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#Unit 1 Review
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1
Where is a delta found?
headwaters of a river
plateaus
hills
mouth of a river
2
Which is more important to determine climate?
longitude
mountains
latitude
rivers
3
What is the difference between adaptation and modifying the environment?
adaptation is changing human behavior
modification is changing human responses
adaptation is changing nature
modification is always negative
4
Which characteristics does a physical map show?
migration routes and political boundaries
vegetation and landforms
water and cities
states and capitals
5
This helps meet people's needs without harming the ability of the future to meet their needs.
ecoterrorism
advanced technology
sustainable development
trade organizations
6
Where would a savanna biome be located?
highlands
middle latitudes
tropical latitudes
high latitudes
7
What is desalinization?
using green houses to provide fresh water
turns salt water into fresh water
improves quality of inland lakes and streams
using green houses to grow fresh water plants
8
What is the exact place where a geographic feature is found?
relative location
hemisphere
absolute location
place
9
What causes increased rainfall in the eastern Pacific?
tornadoes
tsunamis
El Nino
hurricanes
10
How can cultural use modify the physical environment?
trade natural resources
competition for resources
overuse of resourses
all of the above
11
What causes seasons?
revolution
rotation
longitude
the moon phases
12
Which is most important for relative location?
movement
cardinal directions
coordinates
region
13
Which lines run north and south?
latitude
equator
prime meridian
longitude
14
What is an effect of the Coriolis Effect?
latitudes
revolution of the Earth
longitudes
rotation patterns of hurricanes
15
Where is the humid sub tropical climate located?
high latitudes
tropical
mid latitudes
low latitudes
16
What is a solstice?
when the sun hits the equator, the longest day or night
when the sun hits the tropics, equal day and night
when the sun hits the tropics, the longest day or night.
when the sun hits the equator, equal day and night.
17
What factors DO NOT make up physical regions?
language
landforms
climate
elevation
18
Which is not a cause of plate movement?
convection
ridge push
slab pull
magnetism
19
plate tectonics are part of which sphere?
atmosphere
lithosphere
hydrosphere
biosphere
20
Which are the absolute location lines that measure north and south?
longitude
prime meridian
latitude
equator
21
The ring of fire is associated with all of these EXCEPT:
tsunamis
earthquakes
volcanic activity
monsoons
22
When does the southern hemisphere have its warmest climate?
when it is tilted away from the sun
during the equinox
when it is tilted toward the sun
in June, July, and August
23
What fauna would you see in the high latitudes?
African lion
Bengal tiger
American aligator
Alaskan black bear
24
What causes a plateau to form?
gravitational pull
tectonic movement
soil deposition
volcanic ash
25
What is it when Temperatures do not vary as much near oceans as interiors of continents?
Continentality
El Nino
Oceanality
Longitude effect
