Test 1 (Chapter 1) Flashcards
Where is Australia?
Q
Ann artificial lake caused by a dammed river is called a(n) ___.
reservoir
What term is defined as a narrow strip of land that connects two landmasses?
isthmus
Where is Mt. McKinley?
B
Where is the Equator?
T
What percentage of the earth’s surface is covered by water?
70 percent
What current flowing from the Gulf of Mexico to Europe has a warming effect on the climate of Wester Europe?
Gulf Stream
List the continents which touch the Arctic Circle.
Asia, Europe, and North America
The equator passes through the mainland of which two continents?
South America, Africa
The ___ is the warmest ocean.
Indian Ocean
The ___ on a map helps the reader determine distances.
scale
What body of water is west of Australia?
Indian Ocean
___ are flat or rolling lands with a few changes in elevation.
Plains
Give the coordinates for #38
66ºN latitude, 40ºE longitude
The process of moving moisture from the oceans to the land and back to the oceans again
the hydrologic cycle
Give the coordinates for #40
40ºS latitude, 120ºE longitude
List the three oceans that border the continent of Asia.
Arctic, Pacific, and Indian
Where is Mt. Everest?
O
A country has an ___ economy when most of its income is derived from agriculture.
agrarian
Which oceans surround North America?
Atlantic, Arctic, and Pacific
On which continent would you be if your location were 20ºS latitude and 60ºW longitude?
South America
____ refers to the changes that take place in the lower part of the earth’s atmosphere in a localized area during a short period of time.
Weather
Where is the Tropic of Cancer?
S
___ have flat tops and extremely steep sides, and are usually round or oblong in shape.
Mesas
Where is Antarctica
Y
Where is the Prime Meridian?
X
What is the world’s largest freshwater lake?
Lake Superior
Give the coordinates for #39
66ºS latitude, 80ºE longitude
Where is the International Date Line?
V
Where is the Antarctic Circle?
W
What is a triangular-shaped landform where a river fans out into smaller streams before it reaches the ocean?
delta
Where is the Arctic Ocean?
A
Where is the Tropic of Capricorn?
U
Where is the Pacific Ocean?
C
Where is Greenland?
H
Give the coordinates for #37
40ºN latitude, 40ºW longitude
Where is Mt. Kilimanjaro?
L
Where is the Atlantic Ocean?
G
Which climate zones have a wide range of temperatures and experience seasons?
Temperate
Which map projection accurately shows direction and shape but distorts area and size.
Mercator projection
