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Unit 2 Test StudyStk
Unit 2: Physical Geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What do climate and weather have in common? | Both describe temperatures and precipitation |
| How are climate and weather different? | Weather describes daily changes in temps and precipitation, while climate describes the yearly average in temps and precipitation |
| What is the climate like in the low latitude region, and why? | Hot all year, because this region receives direct sunlight |
| What is the climate like in the mid-latitude region, and why? | Different seasons, because this region receives different amounts of sunlight throughout the year |
| What is the climate like in the high latitude region, and why? | Cold all year, because this region receives indirect sunlight |
| What is elevation? | Height above sea level |
| How does elevation affect climate? | The higher you go, the colder it gets |
| If City A is at 23ºN, and City B is at 65ºN, which one will be colder, and why? | City B, because it is farther from the equator and gets less direct sunlight |
| If City A and City B are both at 45ºS, but City A is in the mountains, which city will be colder, and why? | City A, because climate gets colder as elevation increases |
| What is an archipelago? | A group of islands |
| What is a strait? | A narrow passage of water that connects two larger bodies of water |
| What is an isthmus? | A narrow strip of land that connects two larger landmasses |
| What is a peninsula? | A piece of land with water on three sides; it juts out into a body of water |
| What is a plateau? | An area of land that is high like a mountain, but flat on top like a plain |
| What is a plain? | A large area of flat land |
| What is a delta? | Collections of silt/soil at the mouth of a river |
| What is a bay? | A body of salt water extending into land; just like a gulf, but smaller |
| What is a lake? | A body of water completely surrounded by land |
| Name the four layers of the earth, starting on the inside. | Inner core, Outer core, Mantle, Crust |
| What is the difference between the Earth's rotation and revolution? | Rotation is one spin on Earth's axis and takes 24 hours; Revolution is one complete orbit around the sun and takes 365 days |
| How does the Earth's tilt cause places in the mid-latitudes to have different seasons? | At different times during the year, places are tilted toward or away from the sun. If the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, it is summer there. It's winter when this hemisphere is tilted away from the sun. |
| What are tectonic plates? | Sixteen giant pieces of the Earth's crust |
| What is a fault? | An area where two tectonic plates meet |
| What is an earthquake? | The shaking of the Earth's crust, caused by the movements of tectonic plates |
| What are some positive effects of volcanoes? | Fertile land and geothermal energy |
| What is the difference between weathering and erosion? | Weathering is when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces, while erosion is when these broken pieces of rock get moved/blown around. |
| Name positives and negatives of agriculture. | Pos: food for people, larger population Neg: pollution, deforestation |
| Name positives and negatives of urbanization. | Pos: people can interact, cities are convenient Neg: pollution, overcrowding |
| Name positives and negatives of dam building. | Pos: prevents floods, stores water, hydropower Neg: reservoir floods an area, fish can't migrate |
| Name positives and negatives of deforestation. | Pos: makes an open area to farm/build, gives us material to build with Neg: less oxygen in atmosphere, animals lose habitats, soil erosion |
| Name positives and negatives of desertification. | Pos: ??? Neg: no plants can grow, animals and people are forced to move |
| Name positives and negatives of mining. | Pos: provides energy resource, provides building materials Neg: deforestation, pollution from chemicals, sinkholes |
| What causes desertification? | Farmers sometimes overuse the soil and do not let nutrients replenish; Animals sometimes overgraze fields and do not give grasses a chance to recover. |
| Why would rivers and plains be good landforms to live near? | Rivers provide water for drinking, irrigation, bathing, fishing, travel; Plain provide flat land for farming, animal grazing, building, and travel. |
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