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Unit 1 Review (Physical Geography and Regions)

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What physical processes could create the landform in the picture?

a)

The deposition of sediment

b)

The collision of tectonic plates

c)

Weathering and Erosion

d)

A volcanic hot spot

2.

Which of the following is not a landform?

a)

Mountain

b)

Forest

c)

Tornado

d)

Desert

3.

People often think of the American South as a place of churches, sweet tea, and country music. This would make the American South an example of a...

a)

Linguistic Region

b)

Formal Region

c)

Functional Region

d)

Perceptual Region

4.

Which type of region usually consists of a hub and nodes?

a)

Functional Region

b)

Vernacular Region

c)

Perceptual Region

d)

Formal Region

5.

Which one would be the most useful for finding your exact location on Earth?

a)

Map and Compass

b)

GPS

c)

GIS

d)

Yodeling

6.

Tropical Climates close to the equator are _______ than regions further away.

a)

dryer

b)

colder

c)

warmer

d)

more temperate

7.

Which of the following is closest to the Prime Meridian?

a)

51.4769° N, 0.0005° W

b)

38.8899° N, 77.0091° W

c)

0.0263° S, 109.3425° E

d)

32°52′36″N 96°45′07″W

8.

Which region will get the least snow?

a)

Desert

b)

Tundra

c)

Tropical Rainforest

d)

Taiga

9.

Mountains are often shaped by...

a)

deposition of sediment

b)

earthquakes

c)

divergent plate boundaries

d)

weathering and erosion

10.

Which type of tectonic plate boundary creates earthquakes?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Optimal or Primal

11.

When you are tracking/following something, which one would be the best to use?

a)

SGA

b)

GIS

c)

GPS

d)

GPA

12.

What does GPS provide?

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

c)

Place

d)

Known Location

13.

The arrows show the prevailing wind. Which of the following is true?

a)

B is warmer and drier than C

b)

B is cooler and wetter than C

c)

C is warmer and wetter than B

d)

C is cooler and drier than B

14.

What would Geographic Information Systems (GIS) be good for?

a)

Finding objects

b)

Analyzing data

c)

Finding directions

d)

Taking pictures of the land

15.

Convergent plates move towards each other. What do they create?

a)

Mountains

b)

Valleys

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Tsunamis

16.

In this picture, it is winter in Texas. Which hemisphere is facing the sun?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

17.

Where is the equator?

a)

0 degrees E/W

b)

0 degrees N/S

c)

23.5 degrees N/S

d)

23.5 degrees E/W

18.

What is a biome?

a)

The condition of the atmosphere over a long period of time

b)

The condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place

c)

A small ecosystem with different climates and types of plants and animals

d)

A large ecosystem with distinct climates and types of plants and animals

19.

Which description of the hydrologic cycle (Water Cycle) is best?

a)

Ice melts and increases the ocean volume causing flooding

b)

Ice seeps into the ground doubling the size of aquifers

c)

Water dries out in certain regions but floods in others

d)

Water evaporates into the atmosphere and returns as precipitation

20.

People think of the Sahara Desert as one place, but it has many different peoples and landscapes. What type of region would this make the Sahara Desert?

a)

Nonexistent

b)

Formal

c)

Perceptual

d)

Functional

21.

What affects temperature, climate, and weather?

a)

Latitude and Longitude

b)

Earth-Sun Relationship

c)

Tectonic Plates

d)

Latitude, Longitude, and the Earth-Sun Relationship