Unit Two: Physical Geography Review

The air surrounding the earth

The earth one complete revolution every

_____ can happen when rainwater enters a crack in a rock

What sort of climate is subarctic?

Which type of plate boundary makes mountains like the Himalayas?

Which of these climate zones is a type of polar/highland climate?

What climate zone is best represented with this image?

A convergent subducting plate boundary makes spreading ridges.

What is leeward?

The layers of the earth in order from outside to inside are...

What climate zone is best represented with this image?

Where can highland climate be found?

At one time Earth was one large continent called ________

The belief that all of the continents were once one large land mass but have slowly moved apart

The Grand Canyon has been eroded primarily by the ____

What is the climate like in a rain shadow?

In the Northern hemisphere, the beginning of the summer occurs approximately?

The earth's revolution and the earth's tilt cause?

Which of these climate zones is a type of tropical climate?

Sun's direct rays on Tropic of Cancer, What season is Southern Hemisphere?

Large waves caused by shifts in the earths crust on the ocean floor are called _____________

Where can ice cap climate be found?

Where can tropical savanna climate be found?

Which type of plate boundary makes ridges like the Mid Atlantic Ridge?

The San Andreas Fault in CA is a __________ plate boundary with shallow earthquakes.

Which of these options is NOT used to classify climate?

The great circle around the earth that divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres

Where can humid-subtropical climates be found?

Which type of plate boundary makes deep trenches like the Mariana Trench?

A transform plate boundary makes deep trenches and volcanoes.

The Hawaiian Islands were created by ___________

What happens when air mass rises?

Which climate zone is represented in this picture?

What happens to the cool air?

Weathering & movement of weathered material

One natural way the earth's crust changes is through ____

Which type of plate boundary exists where plates slide?

The furthest north direct sun rays strike?

____ spills from volcano vents

An example of the Rain Shadow Effect is....

What is a rain shadow?

What climate zone is best represented with this image?

In which months does an equinox take place?

One effect of the earth's tilt is that?

Tectonic plates float on the earth's ____

The earth is tilted on it's _____________

Which of these general climate zones is not dependent on latitude?

Which side does the prevailing winds come from?

The earth's rotation causes?

Two halves of the earth divided into Northern/Southern & East/West

What landform causes the rain shadow?

Which climate is represented by this picture?

As elevation increases,

What climate zone is best represented with this image?

What climate zone is best represented with this image?

An example of the rain shadow effect in South Armerica are the

Lines that measure the distance north or south from the equator

All of the water on the earth

In the northern hemisphere, the beginning of winter occurs approximately on?

All of the land on the earth

What climate zone is best represented in this picture?

The imaginary line that divides the earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres

A narrow strip of land that connects 2 larger landmasses.