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Physical Geography Ch. 1 & 2 Review
Physical Geography Ch. 1 & 2 Review
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A large, continuous mass of land that is part of the Earth's crust is a ________.
Volcano
Continent
Plateau
Trench
2
Type of general purpose map that shows boundaries of countries or the divisions within them.
Political Map
Physical Map
Vegetation Map
Road Map
3
The long, narrow band of volcanoes located in the Pacific Ocean is called _____________
The Band of Fire
The Ring of Fire
The Ring of Lava
The Ring of Power
4
Which is true about Equinoxes?
There is a Spring Equinox and a Fall Equinox
There is a Winter Equinox and a Summer Equinox
5
The ______________ tells how a measured space on a map corresponds to the actual distances on Earth.
Map Key
Scale Bar
Title
Compass Rose
6
An Equinox is…
When night is longer than day in the Southern Hemisphere.
When the day is longer than night in Northern Hemisphere.
When day and night in both Hemispheres are the same length
When night is longer than day in the Northern Hemisphere.
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_______ are flat representations of Earth.
Maps
Scale Bars
Keys
Globes
8
_____________ form as cooled magma builds up and reaches the surface of the ocean.
Plateaus
Tectonic Plates
Oceans
Islands
9
To track the flight of an airplane, which tool would you use?
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Globe
Map
10
Type of thematic map that shows people how to travel from place to place by car.
Road Map
Physical Map
Political Map
Vegetation Map
11
Earth’s rigid crust is made up of 16 enormous pieces called _______________
Continents
Oceans
Skittles
Tectonic Plates
12
A _________________ explains symbols, colors, and lines
Scale Bar
Map Key
Title
Title
13
Solstice is….
When Winter or Summer begins
When Fall begins
When Spring or Summer begins
When Spring begins
14
Process by which weathered bits of rock are moved elsewhere by water, wind, or ice is called:
Moving
Erosion
Intrusion
Weathering
15
The most accurate way to show places on Earth is a _________.
Key
Map
Globe
Scale Bar
16
Which of the following describes climate?
Average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
the best time to climb a mountain.
when day is longer than night in the Northern Hemisphere.
the state of the atmosphere at a given time.
17
The ______________ shows direction on a map. (North, South, East, and West.)
Map Key
Title
Compass Rose
Scale Bar
18
The Four Major subsystems of the Earth are:
hydrosphere, biodome, desert, and lithosphere.
None of these
hydrosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere
Lithosphere, biosphere, Rockosphere, and Peoplesphere
