1. Physical Geography Test Review
World Geography

2. What physical feature do most people live near?
Flat plains next to water
2 Points

3. This is a geographic tool that uses data and maps to solve various problems.
GIS
2 Points

4. This type of vegetation is most likely found in what climate zone?
3 Points
Tropical (More Specifically, Tropical Wet)

5. What type of plate boundary formed the Great Rift Valley?
Slam Dunk
Divergent Plate Boundary

6. What latitude zone has a tropical weather?B C
What latitude zone has a tropical weather?
2 Points C

7. What latitude zone has the most variety of climates?B C
What latitude zone has the most variety of climates?
2 Points B

8. What Physical Process most likely created the following image?
Tectonic Forces
2 Points

9. What Physical Process most likely created the following image?
Soil Building
2 Points

10. What Physical Process most likely created the following image?
Erosion
2 Points

11. What is the Absolute Location of the star?
40 degrees N,100 degrees W
3 Points

12. What type of map is pictured?
2 Points
Physical
Map

13. What type of map is pictured?
2 Points
Political
Map

14. As elevation rises, temperatures __________________.
decrease.
3 Points

15. Weather is used to describe the condition of the atmosphere during a short period. What is the term that is used to describe the average temperature and precipitation over a long period of time?
2 Points
Climate

16. Latitude, Altitude, Prevailing Winds, Distance from the Ocean, and Great Barriers are all factors that affect ____________.
Climate
3 Points

17. Due to the fact that it is difficult to put 3D shapes on 2D images, all maps show ____________.
Distortion
2 Points

18. What geographic concept does the following image portray?
Slam Dunk
Orographic Precipitation
or Rain Shadow

19. The Earth’s Tilt, Rotation, and Revolution
Why do we have seasons?
The Earth’s Tilt, Rotation, and Revolution
2 Points

20. Where do you think an earthquake would most likely occur?B
Slam Dunk D

21. What type of plate boundary is featured in this picture?
2 Points
Transform Plate Boundary

22. This is a term that is used to describe when a location is far away from the moderating effects of the ocean, resulting in cooler and drier climates.
2 Points
Continentality

23. What is the geological term that describes where an earthquake originates from?
Slam Dunk
The Epicenter

24. What three spheres would a hurricane most likely affect?
2 Points
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere

25. Commercial Farming 3 Points
What type of Economic Activity would most likely occur in the pink area (Temperate Grasslands)?
Commercial Farming
3 Points