Unit 1 Test

Question 1

lacemops

Answer 1

latitude, air masses, continentality, elevation, mountain barrier, ocean currents, pressure cell, storm tracks

Question 2

always warm (average temp around 80)
almost daily rain (more than 80 in annually)

around equator

Answer 2

tropical wet

Question 3

rainy summers and dry winters
less rain than tropical wet

range from tropic of cancer to tropic of capricorn

Answer 3

tropical wet and dry

Question 4

about 16 in of rain annually
hot summers
mild-cold winters
rich agriculture field

like, all over

Answer 4

semiarid

Question 5

long summers
hot, humid
subject to hurricanes in late summer/fall
mild/cool winters

near tropics

Answer 5

humid subtropical

Question 6

great variety in temp and precipitation
four distinct seasons; length determined by specific area’s latitude

between 30-60 degrees n

Answer 6

humid continental

Question 7

evergreen forests called taiga
huge temp variations between summer and winter
short and cool summers
really cold winters

arctic circle

Answer 7

subarctic

Question 8

less than 10 inches of precipitation
hot ones usually aren’t humid; hot days and cool nights
cold ones have warm days and cold-below freezing nights

near tropics and equater

Answer 8

desert

Question 9

hot and dry summers
cool and rainy winters
dense population
rich in agriculture

just above tropic of cancer

Answer 9

mediterranean

Question 10

cloudy, foggy, damp
even precipitation all year
industrial regions may have smog

north of tropic of cancer and south of tropic of capricorn

Answer 10

marine west coast

Question 11

flat, bare, treeless
exclusively located in the northern hemisphere
little precipitation; less that 15 in yearly
permafrost
extremely short summers

arctic circle

Answer 11

tundra

Question 12

snow, ice
permanently freezing temperatures
so cold it rarely snows; ‘polar deserts’

greenland and antarctica

Answer 12

ice cap

Question 13

climate varies based on latitude, elevation, and other topography and continental location
in mtn areas, depends on direction slope is facing and whether oncoming winds contain moisture

near tropics

Answer 13

highlands

Question 14

map that shows data by distorting sizes

Answer 14

cartogram

Question 15

2d representation of a 3d map

Answer 15

projection map

Question 16

accurate idea of sizing and proportions

Answer 16

advantages of a globe

Question 17

too small to give enough info
out of date
political and physical features only
can’t see everything at once

Answer 17

disadvantages of a globe

Question 18

different types of information
not as bulky
can see everything at once

Answer 18

advantages of projection map

Question 19

distorted

size, shapes, and proportions aren’t accurate

Answer 19

disadvantages of projection maps

Question 20

ie planar, conical, cylindrical/compromise

Answer 20

exapmles of projection maps

Question 21

GIS

Answer 21

geographic information system
organizes geographic info in one place
layer thematic maps

Question 22

GPS

Answer 22

global positioning system

uses info from satellites to pinpoint an exact location

Question 23

atmosphere

Answer 23

layer of gases that surround earth

Question 24

litoshpere

Answer 24

upper part of mantle and crust

tectonic activity

Question 25

hydroshpere

Answer 25

all water on/in/above earth

Question 26

biosphere

Answer 26

sphere in which all living things live and interact

Question 27

continental drift theory

Answer 27

all continents were once one super continent pangaea and drifted apart over a span of millions of years to where they are now

Question 28

divergent

Answer 28

divide

rift valley

Question 29

convergent

Answer 29

collide

mountain

Question 30

transform

Answer 30

slide

earthquake

Question 31

weathered rock, hummus, air, and water
fertility depends on how much of each ^
important because it determines that kind of ecosystem

Answer 31

soil

Question 32

specific ecosystem of a region

Answer 32

biome

Question 33

four types of biome

Answer 33

forest; deciduous and coniferous
grassland; savanna and steppe
desert; less than 10 in of precipitation
tundra; less than 15 in of precipitaiton, permafrost

Question 34

short term

day to day condition

Answer 34

weather

Question 35

average of conditions throughout a longerr period of time

Answer 35

climate

Question 36

most important factor in determining climate

Answer 36

latitude

Question 37

hot all year

consistently warm with little variation

Answer 37

tropics

Question 38

varies
“mid-latitude”
four seasons
green belt

Answer 38

middle latitude

Question 39

cold all year

“frigid zone”

Answer 39

polar

Question 40

air mass formed over water

Answer 40

maritime

Question 41

air mass formed over land

Answer 41

continental

Question 42

how close/far a region is from the ocean

the further away the greater the variation in air masses

Answer 42

continentality

Question 43

higher = colder
lower = warmer

Answer 43

elevation

Question 44

lush, green side of mountain barrier

receives precipitation

Answer 44

windward side

Question 45

dry, dead side of mountain barrier

^ keeps this side from receiving rain

Answer 45

leeward side

Question 46

orthographic effect

wet on one side, dry on the other

Answer 46

mountain barrier

Question 47

temperature of it regulates the temperature (warmer current = warmer temp and vice versa)

Answer 47

ocean current

Question 48

low pressure: cold and wet, usually stormy

high pressure: hot and dry

Answer 48

pressure cell

Question 49

how likely a place is to receive extreme weather

Answer 49

storm tracks

Question 50

graphs overall climate for a year
temp- line
precipitation- bars

Answer 50

climate graph