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Mr. Jordan Test 2 Basics Review
Mr. Jordan Test 2 Basics Review
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1
What is another name for rural?
Elderly
Countryside
City
Resource
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What is evaporation?
A type of continuous rainfall
A giant storm that forms over land
The process where a gas changes to a liquid
The process in which a liquid changes to a gas
3
Which biome typically has the highest biodiversity?
Desert
Tropical Rainforest
Grassland
Tundra
4
What is erosion?
A large flat topped mountain
A process in which water, ice or wind remove small pieces of rock
A process that breaks down rock into tiny pieces
A process by which only wind carries off sediment and sand
5
What are fossil fuels?
The remains of plant and animals formed over millions of years
A natural resource that will never run out
A large bone found in the ground
Something that takes very little time to replace itself
6
A tool used to describe how thickly or thinly an area is settled is called
total population.
population distribution.
population density.
population growth.
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What is the center layer of Earth called?
Mantle
Crust
Solstice
Core
8
What is the difference between climate and weather?
Weather means long term, Climate means short term
Weather is temperature
Weather means precipitation, climate means humidity
Weather is short term, climate is long term
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What does a scale bar on a map show?
How many feet are in a kilometer
How far you would have to travel from the Equator to a given spot on Earth
How much space on a map represents a given distance on the land.
How far around the Earth is
10
As altitude increases, temperatures _____________________
Stay the same
Rise
Fall then rise
Drop
11
What is the name for the imaginary line that runs from the north to the south pole seen here?
Equator
Axis
Parallel
Axiom
12
A_____________ is one example of a pull factor.
flood
supply of good jobs
war
famine
13
What is precipitation?
A freezing area near the North Pole
Moisture from fog
Any form of water that falls from the sky
Sweat
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What is altitude?
Height above sea level
A measure of the temperature
a tropical zone between the temperate zones
part of the water cycle
15
What likely season is it in South America in January?
Winter
Summer
Spring
Fall
16
What is a natural resource?
A resource that can be replaced
Something useful found in nature
A machine that goes fast
A fossil fuel
17
what type of map is this?
Political map
Special-Purpose map
Physical map
Robinson map
18
What is weather like near the equator?
Hot with lots of precipitation
Freezing cold with tundra
Cool and moderate
Hot and dry
19
What way do lines of longitude run?
East West
Equator and Prime Meridian
Parallel
North South
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Complete the phrase: Warm air ________s, Cold air __________s
Cools, Dries
Evaporates, Condenses
Sinks, Rises
Rises, Sinks
