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WG Unit 1
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1
Which of the following is NOT an example of a formal region?
Texas
Houston
The Sun Belt
The Desert Biome
2
Which of the following is located in the Southern Hemisphere?
Tropic of Orion
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Taurus
Tropic of Capricorn
3
What type of erosion forms mountain valleys?
Wind
Ice
Wave
Water
4
Which of the following is not a sphere of the Earth?
Lithosphere
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Geosphere
5
What is one effect of modern technology?
Isolation
Globalization
Seperation
Segregation
6
Which of the following is a physical characteristic?
Culture
Political Unit
Language
Biome
7
The closer a location is to the coast ...
The colder the temperature
The more precipitation it should receive
The less precipitation it should receive
The hotter the temperature
8
All of the following occur with greater elevation
except
:
Temperature gets lower
Temperature gets higher
The air gets thinner
Water vapor condenses into precipitaiton
9
Which example of modern technology analyzes layers of spatial data?
GIS
Internet
GPS
Social Media
10
Which of the following is a human characteristic?
Climate Zone
Landforms
Soil type
Political Units
11
Which side of a great mountain barrier experiences the most precipitation?
Forward
Windward
Leeward
Waveward
12
Which direction are the plates moving at a
convergent
boundary?
Away from each other
In the same direction
In Opposite directions
Towards each other
13
The farther inland a location ...
The greater the change in temperature
The more precipitation it receives
The less the temperature changes
The more humid the climate
14
All of the following can be caused by tectonic forces
except
:
Volcanoes
Mountain Ranges
Earthquakes
River Deltas
15
What type of erosion forms deltas?
Wave
Water
Wind
Ice
16
Which climate zone experiences the most
seasonal shifts
in temperature and precipitation?
Temperate
Tropical
Desert
Polar
17
On June 22nd, the Sun is directly over the _____?
Equator
Prime Mereidian
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
18
The Winter Solstice for the Northern Hemisphere occurs on what day?
December 22nd
March 22nd
September 22nd
June 22nd
19
During which event does each hemisphere experience similar climate patterns?
Equatorial Solstice
Summer Solstice
Autumnal and Vernal Eqiunoxes
Winter Solstice
20
Which of the following is a functional region?
Tundra Biome
New England
Montana
New York City Subway System
21
Which of the following in an
internal
process?
Erosion
Soil Building
Weathering
Tectonic Forces
22
Divergent boundaries create which type of landform?
Deltas
Rift Valley
Sand Dunes
Mountain Range
23
What type of erosion forms sand dunes?
Wave
Ice
Water
Wind
24
Which climate has greater levels of temperature and precipitation?
Polar
Desert
Temperate
Tropical
25
What type of erosion forms cliffs?
Wave
Water
Ice
Wind
