World Geo 2020-2021 Unit 1 Test Review

Coordinates are required to plot points on a map.

Which theme helps geographers understand the spreading of ideas around the globe?

Convectional Rainfall occurs when warm air move up the side of a mountain.

Which of the following a way we can negatively affect the climate?

Longitude measures ______________________ coordinates.

The closer I get to the Equator the climate____________.

When gasses build up in the atmosphere and trap solar heat

When the Earth reaches its maximum tilt northward we enter into summer. This is called the summer_________________.

The deadliest part of a hurricanes wrath is

Latitude measures ___________________ coordinates.

Which of the following is created due to a Rain Shadow?

Seasonal change can be attributed to

Giving your street address would be an example of which of the 5 Themes?

True/False: Longitude lines run North to South and measure East to West.

Imaginary north-south lines parallel to the Prime Meridian that circle the globe vertically.

Vegetation Zones can be determined by a location's average temperature.

What is located at 23.5 degrees North?

Weather can be describe as the condition of the atmosphere

True/False: El Nino, La Nina, and Earthquakes are causes of climate change

A round model of the earth that shows the continents and oceans in their true shapes.

Rain forest are most likely found near the poles

Which of the following US states is closest to the Tropic of Cancer?

Which of the following does not contribute to climate?

A representation of the Earth‘s rounded surface on a flat piece of paper is called a(n) ______.

Climate is the study of.....

Latitude and longitude lines help geographers identify

What hemisphere is the Unites States located?

The Equator seperates the Earth into these Hemispheres?

Ocean currents can help to create different climates in two locations at the same ___________________

An inaccuracy in shape, size, or distance can be defined as

Absolute and relative are the two different distinctions of which of the 5 Themes of geography?

An underwater volcano, landslide, or earthquake can cause a______________________.

Halfway between the North and South pole, the _____circles the globe horizontally at 0 degrees.

Which two basic questions do geographers always ask when they study the earth?

The imaginary line that circles the globe from north to south at 0 degrees:

Where would I look on a map to determine what a certain symbol means?

Which of the following Natural Disasters is a result of heavy rains and levee or dam breaks.

Which landform is created when Oceanic Crusts collide?

A map feature that displays the four cardinal directions.

Which theme do geographers use to study the effects of peoples’ actions on their surroundings?