Geography test

Question 1

weather

Answer 1

the short term changes in the air for a given place and time

Question 2

climate

Answer 2

a region’s average weather conditions over a long period of time

Question 3

prevailing winds

Answer 3

winds that blow in the same direction over large area of the earth

Question 4

ocean currents

Answer 4

large streams of surface water

Question 5

front

Answer 5

the place where two masses of different temperature or moisture content meet

Question 6

monsoons

Answer 6

a seasonal wind that brings either dry or moist air

Question 7

savanna

Answer 7

an area of tall grasses and scattered trees and shrubs

Question 8

steppe

Answer 8

a semi-dry grassland or prairie

Question 9

permafrost

Answer 9

permanently frozen layers of soil

Question 10

environment

Answer 10

the land, water, climate, plants and animals of an area

Question 11

ecosystem

Answer 11

a group of plants and animals that depend on each other for survival

Question 12

habitat

Answer 12

the place where a plant or animal lives

Question 13

extinct

Answer 13

no longer here; a species that has died out

Question 14

humus

Answer 14

decayed plant or animal matter

Question 15

desertification

Answer 15

the spread of desert like conditions

Question 16

natural resource

Answer 16

any material in nature that people use and value

Question 17

renewable resource

Answer 17

a resource that Earth replaces naturally

Question 18

nonrenewable resource

Answer 18

a resource that cannot be replaced naturally

Question 19

deforestation

Answer 19

the clearing of trees

Question 20

fossil fuels

Answer 20

nonrenewable resources that formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals

Question 21

hydroelectric power

Answer 21

the production of electricity from water power