Geography test (unit 1)

Question 1

Climate

Answer 1

The overall pattern of weather, usually based on an average over 30 years

Question 2

Weather

Answer 2

The day to day changes in the atmospher

Question 3

LOWERN

Answer 3

L-LATITUDE
O-OCEAN CURRENTS
W-WINDS &AIR MASSES
E-ELEVATION
R-RELIEF
N-NEARNESS TO WATER

Question 4

L in LOWERN

Answer 4

latitude

Question 5

O IN LOWERN

Question 6

W IN LOWERN

Question 7

E IN LOWERN

Question 8

R IN LOWERN

Question 9

N IN LOWERN

Question 10

Plate tectonics

Answer 10

A theory explaining the structure of Earths crust

Question 11

continental drift

Answer 11

A theory stating that the continents were once connected but spread apart over time

Question 12

Winter solstice

Answer 12

shortest day of the year, occurs on December 21 or 22. When Earths axis is tilted the farthest

Question 13

Summer solstice

Answer 13

Longest day of the year, occurs june 20 or 21. When Eartha xis is tilted the closest

Question 14

Vernal(spring equinox

Answer 14

The vernal, or spring equinox, in which days and nights last 12 hours occurs on March 20

Question 15

Autumnal (fall) equinox

Answer 15

The autumnal equinox, in which days and nights last 12 hours occurs on september 22

Question 16

continental climate

Answer 16

hot summers and cold winters.precipitations is more seasonal, with wetter summers and drier winters.

Question 17

Maritime climate

Answer 17

Winters are mild and summers are cool. Precipitation is distributed relatively evenly throughout the year. High humidity

Question 18

Wegners 4 proofs

Answer 18

• Continents appear to fit together like a jigsaw puzzle
• The same animal fossils are found on separate continents, animals couldn’t swim across the ocean meaning the continents had to be connected at one point
  -there are mountains and rock of similar structure and age found on different continents
• Ice sheets once covered parts of Africa, Australia, South America, and India. These places are too close to the equator for ice sheets to form

Question 19

Geology

Answer 19

Science of Earth’s structure