Maps
Lines at 0 degrees Latitude and Longitude.Pick 2
1. Equator
2. Tropic of Cancer
3. Tropic of Capricorn
4. Prime Meridian
What is the Equator and Prime Meridian
The process of erosion can best be described as the movement of weathered materials by —
Pick all that apply
1. Fire
2. Water
3. Ice
4. Animals
5. Wind
What is wind, water or ice
Which of the following best describes the physical process of erosion
1. The wearing down of rocks by wind and water.
2. The breaking of the Earth’s crust that causes a fault.
3. The movement of weathered materials by wind, ice or water.
4. The mixing of weathered rock with decayed plant and animal material.
The movement of weathered materials by wind, ice or water.
Dry side of a mountain barrier
1. Windward Side
2. West Side
3. Leeward Side
4. Both
What is Leeward side
The life zone within a climate
1. Weather
2. Biome
3. Zoo
4. Tropical Wet
What is a Biome
A person who makes a map...
1. Geographer
2. Cartographer
3. Maptologist
4. Map Maker
What is a Cartographer
A body of fresh water surrounded by land.
1. Ocean
2. Lake
3. River
4. Pool
What is Lake
The landforms listed are created by the physical process of —
Mountains
Rift valleys
Ocean trenches
1. plate tectonics
2. wind erosion
3. weathering
4. soil-building
What is Plate Tectonics
How might climate locations near the ocean differ from inland locations.
1. By moderating extremes in temperature
2. By reducing wind speeds across continents
3. By shifting powerful storms away from land
4. By increasing precipitation at high elevations
What is moderating extremes in temperature
Extreme heat during the day (avg. 100oF) and extreme cold at night time (24.8oF)
1. Savanna
2. Texas
3. Rainforest
4. Desert
What is Desert
Line of latitude is at 66.5 degrees North
1. Arctic Circle
2. Antarctic Circle
3. Tropic of Cancer
4. Tropic of Capricorn
What is the Arctic Circle
A submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water.
1. Glacier
2. Trench
3. Reef
4. Ocean
What is Reef
A _______ is formed when two continental plates push and fold the land upward.
Mountains
Isthmus
Trench
Island
What is Mountain
What causes the seasons to change?
The Earth's distance from the Sun
The Earth's tilt in relation to the sun
The warming and cooling of Earth's core
The Earth’s revolution on its axis.
What is the Earth’s revolution on its axis.
Permanently frozen soil severely limits plant growth
1. Permafrost
2. Frostbite
3. Biome
4. Weathering
What is Permafrost
The Azimuth Map is used by airplane pilots because it allows them to use
Legend
Scale
Great Circle Route
Polar Region
What is the Great Circle Route
As a river reaches its mouth, it is often affected by incoming tides, resulting in a formation called a —
1. Delta
2. Cove
3. Marsh
4. Channel
What is Delta
If a peninsula were to experience severe erosion what landform would it become?
Archipelago
Reef
Cape
Island
What is an Island
Sun overhead at noon at Equator. Days and nights are same length
1. Solstice
2. Latitude
3. Equinox
4. Tropic of Cancer
What is Equinox
Which biome is characteristic of central Sub-Saharan Africa nearest the equator
1. Taiga
2. Desert
3. Savannas
4. Tropical rainforests
What is Tropical rainforests
A sailor would want to use a map that shows true direction.
Scale
Robinson
Compass Rose
Mercator
What is Mercator
A long narrow, deep inlet of a sea between steep slopes.
1. Isthmus
2. River
3. Gulf
4.Fjord
What is Fjord
Which of the following is the smallest:
1. Bay,
2. Cove,
3. Gulf.
What is Cove
how does the Earth-Sun relationship affect the climate of different regions of the world?
1. It creates a pattern where different areas of the globe receive differing amounts of sunlight.
2. It creates a pattern in which the warm ocean currents bring monsoon rains to some regions.
3. It creates a pattern in which the summers and winters are longer than fall and spring seasons.
4. It creates a pattern where the eastern and western hemispheres have seasonal differences.
It creates a pattern where different areas of the globe receive differing amounts of sunlight.
What type of climate is characteristic of temperate grassland biomes
1. Low temperatures and low amounts of precipitation
2. High temperatures and large amounts of precipitation
3. Low temperatures at high altitudes and large amounts of precipitation
4. Seasonal shifts in temperature and variation in amounts of precipitation
What is Seasonal shifts in temperature and variation in amounts of precipitation