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WorksheetsWest Unit 1 Geography
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
If it is Winter in the southern himisphere, what season is it in the northern himisphere?
Spring
Winter
Summer
Autumn
Why kind of climate zone would you find most of the planets animal and plant life?
Polar
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
What would change if earths 23 degree tilt changed?
The amount of earthquakes
The thickness of the atmosphere
The length of the seasons
The direction of north and south
What is not a benifit of GPS?
Accuracy and effeciency of travel
Location of fertil land for farming
Safer travel and living conditions
Migration patterns of birds
Which of these innovations has helped...
Improve Farming
Created Potable Water
Generate Electricity
Reduced Floods
Dams
Terraces
Nuclear Power Plants
Desalinaton Plants
When two tectonic plates slide towards each other, this is a...
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Tranforming Boundary
When two tectonic plates slide past each other, this is a...
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Tranforming Boundary
When two tectonic plates slide away from each other, this is a...
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Tranforming Boundary
What landform would you find in the interior of a continenet?
Valleys
Plains
Oceans
Mountains
Which of the following not a characteristic of a grassland biome?
Seasons shifts in temperature
Variation in the amount of rainfall
Frozen ground that does not thaw
Humid summer with heavy rainfall
Mountains are created by which physical process?
Plate Tectonics
Erosion
Volcanic Eruptions
Meteor Impact
Islands are created by which physical process?
Plate Tectonics
Erosion
Volcanic Eruptions
Meteor Impact
Plains are created by which physical process?
Plate Tectonics
Erosion
Volcanic Eruptions
Meteor Impact
River Deltas are created by which physical process?
Plate Tectonics
Erosion
Volcanic Eruptions
Meteor Impact
If an earthquake hits and causes loss of life, which of the 4 spheres did this have a negative impact on?
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
Atmosphere
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?
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
Atmosphere
An El Nino causes all of the following except...
Drought in the West Pacific
Brush fires in Australia
Cold ocean temperatures along the equator in the pacific ocean
Increased rainfall for the southern USA
How have man made chemicals affected the ozone layer?
It has shrunk, creating a small hole.
It has grown in size, protecting us better
it has thinned, allowing UV radiation to reach earth
It had dropped in the atmosphere, pushing pollution closer to the ground.
What doe not happen as you get higher in altitude?
You get warmer and have to dress lighter
The air gets thinner and you need oxygen
The air gets thicker and has more oxgen
You get colder and need more clothing
As you get closer to the North and South Poll, the air gets ________
MEANWHILE...
As you get closer to the Equator, the air gets _______
Colder and more wet
Warmer and more dry
Warmer and more dry
Colder and more wet
Warmer and more wet
Colder and more dry
Colder and more dry
Warmer and more wet
