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Chapter 3

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How frequently does the Earth complete one rotation on its axis?

a)
Every 24 hours
b)
Every 48 hours
c)

Every 365 days

d)
Every 12 hours
2.

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

a)
Monsoon
b)
Autumn
c)
Spring
d)
Winter
3.

True / False: The Equator experiences the most dramatic variation in the amount of sunlight it receives during the year.

a)

False

b)

True

4.

Match the following latitude zones with its description

a)

between 30⁰ S and 30⁰ N

1.

Low latitudes

b)

between 30⁰ S and 60⁰ S and 30⁰ N and 60⁰ N

2.

Midlatitudes

c)

between 60⁰ S and 90⁰ S and 60⁰ N and 90⁰ N

3.

High latitudes

5.

True / False: Without the greenhouse effect, the Earth would be too hot to support life.

a)

False

b)

True

6.

When does the shortest day of the year occur?

a)

on winter solstice

b)

on the spring equinox

c)

on the summer solstice

d)

on the fall equinox

7.

When does the Earth receive equal amounts of daylight and night. Check all that apply.

a)

on winter solstice

b)

on the spring equinox

c)

on the summer solstice

d)

on the fall equinox

8.

(a)   is the long term conditions in an area, while ​ (b)   describes day to day conditions.

Choose from the below words
Climate
weather
9.

Match the following definitions with the correct term.

a)

air movement caused by the sun heating the Earth's surface and atmosphere unevenly

1.

winds

b)

the North and South Poles

2.

high latitude zones

c)

air movements that regularly blow diagonally toward the east in the midlatitudes

3.

westerlies

d)

periodic change in the pattern of ocean currents, water temperatures, and weather in the mid-Pacific Ocean

4.

El Niňo

e)

air movement in a region that blows in a fairly constant directional pattern

5.

prevailing wind

10.

What are the prevailing winds of the latitudes near the Equator called?

a)
Ocean Currents
b)
Polar Winds
c)
Monsoon Winds
d)
Trade Winds
e)
Prevailing Westerlies
11.

What effect do large bodies of water tend to have on coastal areas?

a)
They create barriers against ocean currents.
b)

They cause temperatures to be more uniform and moderate

c)
They increase the salinity of coastal soils.
d)
They attract more wildlife to inland areas.
e)

They cause year-round cold temperatures

12.

Label the appropriate sides of this mountain landform.

13.

This is main type of ecological community defined defined by distinctive plant and animal groups

a)
Biome
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Habitat
d)
Niche
14.

The deflection of prevailing winds caused by the Earth's rotation is known as ______.

a)
Coriolis effect
b)
pressure system
c)
thermal gradient
d)
wind shear
15.

This climate region has an average daily temperature of 80º

a)

Desert

b)

Tundra

c)

Tropical rainforest

d)

Steppe

16.

This climate region is close to the poles. Winter darkness and bitter cold last for months. Lichens are the only form of vegetation that can survive.

a)

Desert

b)

Tundra

c)

Subarctic

d)

Steppe

17.

This climate region receives between 10 and 30 inches or rainfall a year, experiences harsh summers and cold winters, and is found on almost all continents.

a)

Desert

b)

Tundra

c)

Tropical rainforest

d)

Steppe

18.

This climate region receives 10 inches of rainfall or less and support a very small amount of plant and animal life.

a)

Desert

b)

Tundra

c)

Tropical rainforest

d)

Steppe

19.

This climate includes the southeastern United States, as well as parts of Brazil, China, Japan, Australia, and India; it characterized by short mild winters and nearly year round rain.

a)

Humid Subtropical

b)

Tundra

c)

Tropical rainforest

d)

Humid Continental

20.

This climate doesn't experience the moderating effects of the oceans, experiencing snowy winters, shorter summers. You and I live in this climate region.

a)

Humid Subtropical

b)

Tundra

c)

Tropical rainforest

d)

Humid Continental

21.

What causes solar radiation to warm the Earth?

a)

the Coriolis effect

b)

the lunar effect

c)

the shadow effect

d)

the greenhouse effect

22.

Temperatures at higher elevations are​ (a)   compared to temperatures at lower elevations.

Choose from the below words
lower
more variable
less variable
higher
23.

Where do the most dramatic variations in the amount of sunlight occur?

a)

the Poles

b)

the Tropic of Cancer

c)

the Tropic of Capricorn

d)

the Equator

24.

On which side of this mountain might you expect to find a rain shadow effect.

a)

A

b)

B

25.

Match the following descriptions with the correct term

a)

a small area in a desert where water and vegetation are found

1.

Oasis

b)

inland grass area

2.

prairie

c)

permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the ground.

3.

permafrost

d)

referring to vegetation that has cones and needle-shaped leaves

4.

coniferous

e)

falling off or shed seasonally or periodically, trees like maples and oaks that lose their leaves in the fall

5.

deciduous

26.

According to scientists, in what climate do more than half of all plant and animal species exist?

a)

Desert

b)

Semi-arid

c)

Tropical dry

d)

Tropical wet

27.

What effect does cool temperature have on air?

a)

It causes air to sink

b)

It causes in to blow clockwise

c)

It causes it to rise

d)

It causes it to blow counterclockwise

28-30.
28.

In 2005, Vietnam's GDP was around.

a)

$25 billion

b)

$75 billion

c)

$100 billion

d)

$150 billion

29.

In the past 10 years (since 2015), the GDP of Vietnam has ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
doubled
stayed the same
tripled
shrunk
30.

In 2026, the number of millionaires is projected to be about​ (a)   more than in 2016.

Choose from the below words
75,000
50,000
100,000
25,000
31.

Using your Activity 3, in what country would I find the city of Lagos?

a)
South Africa
b)
Tanzania
c)
Kenya
d)
Ghana
e)
Nigeria
32.

Using your Activity 3, what mountains lie just north of Dawson, Yukon Territory

a)
Selwyn Mountains
b)
Mackenzie Mountains
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Coast Mountains
e)
Ogilvie Mountains
33.

Using your Activity 3, in what country would I find Riyadh?

a)
Jordan
b)
Qatar
c)
Saudi Arabia
d)
Egypt
e)
Kuwait
34.

Using your Activity 3, what kind of physical feature is Aoraki in New Zealand?

a)

valley

b)

river

c)

lake

d)

forest

e)

mountain

35.

Using your Activity 3, write the full name for the abbreviation S. Kor.

a)
South Africa
b)
Southern Korea
c)
South America
d)
Southeast Asia
e)
South Korea