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A review of Physical Geography.
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Lakes, Oceans, Rivers.....
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Lithosphere
2
Renewable or non renewable
Non renewable
Renewable
3
Warming of water near the Equatorial Pacific Ocean that brings precipitation in the Americas
Gulf Stream
Weathering
El Nino
Desalinization
4
Tundra
Light precipitation / Warm temps
High precipitation / Warm temps
Low precipitation / Warm temps
Light precipitation / Cold temps
5
Based off the latitudes.
Relative location
Climate Zones
Climate Regions
Biomes
6
Where do most earthquakes happen?
Along the edges of the plates
Mostly in the Pacific Ocean
Only when elephants jump
In the middle of the plates
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The (L) in LAMECOW
Latitude
Land
Language
Banana
8
Warning systems, salt, heated roads would all help prepare for....
Tsunami
Hurricanes
Blizzards
Earthquakes
9
Between 23.5 deg and 66.5 deg
Tropic Zone
Polar Zones
Temperate Zone
Savannas
10
The line in a climograph shows the amount of precipitation.
True
False
11
The bars in a Climograph show the amount of precipitation....
True
False
12
Which type of plate movement in the ocean tends to create tsunamis?
Convergent
Subduction
Divergent
Transforming
13
The (M) in LAMECOW
Mountain size
Mountain Barrier effect
Metals
Molten lava
14
Ways we have adapted to Tsunami's (HEI)
Bunkers
Flexible buildings
Warning systems
Desalinization
15
A sandblaster is an extreme version of....
Soil-building
Glaciation
Wind erosion
Water erosion
16
Two tectonic plates colliding (forming mountains)
Diverging Boundaries
Subduction Boundaries
Converging Boundaries
Transforming Boundaries
17
Renewable or non renewable
Renewable
Non renewable
18
Are forests renewable or nonrenewable?
renewable
nonrenewable
19
Tectonic plates that rub side to side
Subduction Boundaries
Converging Boundaries
Transforming Boundaries
Diverging Boundaries
20
The air we breath, gases, and weather are part of....
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
Biosphere
Atmosphere
21
The movement by wind, water, ice or gracity or broken down material
Explosions
Weathering
Erosion
Glaciation
22
What is a form of renewable energy?
oil
solar panels
coal
nuclear power plants
23
Classified by the types of plants and animals that live there.
Continents
Climate Zones
Biomes
Climate Regions
24
Renewable or non renewable
Non renewable
Renewable
25
Breakdown of rocks and materials that creates arable farmland
Volcanoes
Water Erosion
Glaciation
Soil-building
26
Lithosphere
Christmas trees
Oxygen
Lakes
Rocks
27
Name an animal from the Temperate grassland?
Bobcat
Chipmunk
Bald Eagle
all of the above
28
Makes the ocean currents move and also the lava in the mantle of the Earth
Polars
Tropics
Convection
Wind
29
Lots of rainfall, hot temperatures
Taiga
Desert
Tundra
Rain forest
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Sphere in which plants and people live.
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Lithosphere
31
The (E) in LAMECOW
Warm Water / Cold Water
The high you go up, the colder it gets
Closer to the equator the warmer it gets
Warm air / Cold Air
32
Coastlines have mild stable temperatures while interior regions have extreme temp variations.
Tectonic Plates
Gulf Stream
El Nino
Continental Location
33
Process by which rock, sand, and other materials are broken down into smaller pieces.
External Forces
Internal Forces
Weathering
Erosion
34
Tundra
Light precipitation / Warm temps
High precipitation / Warm temps
Light precipitation / Cold temps
Low precipitation / Warm temps
35
Between 23.5deg S and 23.5deg N
Polars
Temperate
Tundras
Tropics
36
Example of HEI and a way we have adapted to Earthquakes.
Stilts on buildings
Flexible structures
Sea walls
Better drainage systems
37
In the taiga there are
Polar bears, seals, caribou,
Elephants,giraffe, ostrich,
Monkey, possum, bids, spiders
Elk,moose, bears,wolves, porcupines
38
What does renewable mean?
It comes from corn
It is solar
It will run out
It will not run out
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Which physical process would be described to create the Grand Canyon?
Glaciation
Water Erosion
Soil-building
Hurricanes
