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Duplicate of Physical Geography, Chapter 2
Duplicate of Physical Geography, Chapter 2
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1
Which of the following is NOT a climate zone?
Tropical
Polar
Desert
Cloudy
2
Unfortunately, factories sometimes dump waste into waterways.
True
False
3
Which type of climate has a short summers, but are cold and windy?
humid temperate climates
cold temperate climates
desert climates
tropical climates
4
Pollution never leads to death or deadly diseases in fish/fowl/animals/humans.
True
False
5
Human actions sometimes results in pollution or poisoing of which of the following?
All of The Above
groundwater
oceans
rivers and lakes
6
"71%" is the percent ...
of the desert that's sand
of the Earth's surface that's water
of the Earth's core that's magma
7
Earth’s oceans are actually connected and form one global ocean.
True
False
8
Burning of fossil fuels leads to
condensation
acid rain
evaporation
desalination
9
The process that produces safe drinking water:
condensation
evaporation
desalination
de-acid rain
10
Which is the subsystem that consists of Earth's water?
atmosphere
biosphere
lithosphere
hydrosphere
11
Where are you more likely to see an ice sheet?
Equator
North Pole
Bryce Canyon
Rockies
12
The process in which water vapor turns into a denser liquid or solid state:
atmosphere
condensation
evaporation
precipitation
13
Because it is the narrowest place in the Americas, the Isthmus of Central America connects which two continents?
Africa and Europe
Australia and Asia
Europe and Asia
North America and South America
14
Earth rotates once every 24 hours. This results in ...
North and South poles
Daily periods of daylight & darkness
Human motion sickness
15
Which mountain range is under water?
Mount Everest
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Mariana Trench
Rockies
16
Which natural force has caused the Appalachian Mountains to become rounded and crumbled after millions of years?
Lightning Strikes
Weathering
Gravity
Earth's Rotation
17
Unfortunately, pest and weed chemicals end up in waterways and wells.
True
False
18
In Ch. 2, we learned that the Pacific Ocean has the most
earthquakes
snowstorms
thunderstorms
tornadoes
19
365 1/4 is the number of:
peninsulas in South America
glaciers in the ocean
volcanoes in Antarctica
days in a year
20
An area located at the mouth of a river
delta
hydrosphere
surface
magma
21
Melted rock
Granite
Sulfur
Limestone
Magma
22
Human actions have caused ____________ damage to the world's water supply.
much
little
23
What force has caused the fastest change in Earth’s environment in the last 50 years?
Volcanic Eruption
Erosion
Human Actions
weathering
24
What % of Earth's Water is Salt Water?
64
97
85
95
25
The smallest type of ice mass is called a:
polar ice cap
ice sheet
glacier
frozen lake