Unit 2: Physical Geography Test Review

How long does it take the Earth to complete one full revolution around the Sun?

Rice farming is most associated with this type of agriculture

When a city is close to a body of water, it will experience:

What is it like in the mid-latitudes?

Helped prevent starvation in developing countries

The Gulf Stream brings ___ water to our Atlantic coast and the California current brings ___ water to our Pacific coast.

Which of the following is NOT a cold climate zone found in the high-latitudes?

Why do we experience seasonal change on Earth?

When does spring officially begin in the southern hemisphere?

A treeless plain with grasses, mosses, and scrubs adapted to a cold climate

What percentage of the Earth's surface does the hydrosphere cover?

All of the following are temperate climate zones, except:

Utilized mechanization, enclosure, and crop rotation for the first time

Which zone of Earth is the coldest?

Using the slash-and-burn technique to clear tropical rainforests for planting

Happened at the same time as the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain

If you go up 1,000 feet, how much will temperature fall?

Growing wheat, grapes, olives, and citrus fruits in Southern Europe, Northern Africa, and SW Asia

Which vegetation zone belongs in a cold climate?

Which vegetation zone belongs in a tropical setting?

When mountains ranges have a wet and dry side, we call this the:

Short and tall grasses adapted to cool climates

Grasses and scattered trees adapted to a tropical wet and dry climate

What season is it for us when the Sun's direct rays strike the Tropic of Capricorn?

Plants and animals were domesticated for the first time around 10,000-12,000 years ago

What do we call a day when the Sun's direct rays strike the Equator?

If a city has continentality, where can it be found?

Trees with leaves that are shed before winter

Herdsmen looking for pasture for their animals to graze

Which zone of the Earth is found in between the Tropics?

What is another name for the high latitudes?

Which of the following is the driest climate zone?

What do we call the nearly circular path the Earth follows around the Sun?

As elevation increases, temperature ___.

Hunters and gatherers followed migrating animals and seasonally growing plants

Of all the water on Earth, how much of it is saltwater?

Evergreen trees with needles and cones

Arid region with few plants

What do we call the day when the sun's direct rays strike the Tropic of Cancer?

When does winter begin in the northern hemisphere?

What do the bars of a climate graph show us?

What is the leeward side of a mountain usually like?

Which of the following is not included in the lithosphere?

Growing cereal crops like wheat, barley, and corn

Which two gases make up the majority Earth's atmosphere?

Integrating plants and animals on one piece of land; animals eat plants and manure acts as a fertilizer

Focussed on producing more wheat, rice, and corn using GMOs and chemical fertilizers/pesticides

Tall trees with large leaves that remain green all year

A farm that specializes in one (maybe two) crops

Which of the following statements is false?