Ch. 2 Review: Physical Geography

A biome

What is it called when day and night in both hemispheres are of equal length?

True/False: Water contained inside Earth's crust is called groundwater.

Why do places on Earth have daily periods of daylight and darkness?

How long does it take plates to move enough to create landforms?

True/False: The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans.

True/False: A glacier is the smallest of the ice masses.

True/False: Cold temperate climates have a long summer season.

Which two continents are completely surrounded by water?

Process that procedures safe drinking water

What is the center of the Earth called?

True/False: One measure for comparing climates is the average daily temperature.

A climate zone

Underwater plain that borders a continent

Occurs on or about June 21 in the Northern Hemisphere

Subsystem that consists of Earth's water

Which of the following correclty lists Earth's oceans from smallest to largest?

True/False: Earth's crust is made up of seven enourmous tectonic plates.

Who was the scientist who invented a system that divided Earth into climate zones?

True/False: Ice sheets cover most of Greenland and Australia.

Which mountain range is under water?

True/False: A year is defined as 368 days.

What is a peninsula?

Why are cities often warmer than areas in the countryside?

True/False: The sun's heat casues Earth to constantly orbit around it.

Imaginary line running through Earth's center

Where are you more likely to see an ice sheet?

Melted rock

What percentage of Earth's surface is water?

True/False: Condensation turns water vapor into a denser liquid or a solid state.

An area located at the mouth of a river

Narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas