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World Geography Chapter 2 Test

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. A rainstorm is an example of

a)

Weathering

b)

Condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

groundwater

2.

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Some freshwater is not available because

a)

It is being used to create energy

b)

It is in the form of precipitation

c)

it is locked inside glaciers

d)

It is trapped inside clouds

3.

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Which theory suggests that the continents were once part of 1 supercontinent?

a)

tilt and rotation

b)

Eruption patterns

c)

Ring of Fire

d)

Continental drift

4.

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

If the poles are tilted neither toward or away from the sun, which two seasons might it be?

a)

Summer or spring

b)

Spring or fall

c)

summer or winter

d)

Winter or fall

5.

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Monsoons are

a)

Seasonal winds that bring heavy rain

b)

Weathered landforms

c)

Volcanic eruptions

d)

Low latitudes

6.

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

How are sand dunes formed?

a)

The soil erodes away and sand is underneath

b)

People create them by moving sand to beaches

c)

Sand is deposited by glaciers

d)

Sand is deposited by the wind

7.

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Every 24 hours, Earth completes one

a)

Axis

b)

rotation

c)

revolution

d)

tilt

8.

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

If you saw a canyon with a river flowing through it, what might you conclude?

a)

The river has eroded the canyon

b)

There is a river delta nearby.

c)

The river is a natural spring from deep within earth.

d)

Gusts of wind from the river have eroded the canyon.

9.

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Earth's landforms include mountains, valleys, and

a)

Lakes

b)

Rivers

c)

peninsulas

d)

glaciers

10.

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Mount Saint Helens, Hawaii and the San Fernando Valley are all examples of

a)

Plates

b)

Mountains

c)

landforms

d)

Weathering

11.

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

About 3 percent of Earth's water supply is

a)

Groundwater

b)

Salt water

c)

surface water

d)

Freshwater

12.

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Which of the following is not a layer of Earth?

a)

Inner core

b)

Lava

c)

mantle

d)

crust

13.

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

What can cause rock to break down into smaller pieces

a)

Tree roots

b)

Daytime heating nighttime cooling

c)

Freezing water

d)

All of the above

14.

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Earth's glaciers can cause

a)

Precipitation

b)

Drought

c)

condensation

d)

Erosion

15.

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

When it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Northern Hemisphere?

a)

Spring

b)

Fall

c)

summer

d)

winter

16.

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Most of the Earth's available freshwater is stored

a)

In rivers

b)

In lakes

c)

in streams

d)

underground

17.

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Landforms can affect people's lives by

a)

Influencing what jobs are available

b)

Influencing where people settle

c)

Keeping them isolated so that they don’t speak the same language as others

d)

All of the above

18.

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Which of the following landforms would NOT attract large settlements?

a)

Fertile farmland

b)

Harsh desert

c)

A river valley

d)

A rich mineral deposit

19.

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Water shortages can result from

a)

Precipitation

b)

Runoff

c)

condensation

d)

Drought

20.

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

The collision of two continental plates results in

a)

mountain-building

b)

Lava

c)

ocean trenches

d)

Plate tectonics

21.

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Water occurs naturally on Earth as a

a)

Liquid

b)

Solid

c)

gas

d)

All of the above

22.

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

The main processes of the water cycle are

a)

Evaporation and precipitation

b)

Drought and flooding

c)

Salt water and fresh water

d)

Ground water and surface water

23.

Complete each statement by writing the answer in the blank

The amount of time it takes the Earth to complete one ____________________ It is the basis for our calendar year.

a)

revolution

b)

rotation

c)

orbit

d)

day

24.

Complete each statement by writing the answer in the blank

Most of Earth's salt water is stored in ____________________.

a)

oceans

b)

lakes

c)

rivers

d)

glaciers

25.

Complete each statement by writing the answer in the blank

The Northern and Southern Hemispheres experience ______________________ seasons.

a)

the same

b)

opposite

26.

Complete each statement by writing the answer in the blank

____________________ is the nickname of the volcanically active region around the Pacific plate.

a)

Ring of Fire

b)

Earthquake Rim

27.

Complete each statement by writing the answer in the blank

Water covers __________ of the planet?

a)

two-thirds

b)

three-fourths

28.

Match the term that matches the correct description

a)

One complete spin of the Earth on its axis

1.

rotation

b)

Precipitation that flows over land into rivers and oceans

2.

run-off

c)

The distance north and south of the equator

3.

latitude

d)

Large areas of slowing moving ice

4.

glaciers

e)

The circulation of water from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back

5.

water cycle

29.

Match the term to its correct meaning

a)

Water is found in the Earth's streams, rivers and lakes

1.

surface water

b)

Long Period of lower-than-normal precipitation

2.

drought

c)

Earth's YEARLY trip around the sun

3.

revoltion

d)

d. Magma that reaches Earth's surface.

4.

lava

e)

The process of breaking rock into smaller pieces

5.

weathering

30.

BONUS QUESTION

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Which landform is created by the movement of tectonic plates?

a)

Lake

b)

Desert

c)

Mountain

d)

Forest

31.

BONUS QUESTION

Click the location on the globe where you would find the warmest temperatures