Chapter 1 Test Notes

Question 1

What percentage of the earth’s surface is covered by water?

Answer 1

70%

Question 2

What term is described by a narrow strip of land that connects two land masses?

Answer 2

Isthmus

Question 3

Which climate zones have a wide range of temperatures and experience seasons?

Answer 3

Temperate

Question 4

What is a triangular-shaped landform where a river fans out and meets the ocean?

Answer 4

Delta

Question 5

What current flows from the Gulf of Mexico to Europe and has a warming effect on the climate of Western Europe?

Answer 5

Gulf stream

Question 6

What is the world’s largest freshwater lake?

Answer 6

Lake Superior

Question 7

What is caused by a damned river and is an artificial lake?

Answer 7

Reservoir

Question 8

These are flat or rolling lands

Answer 8

plains

Question 9

these are usually round or oblong with flat tops and very steep sides

Answer 9

mesa

Question 10

Which map projection shows accurate direction but distorts distance and size?

Answer 10

Mercator Projection

Question 11

T/F The title on a map helps readers determine the distance

Answer 11

False

Question 12

T/F A country that has an agrarian economy makes the majority of their income from agriculture

Answer 12

True

Question 13

T/F The Atlantic Ocean is the warmest ocean

Answer 13

False; Indian Ocean

Question 14

T/F The process of moving moisture to land and then back is called the hydrologic cycle

Answer 14

True