Landforms
Which of the following is a body of salt water?
a. lake b. river c. stream d. ocean
d. ocean
Which natural disaster releases hot ash which helps create rich soil for new plants to grow?
a. tornado b. earthquake c. hurricane d. volcano
d. volcano
Ranching and herding cattle are ways that people in a _________climate have adapted to their environment.
a. desert b. plains c. mountains d. wetlands
b. plains
Which of the following lists a renewable resource and a nonrenewable resource?
a. trees and soil b. trees and coal
c. coal and oil d. oil and natural gas
b. trees and coal
Harmful chemicals getting into the air and water is and example of
a. erosion b. conservation c. pollution
d. irrigation
c. pollution
In which region of the United States would you most likely find houses built of adobe?
a. Northeast b. Southeast c. Midwest d. Southwest
d. Southwest
Which of the following best describes how a hurricane can change the landscape?
a. mountain chains are formed
b. landslides and mudslides occur
c. islands are split into two pieces of land
d. flowinf lava kills plant life
c. islands are split into two pieces of land
Which of the following describes how people adapt to the environment?
a. wearing warm clothes for protections from the cold
b. building a dam to create electricity
c. cutting down trees to build houses
d. mining coal and minerals from the earth
a. wearing warm clothes for protections from the cold
Which of the following best describes an effect of conserving natural resources?
a. more glass and plastic bottles are thrown away
b. we run out of oil and coal at a faster rate
c. wind and rain wash soil away
d. less water and natural gas are used
d. less water and natural gas are used
What did people in cities do when more people moved in?
a.move back to farms
b. built walls to keep people out
c. built skyscrapers to fit more people
d. closed transportation routes into the city
c. built skyscrapers to fit more people
Which of the following best describes how an earth quake change the landscape.
a. falling ash makes rich soil
b. landslides and mudslides occur
c. heavy rains cause flooding
d. flowing lava kills plant life
b. landslides and mudslides occur
Violent shaking of the earth is know as
a. a fault b. a hurricane c. a volcano
d. an earthquake
d. an earthquake
Which of the following types of vegetation can be found in areas that get plenty of rain?
a. forest b. lichens c. short grasses d. cactus
a. forest
Resources are often found underground and made into products in__________ regions.
a. agricultural b. industrial c. desert d. plains
b. industrial
Which of the following best describes how people modify the environment?
a. using wind turbans to create electricity
b. transporting goods up and down rivers
c. building a dam to change the flow of water
d. traveling on skis and sleds in the snow
c. building a dam to change the flow of water
What natural hazard often happens along faults?
a. hurricanes
b. earthquakes
c. volcano
d. erosion
b. earthquakes
Which of the following types of vegetation can be found in areas that get plenty of rain?
a. forest b. lichens c. short grasses d. cactus
a. forest
Saving and protecting natural resources is an example of ___________ .
a. erosion b. pollution c. conservation d. irrigation
c. conservation
After setting up a mine to get minerals from the earth, miners can best help the environment by...
a. planting trees and other vegetation on the land when they leave
b. selling what they mined only to responsible companies
c. leaving some minerals there for other miners to get
d. only mining every other day until all the minerals are gone
a. planting trees and other vegetation on the land when they leave
What natural disaster can help form new mountain ranges?
a. volcanoes b. hurricanes
c. tornadoes d. earthquakes
a. volcanoes
What type of climate is cool and cold most of the year?
a. Arctic b. Tropical c. Temperate d. Desert
a. Arctic
Using building materials that stay up in strong winds is an example of how a person can _________ the environment.
a. modify b. conserve c. pollute d. adapt to
d. adapt to