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1
Why would there NOT be many hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico?
Occurance of trade winds
Tectonic plate movement
Location near the Equator
Surrounding oceans
2
What is a climograph?
a graph that gives data about the climate of a place
a diagram of human-environment interactions
a pie chart showing population
a map showing physical features
3
What causes the difference in seasons between the northern and southern hemispheres?
Changes in Earth's temperatures
The coldness of the polar zones
The tilt of the Earth on its axis
Earth's distance from the sun
4
Which region around the world is least likely to have volcanoes?
Eastern Asia
Western South America
Western US
Eastern South America
5
If you see a chart showing % of rain chance and temperature, what might the purpose of that chart be?
Show latitude
Show climate
So weather
Show altitude
6
Rotation and Revolution are the same thing.
False
True
7
Farmers in highland mountain areas can grow many different types of crops why?
international trade
warm rainy climate
new farming technology
changes in elevation create different climates for different crops
8
The warmest latitude zone is the polar zone.
False
True
9
Which best explains the physical forces that cause earthquakes?
hot spots in the mantle
2 or more plates merge
plates pull apart
release of pressure when plates move past each other
10
People who survive natural disasters often experience ongoing hardships.
False
True
11
Which geographic factors are most likely to have an impact on the climate of a place?
population and arable land
latitude and distance from water
soil type and natural disasters
longitude and vegetation
12
Raging wildfires in a location would make people want to what?
People will just work at home
People would move away
They'd do nothing
People would move to that place
13
People in the US must be able to adapt to different types of weather patterns.
True
False
14
El Nino is the warming of the ocean water off the coast of Peru.
True
False
15
Thousands of people lost jobs due to Hurricane Katrina.
False
True
16
Oklahoma is located in the temperate climate zone.
False
True
17
The 3 types of latitude zones are low latitude, mid latitude and what?
Tropical latitude
High latitude
Temperate latitude
Cold latitude
18
The area around the Equator do NOT have consistent temperatures all year.
True
False
19
What geographic factor do you think affects climate in Brazil more?
the distance from the continental shelf
its elevation
it's location in the tropics/latitude
the cool ocean currents
20
Areas that share similar temperature and rain patterns are called what?
Polar Zones
Global Patterns
Tropical Climates
Climate Zones
