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West Unit 1 Geography

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If it is Winter in the southern himisphere, what season is it in the northern himisphere?

a)

Spring

b)

Winter

c)

Summer

d)

Autumn

2.

Why kind of climate zone would you find most of the planets animal and plant life?

a)

Polar

b)

Tropical

c)

Temperate

d)

Subtropical

3.

What would change if earths 23 degree tilt changed?

a)

The amount of earthquakes

b)

The thickness of the atmosphere

c)

The length of the seasons

d)

The direction of north and south

4.

What is not a benifit of GPS?

a)

Accuracy and effeciency of travel

b)

Location of fertil land for farming

c)

Safer travel and living conditions

d)

Migration patterns of birds

5.

Which of these innovations has helped...

Improve Farming

Created Potable Water

Generate Electricity

Reduced Floods

a)

Dams

b)

Terraces

c)

Nuclear Power Plants

d)

Desalinaton Plants

6.

When two tectonic plates slide towards each other, this is a...

a)

Convergent Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Tranforming Boundary

7.

When two tectonic plates slide past each other, this is a...

a)

Convergent Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Tranforming Boundary

8.

When two tectonic plates slide away from each other, this is a...

a)

Convergent Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Tranforming Boundary

9.

What landform would you find in the interior of a continenet?

a)

Valleys

b)

Plains

c)

Oceans

d)

Mountains

10.

Which of the following not a characteristic of a grassland biome?

a)

Seasons shifts in temperature

b)

Variation in the amount of rainfall

c)

Frozen ground that does not thaw

d)

Humid summer with heavy rainfall

11.

Mountains are created by which physical process?

a)

Plate Tectonics

b)

Erosion

c)

Volcanic Eruptions

d)

Meteor Impact

12.

Islands are created by which physical process?

a)

Plate Tectonics

b)

Erosion

c)

Volcanic Eruptions

d)

Meteor Impact

13.

Plains are created by which physical process?

a)

Plate Tectonics

b)

Erosion

c)

Volcanic Eruptions

d)

Meteor Impact

14.

River Deltas are created by which physical process?

a)

Plate Tectonics

b)

Erosion

c)

Volcanic Eruptions

d)

Meteor Impact

15.

If an earthquake hits and causes loss of life, which of the 4 spheres did this have a negative impact on?

a)

Biosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Atmosphere

16.

If an earthquake hits and causes the tectonic plates to adjust from the heat, which of the 4 spheres did this have a negative impact on?

a)

Biosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Atmosphere

17.

An El Nino causes all of the following except...

a)

Drought in the West Pacific

b)

Brush fires in Australia

c)

Cold ocean temperatures along the equator in the pacific ocean

d)

Increased rainfall for the southern USA

18.

How have man made chemicals affected the ozone layer?

a)

It has shrunk, creating a small hole.

b)

It has grown in size, protecting us better

c)

it has thinned, allowing UV radiation to reach earth

d)

It had dropped in the atmosphere, pushing pollution closer to the ground.

19.

What doe not happen as you get higher in altitude?

a)

You get warmer and have to dress lighter

b)

The air gets thinner and you need oxygen

c)

The air gets thicker and has more oxgen

d)

You get colder and need more clothing

20.

As you get closer to the North and South Poll, the air gets ________

MEANWHILE...

As you get closer to the Equator, the air gets _______

a)

Colder and more wet

Warmer and more dry

b)

Warmer and more dry

Colder and more wet

c)

Warmer and more wet

Colder and more dry

d)

Colder and more dry

Warmer and more wet