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