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Physical Geography Unit Review
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Review game for Chap. 2
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1
Where is most of the Earth's freshwater found?
frozen at the poles
in the Great Lakes
in people's homes
in the rivers and streams of the world
2
How long does it take the Earth to completely revolve around the sun once?
366 days
3.5 months
360 days
365.25 days
3
Which of the following would be considered a landform?
a mountain
a football stadium
a dam
a highway
4
How long does it take the Earth to make one complete rotation?
365.25 days
12 months
52 weeks
24 hours
5
What type of landform is the arrow pointing to?
strait
isthmus
mountain
rain forest
6
The Earth making one full trip around the Sun is called a ________.
rotation
travel path
revolution
spin
7
In saying time, what does P.M. stand for?
past morning
afternoon
post meridium
post morning
8
The galaxy Earth is a part of is called
Andromeda
3 Musketeers
The Milky Way
A Starry Sky
9
What season would it be in Germany on March 18th?
winter
spring
fall
summer
10
During the tropical storm season, what would be a possible name for the 4th named storm?
Bill
Donald
Suzanne
Lana
11
Plateaus, mesas, and buttes all rise steeply above the surrounding land with
trees only part way to the top
volcanic activity occurring under them
a flat top
snow capped peaks
12
If it's 9:30 am in Denver, what time is it in Los Angeles, California?
11:30 am
9:30 pm
8:30 am
10:30 am
13
Areas of the Earth that have relatively flat or gently rolling land are called
plains
hill tops
mountainous areas
plateaus
14
What is the approx. temp on top of the mountain in the picture?
25˚
20˚
27˚
17˚
15
What are some causes of weathering?
wind, rain, and ice.
volcanoes and earthquakes
erosion and plate movement
night and day
16
What was Pangaea?
a volcano in the Ring of Fire
plant life that grows in the tundra
a landmass scientists think was once Earth's only continent
a location that is on the Equator
17
On the Spring Equinox, the sun is
directly over the Tropic of Cancer
blocked by the moon
directly over the Equator
directly over the Tropic of Capricorn
18
The Earth making one full trip around the Sun is called a ________.
revolution
travel path
spin
rotation
19
As the Earth rotates, the side facing the sun is always
nighttime
daytime
summer
winter
20
If it's Wednesday afternoon here in Denver, what day is it in Tokyo, Japan?
Wednesday
Tuesday
Friday
Thursday
21
If it's January 21st, what season is it in Cape Town, South Africa?
fall
summer
spring
winter
22
What month gets an extra day during a leap year?
February
December
June
January
23
The parallels, or latitudes, near the Equator are considered
the Tropics
the hot zone
0˚
the high latitudes
24
Most of the world's volcanoes are located
in the Ring of Fire region
in the state of Washington
in the Southern Hemisphere
in Europe
25
The climate zone, or parallels, between the Tropics and Polar Zones are referred to as
middle latitudes
tundra zone
the Mid-Tropics
mid-Earth
