U2: Physical Geography

Question 1

A __________ is a twisting funnel shaped cloud that forms over land.

Answer 1

Tornado

Question 2

What climate zone receives the least amount of precipitation?

Answer 2

Desert climates

Question 3

The Aswan high dam is on the _____ river

Answer 3

Nile river

Question 4

Areas with higher elevation in a region are usually __________

Answer 4

much colder than areas closer to sea level.

Question 5

What is savanna vegetation?

Answer 5

a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterized by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close.

Question 6

What are the three characteristics of climate?

Answer 6

average temperature and precipitation

Question 7

What climate zone receives the least amount of precipitation?

Answer 7

Desert Climates

Question 8

Most places near the __________ have warm climates.

Answer 8

Equator

Question 9

List four elements that cause regional climate patterns.

Answer 9

latitude, elevation, topography, distance from the ocean, and location on a continent

Question 10

What latitude zone are rainforests found in?

Answer 10

Low Latitude

Question 11

What area of the world do typhoons usually occur in?

Answer 11

western Pacific Ocean

Question 12

List the climates that usually occur in the middle latitudes.

Answer 12

mediterranean, humid subtropical, marine west coast, humid continental and subarctic.

Question 13

List the climates that usually occur in the high latitudes.

Answer 13

subarctic (subantarctic) and arctic (antarctic)

Question 14

List the climates that usually occur in the low latitudes.

Answer 14

wet equatorial, monsoon and trade-wind coastal , wet-dry tropical, and dry tropical

Question 15

What latitude zone are rain-forests found in?

Answer 15

23.5°N (the Tropic of Cancer) and 23.5°S (the Tropic of Capricorn)

Question 16

What latitude zone is taiga found in?

Answer 16

between 50 and 60 degrees north latitudes

Question 17

What is tundra?

Answer 17

a cold region of treeless level or rolling ground found mostly north of the Arctic Circle or above the timberline on mountains.

Question 18

What is the climate zone that has a rainy season in summer and a dry season in
winter called?

Answer 18

tropical wet and dry

Question 19

What is a monsoon and how does it help people?

Answer 19

the rains they bring are important for crop production.

Question 20

A __________ is a twisting funnel shaped cloud that forms over land.

Answer 20

Tornadoes

Question 21

What is the definition of climate?

Answer 21

conditions of the atmosphere at a particular location over a long period of time;

Question 22

What is the definition of weather?

Answer 22

state of the atmosphere at a particular place during a short period of time.

Question 23

What is a polder?

Question 24

List three causes of deforestation.

Question 25

Why is the Aral Sea shrinking?

Question 26

What is desertification?

Answer 26

expansion of arid
conditions into
non-arid areas

Question 27

Why do farmers practice terraced farming?

Question 28

How do volcanoes benefit humans?

Question 29

List the forces that cause erosion.

Question 30

what is a twisting funnel shape that forms over land?

Answer 30

tornado

Question 30

what type of pollution does mexico city suffer from

Answer 30

Air Pollution

Question 30

four elements that cause regional climate patterns

Answer 30

latitude, elevation, topography, distance from the ocean, and location on a continent.

Question 31

List three examples of water diversion

Answer 31

Canals, reserves, and irrigation

Question 32

what is a polder

Answer 32

areas of
reclaimed land from
the sea

Question 33

what is desertification

Answer 33

expansion of arid
conditions into
non-arid areas