Geography Exam

Question 1

Pangaea

Answer 1

A supercontinent

Question 2

Ring of Fire

Answer 2

The Ring of Fire is a horseshoe-shaped belt around the Pacific Ocean.

Question 3

Tsunami

Question 4

Weather

Answer 4

Weather is a combination of temperature, precipitation, cloud cover and wind experience daily.

Question 5

Climate

Answer 5

refers to weather conditions of place averaged over a long period of time. LOWERN (Affects Climate)

Question 6

Weathering

Answer 6

The process of breaking down rocks by water, wind, chemicals and living things. EX: rocks can be broken down by water freezing and thawing in cracks.

Question 7

Erosion

Answer 7

The process of moving the broken pieces of rock. EX: Rivers move pieces of rock.

Question 8

Fossil Feuls

Answer 8

Fossil fuels include petroleum (oil), coal, and natural gas. These materials are called fossil fuels because, like fossils, they are the remains of organisms that lived long ago. Organisms are plants, animals, and other living things.
Hydroelectricity-

Question 9

4 eras

Answer 9

01 Precambrian
02 Paleozoic
03 Mesozoic
04 Cenozoic

Question 10

01 Precambrian

Answer 10

Formation of the Earth & Moon
First bacteria
First jellyfish
Basically first forms of life

Question 11

02 Paleozoic

Answer 11

Formation of pangea a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.
Formation of the appalachian mountains in canada age of amphibians

Question 12

03 Mesozoic

Answer 12

Age of reptiles
Jurassic park is the most famous of three.
Era began after mass extinction and ended with another mass extinction

Pangea begins to break apart.
Rocky Mountains begin to form.
First flowering plants.
Age of the dinosaurs!

Question 13

04 Cenozoic

Answer 13

Means New Life.
Age of mammals.
Modern humans appear.
Continents moved into their current positions!

Question 14

What does lowern stand for

Answer 14

Latitude
Ocean currents
Winds and air masses
Elevation
Relief
Near water

Question 15

3 major classes of rock

Answer 15

Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock

Question 16

destructive margin

Answer 16

Plates are pushed towards each other by forces of
compression; known as the collision of plates.

Type of Force: Compression

Question 17

constructive margin

Answer 17

Description:
(a margin is the border between two plates)
2 plates are pulled apart
Magma rises between them it cools
New crust (earth) is created
Type of Force: Pulling