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Geography: Physical World Test Module 2

Total questions: 108

Worksheet time: 3hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why are sinkholes common in Florida?

a)

Florida is a peninsula. Sinkholes are commonly formed on peninsulas because a peninsula is surrounded by water.

b)

Florida has a lot of swamps with animals that burrow into the sandy soil making holes and tunnels that collapse.


c)

Florida's underlying rock is limestone. Limestone dissolves easily, forming caverns which can then collapse and form a sinkhole.


d)

Florida has a lot of oil underground. When the oil is removed, there is nothing left to hold up the soil

2.
a)
Delta
b)
Glacier
c)
River
d)
Coastline
3.

Florida is a state with water on 3 sides. Florida is a....

a)

island

b)

ocean

c)

hill

d)

peninsula

4.

This landform is formed by

a)

water erosion

b)

wind erosion

c)

deposition

d)

glaciers

5.
What is a land area that is surrounded by water?
a)
Lake
b)
Island
c)
Gulf
d)
Peninsula
6.
Area of raised land that is lower and more rounded than a mountain
a)
Plain
b)
Mini mountain
c)
Hill
d)
Bay
7.

What is an opening in earth's crust from which lava flows?

a)

Volcano

b)

Trench

c)

Mountain

d)

Tsunami

8.

What landform does this photo show?

a)

Plateau

b)

Mountain

c)

Canyon

d)

Glacier

9.

What landform does this photo show?

a)

River

b)

Plain

c)

Mountain

d)

Island

10.

What are naturally occurring features on Earth’s surface?

a)

erosion

b)

geographic

c)

Landforms

11.

What is the of Erosion

a)

Movements of sediment or soil from one location to another by means of water, ice, or wind

b)

Landforms

c)

Deposition

12.

What landform is this?

a)

mountain

b)

isthmus

c)

delta

d)

glacier

13.

Area of rugged land that steeply rises at least 2500 ft above sea level

a)

moutain

b)

strait

c)

mesa

d)

desert

14.
What land form is this?
a)
valley
b)
plain
c)
volcano
d)
canyon
15.

What Landfrom is this?

a)

Hills

b)

Mountains

c)

Volcano

d)

River

16.

What is sediment?

a)

occurs when the eroded materials are dropped or laid down

b)

fragments of weathering rocks

c)

the process by which rock materials are broken down by the action of physical and chemical process

d)

the process by which wind, water, ice or gravity transport weathered materials from one location to another

17.

What is erosion?

a)

When sediment is transported from one place to another

b)

When eroded materials are dropped or laid down.

c)

when sediment or rocks are broken down

d)

when rocks react with oxygen and water

18.

Weather or Climate?​

It was really hot out yesterday. ​​

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

19.

Weather or Climate?

There is a chance of thunderstorms later tonight but the weekend should be clear.

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

20.

Weather or Climate?

Miami typically goes through a dry season every year from October to April.

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

21.

Weather or Climate?

In parts of the Sahara desert less than 1 inch of rain falls annually. ​

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

22.

How does Altitude affect climate

a)

lower altitudes are colder

b)

Higher altitudes are warmer

c)

Higher altitudes are colder

d)

Altitude does not affect climate

23.

Fall here tends to be dry and cool.

a)

Climate

b)

Weather

24.

The temperature is currently 3oC.

a)

Climate

b)

Weather

25.

The amount of precipitation measured over the course of a year.

a)

Climate

b)

Weather

26.

A sea breeze moving across the central Florida peninsula.

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

27.

In 2012, England had a record wet Summer while the U.S. had drought conditions.

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

28.

. An overnight freeze that damages orange crops in central Florida.

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

29.

Which of the following best describes the difference between weather and climate?

a)

Weather happens in your state, and climate happens in your country.

b)

Weather includes the wind and rainfall, whereas climate only describes the temperature.

c)

Weather can be predicted but climate cannot.

d)

Weather describes conditions such as wind and rain at a particular time, whereas climate describes typical seasonal conditions.

30.

Use the table to answer the question. Each location has an average annual temperature above 18ºC (64ºF). Which location is most likely to have a tropical climate?

a)

Location A

b)

Location B

c)

Location C

d)

Location D

31.

Use the table to answer which location has the wettest climate?

a)

Location A

b)

Location B

c)

Location C

d)

Location D

32.

Which location has the driest climate?

a)

Location A

b)

Location B

c)

Location C

d)

Location D

33.

permanently frozen layers of soil

(vocab word)

a)

monsoons

b)

savannas

c)

steppes

d)

permafrost

34.

winds that shift direction with the seasons and create wet and dry periods

(vocab word)

a)

monsoons

b)

savannas

c)

steppes

d)

permafrost

35.

semidry grasslands or prairies

(vocab word)

a)

monsoons

b)

savannas

c)

steppes

d)

permafrost

36.

areas of tall grasses and scattered trees and shrubs

(vocab word)

a)

monsoons

b)

savannas

c)

steppes

d)

permafrost

37.

Tropical, temperate, and polar climate zones relate to which of the following?

a)

elevation

b)

latitude

c)

precipitation

d)

temperature

38.

tropical climates occur in ___________latitudes.

(pg 68, 3rd paragraph)

a)

the low

b)

the high

c)

different

d)

the middle

39.

How do monsoons affect some places with humid tropical climates?

(pg 70, 4th paragraph)

a)

by producing tall grasses

b)

by producing rain forests

c)

by creating rainy and dry seasons

d)

by creating cool and windy seasons

40.

Which of the following ---DOES NOT---- describe the year-round conditions in places with humid tropical climates?

a)

cool

b)

muggy

c)

rainy

d)

warm

41.

Which climate region has dry, sunny, warm summers with mild wetter winters? It is found in popular vacation areas with scrub woodland and grassland.

a)

marine west coast

b)

humid subtropical

c)

Mediterranean

d)

humid continental

42.

Which climate region is typically located in the middle of continents and receives less than 10 inches of rain per year?

a)

steppe

b)

tropical savana

c)

desert

d)

tundra

43.

Which climate region is warm all year long with distinct rainy and dry seasons. It has tall grasses and scattered trees.

a)

humid tropical

b)

tropical savanna

c)

steppe

d)

humid subtropical

44.

Which climate region is humid with hot summer and mild winters, averaging 15-20 inches of rain per year? It is in the path of hurricanes and typhoons.

a)

humid tropical

b)

humid subtropical

c)

marine west coast

d)

tropical savanna

45.

Which of the following is a factor that DOES NOT impact the climate of a place?

a)

Latitude

b)

Altitude

c)

Current

d)

longitude

46.

In the mountainous areas, climate and vegetation are affected by

a)

Altitude or Elevation

b)

Latitude

c)

Longitude

d)

The sun

47.

The Atacama Desert was created by the Andes Mountains. This is called a?

a)

Rainbow

b)

Rain Shadow

c)

Sun Shadow

d)

Desert

48.

Which Biome includes call the Following?

·     Permafrost

·     Long, cold winters

·     Short, cool summers

·     The summer growing season is 50-60 days long

·     Vegetation – low lying grasses, mosses, shrubs, no trees

a)

Tropical grasslands

b)

Rainforests

c)

The Taiga

d)

Tundra

49.

Which Biome is being described?

·     Cacti 

·     Very low unreliable rainfall, or no rainfall, dry

·     Low population density

·     Can be created by a rain shadow

a)

Savanna

b)

Deciduous forest

c)

desert

d)

taiga

50.

The name for plant growth in an area.

a)

Crops

b)

Plants

c)

Forests

d)

Vegetation

51.

_____ Occurs when plants and animals adjust to the rainforest

a)

Getting comfortable

b)

Adaptation

c)

Preciptation

d)

participation

52.

What is the name for trees that lose their leaves every fall?

a)

Coniferous trees

b)

Palm trees

c)

evergreen trees

d)

deciduous trees

53.

What is the name for the layer of permanently frozen soil?

a)

frozen Earth

b)

permafrost

c)

frost

d)

ice

54.

This is the parklike landscape with scattered trees that can survive the dry spell.

a)

desert

b)

arid

c)

tropical forest

d)

savanna

55.

 The pattern of weather that takes place in an area over many years.

a)

plant growth cycle

b)

mistral

c)

climate

d)

vegetation

56.

Part of the water cycle; the process by which water falls to Earth.

a)

percipitation

b)

rain

c)

snow

d)

sleet

57.

What climate zone is known for having the coldest climates on Earth. It is also known as the high latitudes.

a)

cold zones

b)

polar

c)

tropical

d)

temperate

58.

What Climate zones are found north of the Arctic Circle?

a)

Tropical wet

Tropical wet/dry

b)

Tundra

Subarctic

c)

Marine West Coast

Tundra

d)

Highland

Subarctic

59.

What is the major climate is found in Northern Africa?

a)

tropical wet

b)

Semiarid

c)

arid desert

d)

Humid Subtropical

60.

What Climate do we have in Michigan

a)

Humid Subtropical

b)

Arid desert

c)

Humid Continental

d)

Subarctic

61.

All of the physical living and nonliving things in an area.

a)

environment

b)

biome

c)

geography

d)

geographer

62.

A _____________ is a region of the world with a similar climate (weather, temperature), animals, and plants to certain other areas of the world.

a)

geographer

b)

geography

c)

biome

d)

environment

63.

A scientist who studies places and the relationships between people and their

environments

a)

geography

b)

biome

c)

environment

d)

geographer

64.

The study of places and the relationships between people and their environments

a)

geography

b)

biome

c)

environment

d)

geographer

65.

A large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean.

a)

lake

b)

river

c)

stream

d)

sea

66.

A large body of salt water

a)

river

b)

lake

c)

spring

d)

ocean

67.

An extremely dry area with little water and few plants

a)

jungle

b)

temperate deciduous forest

c)

desert

d)

grassland

68.

A large area of land covered mainly with trees that lose their leaves in the winter and regrow them in the spring

a)

taiga

b)

jungle

c)

tundra

d)

temperate deciduous forest

69.

An area of dense, tropical vegetation, including trees, grasses, reeds, and vines.

a)

island

b)

rainforest

c)

mountains

d)

ocean

70.

An area of land with long cold winters and a few months of warm weather; dominated by coniferous evergreens that do not shed their needles in winter

a)

valley

b)

savanna

c)

taiga

d)

temperate deciduous forest

71.

A liquid fossil fuel formed from the remains of animals, algae, and other organisms is ____________________.

a)

coal

b)

asthenosphere

c)

oil

d)

water

72.

A fuel is a substance that provides _________________________as a result of a chemical change.

a)

Food

b)

Energy

c)

Fire

d)

Water

73.

____Factories where crude oil is separated into fuels and other products are called _____.

a)

deposits

b)

reserves

c)

refineries

d)

incinerators

74.

Which fossil fuel produces the lowest levels of most air pollutants?

a)

coal

b)

oil

c)

petroleum

d)

natural gas

75.

Coal is a fossil fuel formed from _____.

a)

the remains of animals

b)

rocks

c)

decaying plant remains

d)

hardened lava

76.

The three major fossil fuels are coal, oil, and _____.

a)

wood

b)

natural gas

c)

uranium

d)

electricity

77.

What is the result of using fossil fuels more rapidly than they are formed?

a)

the reserves will eventually be used up

b)

the reserves will be refilled more quickly

c)

the reserves will not be affected

d)

the price of fossil fuels will fall

78.
4. Fossil fuels came from the fossilized remains of plants and animals from long ago.
a)
True
b)
False
79.
6. Gasoline comes from which fossil fuel?
a)
Coal
b)
Petroleum
c)
Natural Gas
80.
What fossil fuel is in the image?
a)
Natural Gas
b)
Steam
c)
Coal
d)
Petroleum
81.
What fossil fuel is in the image?
a)
Coal
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Petroleum
82.
Formed from dead marine organisms
a)
Oil and Natural Gas
b)
Coal
c)
Fossil Fuels
83.
Crude oil is also called what?
a)
biomass
b)
fossils
c)
coal
d)
petroleum
84.
Energy sources that cannot be replaced once they are used up
a)
Renewable Energy Sources
b)
Non Renewable Energy Sources
85.

Minerals are natural substances found deep inside the Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

86.
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
87.

A liquid fossil fuel formed from the remains of animals, algae, and other organisms is ____________________.

a)

coal

b)

asthenosphere

c)

oil

d)

water

88.

The energy generated by moving water in rivers is called _________________________ energy.

a)

Wind Energy

b)

Tidal Energy

c)

Biomass Energy

d)

Hydroelectric Energy

89.

A fuel is a substance that provides _________________________as a result of a chemical change.

a)

Food

b)

Energy

c)

Fire

d)

Water

90.

The intense heat from Earth's interior that warms the magma underneath the surface is called _______________.

a)

hydrogen power

b)

tidal energy

c)

geothermal energy

d)

solar energy

91.

____Factories where crude oil is separated into fuels and other products are called _____.

a)

deposits

b)

reserves

c)

refineries

d)

incinerators

92.

Which fossil fuel produces the lowest levels of most air pollutants?

a)

coal

b)

oil

c)

petroleum

d)

natural gas

93.

Coal is a fossil fuel formed from _____.

a)

the remains of animals

b)

rocks

c)

decaying plant remains

d)

hardened lava

94.

The three major fossil fuels are coal, oil, and _____.

a)

wood

b)

natural gas

c)

uranium

d)

electricity

95.

What is the result of using fossil fuels more rapidly than they are formed?

a)

the reserves will eventually be used up

b)

the reserves will be refilled more quickly

c)

the reserves will not be affected

d)

the price of fossil fuels will fall

96.

What is the most widely used source of renewable energy in the world today?

a)

hydroelectric power

b)

solar power

c)

biomass fuels

d)

tidal power

97.
4. Fossil fuels came from the fossilized remains of plants and animals from long ago.
a)
True
b)
False
98.
6. Gasoline comes from which fossil fuel?
a)
Coal
b)
Petroleum
c)
Natural Gas
99.
What fossil fuel is in the image?
a)
Natural Gas
b)
Steam
c)
Coal
d)
Petroleum
100.
What fossil fuel is in the image?
a)
Coal
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Petroleum
101.
Formed from dead marine organisms
a)
Oil and Natural Gas
b)
Coal
c)
Fossil Fuels
102.
Crude oil is also called what?
a)
biomass
b)
fossils
c)
coal
d)
petroleum
103.
Energy sources that cannot be replaced once they are used up
a)
Renewable Energy Sources
b)
Non Renewable Energy Sources
104.

Minerals are natural substances found deep inside the Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

105.
Nuclear Power's source comes from _________________.
a)
Uranium or Plutonium
b)
Coal
c)
Natural Gas
d)
Oil and/or Coal
106.
What product does a nuclear power plant produce for its customers?
a)
electricity
b)
a turbine
c)
hot water
d)
steam
107.
Which is a benefit of using nuclear power?
a)
Makes us less reliant on fossil fuels
b)
Exposes workers to hazards in nuclear facilities
c)
Generates radioactive nuclear waste
d)
Causes thermal pollution to water systems
108.
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

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