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Unit One PaP Physical World Quiz 2019
Unit One PaP Physical World Quiz 2019
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Review for the Unit One PaP WG Test
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1
The use of latitude and Longitude (the Grid system) in finding location on Earth is known as:
Absolute Location
Formal Location
Relative Location
Perceptual Location
2
Which side of a mountain range receives the largest amount of precipitation?
The Leeward side
Both sides receive equal amounts of precpitation.
The Windward side
Only at the Summit
3
Which of the following is something that
does not
have anything to do with Longitude?
Goes up to 90 degrees
Time zones
International Date Line
Meridians
4
In what way does Axial Tilt influence Temperate climates?
It causes seasonal temperature changes.
Daily periods of darkness & light.
It creates convectional precipitation.
It creates year long hot temperatures.
5
Which of the following is NOT an example of plate tectonics?
Convectional
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
6
Which of the following countries would be found in the "low latitudes"?
Canada
Ecuador
Great Britain
Japan
7
Human migration, adapting to environmental conditions & different food preferences would be:
Place
Human Environmental Interaction
Location
Region
8
Frost wedging (like in the picture) is an example of:
Mechanical Weathering
Chemical Weathering
Mechanical Erosion
Wind Erosion
9
What is the dry side of a mountain range called?
Convectional
Windward
Frontal
Rain Shadow
10
What causes ocean currents?
Orographology
Convection
Winds currents
Transvection
11
What describes the concept or geographic theme is visible in the picture you are about to see?
Absolute Location
Human Environment Interaction
Place
Convection
12
Sand dunes would be caused by which physical process?
Water Erosion
Mechanical Weathering
Wind Erosion
Chemical Weathering
13
What type of tectonic activity is seen in the illustration?
Convergent Fault
Divergent Fault
Convection Fault
Transverse Fault
14
Which of the following is NOT part of the Latitude System?
Tropical
Meridian
Middle
Polar
15
Which of the following is a navigation system that uses the Grid System (Lat. Long)?
GAS
GPS
GIS
Relative Location
16
What are the three types of precipitation that can be found in the hydrologic cycle?
Place, Region, Location
Frontal, Ororgraphic, Migrated
Ororgraphic, Thematic, Frontal
Convectional,Frontal, Orographic.
17
Which of the Climate Zones would have the lowest levels of precipitation?
Polar
Temperate
Pizza
Tropics
18
What water feature connects two water bodies between land with a narrow strip of water?
A Strait
A Tributary
An Aquifer
A Current
19
The physical and cultural features of a region are used to describe it as a:
Location
Region
Place
Movement
20
Which of the following explains what you see in this Climograph?
It is near the Polar zone.
It is a Tropical climograph
It is a Northern hemisphere temperate climograph
It is a Southern hemisphere temperate climograph
21
Which of the following would be a way to describe the time it takes a mailed letter to arrive?
Movement
Place
Location
Region
22
Which of the following cities would be located at 22S, 42W?
Perth, Australia
New, York USA
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Shanghai, China
23
Which of the following is
most
important in determining the regional climate conditions?
Latitude
Attitude
Elevation
Longitude
24
Which of the following is most connected to the idea of "time"?
The Prime Meridian
Tropical
The Equator
Latitude
25
What happens to air temperatures the higher in altitude you are?
The temperature drops as altitude increases.
It only becomes colder in the Tropics at higher altitudes.
The temperature rises as the altitude rises.
Temperatures drop the closer you are to sea level.
