Physical Geography Review

Question 1

The atmosphere acts like a blanket. The lower the elevation the ______________ the blanket

Accepted Answer

thicker

Question 2

what type of precipitation is this?

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frontal

Question 3

At what latitudes are tropical rain forests found?

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0-20

Question 4

What is responsible for this?

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mechanical weathering

Question 5

Anything that connects two places

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movement

Question 6

The physical and human characteristics that make a place unique

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place

Question 7

what type of map is this?

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topographic

Question 8

what type of erosion is this

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water

Question 9

What type of landform is created by subduction?

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volcanoes

Question 10

What type of erosion is this?

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glacier

Question 11

What enables cartographers to create maps with multiple layers?

Accepted Answer

GIS

Question 12

A region with a center point from which everything radiates outward is called a

Accepted Answer

functional region

Question 13

What type of precipitation occurs most between 0 and 23 degrees latitude?

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convectional

Question 14

What is the force that drives the tectonic plates?

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convection

Question 15

Several places that have something in common

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region

Question 16

A hand drawn map showing how to get to a person's house is called

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mental map

Question 17

What type of erosion is responsible for this?

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chemical weathering

Question 18

continental drift is based on which theory?

Accepted Answer

tectonic plates

Question 19

for every thousand feet of elevation gain, temperature drops

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one degree, three degrees

Question 20

what type of tectonic plate movement is this?

Accepted Answer

subduction

Question 21

rocks, landforms and other surface features on the earth's surface

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lithosphere

Question 22

a chain of islands is a(n)

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archipelago

Question 23

What type of tectonic plate movement is responsible for the formation of the Himalayas?

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converging

Question 24

what part of a map helps understand the actual size of objects?

Accepted Answer

scale

Question 25

Which of the five factors of climate does this diagram demonstrate?

Accepted Answer

distance from the equator

Question 26

What type of precipitation is this?

Accepted Answer

convectional

Question 27

What type of precipitation is this?

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orographic

Question 28

The position on the globe

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absolute location

Question 29

Which geographic tool relies upon satellites to establish location?

Accepted Answer

GPS

Question 30

What type of precipitation occurs most on Utah's mountains"

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orographic

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