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1
Which of these is NOT a vegetation region?
savanna
tundra
taiga
icecap
2
The long-term average of weather and precipitation in an area is called
climate
storms
weather
precipitation
3
The line that separates day and night is called the
line of illumination
line of heat
line of solar power
line of fire
4
Which one of these is NOT a characteristic of climate?
development
seasons
temperature
precipitation
5
What country is THIS?
Mongolia
Egypt
Italy
Ecuador
6
Pacific _______________________ are called hurricanes in the Atlantic.
cyclones
monsoons
huricanes
typhoons
7
A scientist that studies the weather is called a
geoologist
meteorologist
astrologist
mathematician
8
What mountain range is THIS?
Alps
Andes
Atlas
Appalachian
9
Besides English, what other language is a large part of Canada's cultural heritage?
Portuguese
Spanish
French
Arabic
10
Which of these 3 religions does NOT consider Jerusalem to be a sacred site?
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
Buddhism
11
The climate zone that Richmond, VA is located in is
tropical
humid subtropical
Mediterrannean
humid continental
12
Which of these is the map projection useful for ship navigation?
Robinson
Fuller
Mercator
Polar
13
The ability to read and write is called
health
literacy
tertiary
population
14
All of these are climate zones EXCEPT
tropical
polar
subtropic
temperate
15
Which of these is NOT a world climatic zone?
High latitudes
Middle latitudes
Continental latitudes
Low latitudes
16
The change in elevation between a mountain and a plain, and has rapids in a river, is a (an)
strait
fall line
cataract
oasis
17
Mountains of lava that change the earth’s surface when they erupt are called
plateaus
deltas
volcanoes
valleys
18
The 23 ½ o tilt of the earth and the earth’s revolution around the sun causes
global warming
melting of the polar ice caps
four seasons
deltas