PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

HOW LONG DOES EARTH TAKE TO TRAVEL AROUND THE SUN?

WHERE DOES SURFACE WATER COLLECT IF IT DOES NOT FLOW TO THE OCEAN?

WHY ARE DESERTS OFTEN SPARSELY POPULATED?

WHICH OF THESE DESCRIPTIONS DESCRIBES DESERTIFICATION?

The area pictured is all that remains of a mountain range from millions of years ago. Of the following, what is true?

WHY ARE FLOODS IN URBAN AREAS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS?

WHAT OCCURS WHEN THERE IS AN EXCESS AMOUT OF WATER ABOVE THE CAPACITY TO BE HELD IN STREAMS?

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CHOICES IS LOCATED AT 0 DEGREES LONGITUDE?

WHICH TAKES LONGER TO COOL? WATER OR LAND

Residents in western Sierra Nevada Mts have wet climate much of the year. What is likely the climate on the east side?

WHAT DO METEOROLOGISTS DO?

WHAT DOES GDP STAND FOR?

WHICH OF THESE LOCATIONS IS THE LARGEST DESERT IN THE WORLD?

What is a population pyramid?

WHICH OF EARTH'S LAYERS IS COMPRISED MAINLY OF EXTREMELY HOT LIQUID METALS?

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD BE CONSIDERED AN OBSERVABLE INDICATION OF GLOBAL WARMING?

WHERE CAN THE MAJORITY OF EARTH'S FRESHWATER BE FOUND?

WHICH CLIMATE ZONE HAS COOL SUMMERS, COLD AND HARSH WINTERS, A DRY CLIMATE, AND SPARSE VEGETATION?

WHICH MAP ELEMENT WOULD INCLUDE CARDINAL DIRECTIONS SUCH AS NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, OR WEST?

WHICH OF THESE DESCRIPTIONS BEST DESCRIBES EL NINO?

WHAT CYCLE IS DRIVEN BY THE SUN, WIND, AND GRAVITY?

What process created the Grand Canyon whereas the Colorado River cut through the land?

ONE PLATE SLIDES __?__ THE OTHER IN A SUBDUCTION ZONE

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING INSTRUMENTS IS USED TO MEASURE AIR PRESSURE?

WHAT IS AN ENCLOSED BODY OF COASTAL WATER THAT IS AMIXTURE OF SALT AND FRESHWATER CALLED?

__?__ OCCURS WHEN PARTICLES OF SAND ARE BLOWN AGAINST LARGER ROCKS, CAUSING THEM TO WEAR DOWN

MOST OF THE WORLD'S MOUNTAIN RANGES (LIKE THE HIMALAYAS) WERE CREATED WITH THIS TYPE OF COLLISION

THE GENERAL STUDY OF WHERE PEOPLE, PLACES, AND THINGS ARE LOCATED AND HOW THEY RELATE TO EACH OTHER IS

EARTHQUAKES ARE FREQUENT OCCURRENCES OF THESE TYPES OF AREAS

THE INNER AND OUT CORES PROVIDE AN ABUNDANT SUPPLY OF __?__

WHAT IS AN ESTUARY

THE SINGLE SUPERCONTINENT THOUGHT TO EXIST AROUND 225 MILLION YEARS AGO

THE EARTH'S CRUST MOVES CONTINUALLY POWERED BY THE UNDERLYING CURRENTS OF THE MANTLE. THIS IS KNOWN AS _?_ _?_

ON FRIDAY, YOU FLEW FROM ALASKA TO RUSSIA. THE NEXT EVENING YOU TOOK A RED EYE FLIGHT BACK. WHAT DAY DID YOU RETURN?

What type of map is this?

OCCURS AS A RESULT OF PLATE MOVEMENTS INCLUDING COLLISIONS, DIVERGENCE, AND LATERAL MOVEMENTS

WHICH TERM REFERS TO THE EXACT GIVEN LOCATION ON A GLOBE?

IF CURRENT TRENDS CONTINUE, WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINS IN THE NEXT MILLION YEARS?

WHAT IS THE REASON THAT DIFFERENT PLACES ON EARTH EXPERIENCE SEASONS AT DIFFERENT TIMES?

WHAT GAS FORMS 21% OF EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE?

THE EARTH'S CRUST IS MADE UP OF ONLY 5 PLATES.

IN WHICH ESSENTIAL ASPECT OF GEOGRAPHY WOULD YOU LEARN ABOUT THE CREATION OF MOUNTAINS?

WHEN PLATES PUL APART _____________ FLOWS UPWARD AND FILLS THE VOID