WorksheetsUnit 1 vocabulary A World Geography
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
a)
climate
b)
weather
c)
rainfall
2.
height above sea level
a)
Elevation
b)
latitude
c)
ocean current
3.
a movement of ocean water that follows a regular pattern
a)
ocean currents
b)
salinity
c)
rain shadow
4.
A force that is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area.
a)
air pressure
b)
region
c)
longitude
5.
Block many air currents and clouds that lead to dry desert like areas on the base of some mountains.
a)
Mountain Barriers
b)
hemisphere
c)
elevation
6.
A dry area on the downwind side of a mountain.
a)
rain shadow
b)
equator
c)
Prime Meridian
7.
An area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features.
a)
region
b)
Biome
c)
Elevation
8.
Lines that go around the globe side to side. Distance north or south of the equator
a)
Latitude
b)
Air pressure
c)
Equator
9.
Lines that go around the globe up and down. Distance east or west of the prime meridian
a)
Longitude
b)
Prime meridian
c)
Latitude
10.
An imaginary circle around the middle of the earth halfway between the North pole and the South pole
a)
Equator
b)
Hemisphere
c)
Tropic of Cancer
11.
The meridian designated at 0° longitude which passes through Greenwich England
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Mountain Barriers
c)
Equator
12.
half of the earth
a)
hemisphere
b)
Tropic of Capricorn
c)
Biome
13.
rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground
a)
Precipitation
b)
Weather
c)
Climate
14.
A group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
a)
Biome
b)
Ocean current
c)
region
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