Climate 1
Climate 2
Spheres
Physical Processes
Miscellaneous
100
Explain why it is currently summer in the northern hemisphere, but winter in the southern
The earth is tilted.
#2
100
Explain the climate of desert regions in terms of precipitation.
Very low precipitation
#10
100
Name the sphere: oceans, lakes, rivers
hydrosphere
#3
100
Which physical process caused this landform? Tectonic forces or erosion?
Tectonic forces
#12-16 (similar)
100
How does elevation affect temperature and precipitation? HINT: Explain temperature and precipitation at the top of a mountain.
Cold temperatures, high levels of snow
#17
200
What climate region?
Very low temperature and low precipitation
polar
#9
200
Explain the term "low latitudes."
The tropics or area around the equator
200
Describe the biosphere
Places where plants and animals live
#3
200
The movement of weathered materials from one place to another is called what?
Erosion
#11
200
Explain the climate at high latitudes.
High latitudes = near the North and South Poles = very cold, low precipitation
300
Explain temperature and precipitation in the temperate region.
varying temperature and precipitation
#8
300
Explain the temperature and precipitation in the tropical region
high temperature, high levels of rainfall
#7
300
Mt. Everest is part of which sphere?
Lithosphere
#3
300
What three things transport weathered materials in the process of erosion?
Water, wind, ice
#11
300
What does GIS stand for?
Geographic Information Systems
#21
400
El Nino or La Nina? Southeastern US drier than normal, increased risk of hurricanes
La Nina
#6
400
Why is it always cold at the poles and hot at the equator?
The equator gets more direct sunlight than the poles.
#1
400
Which sphere? An underwater earthquake causes a tsunami to form.
Hydrosphere
#4-5 (silimar)
400
What physical process created this landform?
Erosion
#16
50 bonus points if you can name the landform
400
Explain how mountain barriers affect temperature and precipitation by describing temperature and precipitation on the windward side of a mountain.
cold, wet/snowy (high precip)
#18
500
El Nino or La Nina? US and Canada dry and warm, southeastern US has more rain and flooding
El Nino
#6
500
Why would a northern coastal city (like New York) get little snow compared to a city in Nebraska, which is at about the same latitude?
Wind blowing over warm ocean currents and onto the land make it warmer.
#20
500
Which sphere is affected? A hurricane comes inland and heavily damages a national forest
Biosphere
#4
500
What is this landform called AND what physical process created it?
Delta/Erosion (and deposition/soil building)
#13
500
Name two tools used from GIS and how that can be helpful.
Charts, maps, globes /that provide VISUALS that show patterns or relationships
#21