.

el nino

a)

normal

b)

2 to 7 years

c)

rain in asia and autralia

d)

droughts in Asia

e)

rain in asia and australia

63.

factors influence climate

a)

water vapor

b)

topography

c)

latitude

d)

wind and ocean currents

e)

elevation

64.

What do ocean currents do

4 lines

Similar Resources on Wayground

Southeast Asia Practice

61 questions

Southeast Asia Practice

quiz

Worksheet

•

KG - University

地圖與資訊

60 questions

地圖與資訊

quiz

Worksheet

•

1st - 3rd Grade

N.D.S.S.8.9

61 questions

N.D.S.S.8.9

quiz

Worksheet

•

1st Grade