WGSEM1-Review Part 1

Question 1

The ______ of a region is an example of a physical feature.

Answer 1

Soils

Question 2

There are _____ essential elements in geography.

Answer 2

Six

Question 3

The theme of _____ involves the study of how peope and things change locations and the effects of those changes.

Answer 3

Movement

Question 4

The essential element of the world in spatial terms is similar to the theme of _____.

Answer 4

Location

Question 5

______ is another word for longitude.

Answer 5

Meridian

Question 6

Degrees are subdivided into ______.

Answer 6

Minutes

Question 7

The _____ Ocean is the smallest of all the oceans.

Answer 7

Arctic

Question 8

Earth is divided into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres by the prime meridian and the _____.

Answer 8

180° meridian

Question 9

_____ is the worlds largest island.

Answer 9

Greenland

Question 10

The moon orbits Earth every _____.

Answer 10

29 1/2 days

Question 11

Most stars are grouped together in huge bodies called _____.

Answer 11

Galaxies

Question 12

Which area of earth recieves the most solar energy in a year?

Answer 12

The tropics

Question 13

When does the fall equinox occur in the Northern Hemisphere?

Answer 13

September 21

Question 14

Planets are major bodies that orbit a _____.

Answer 14

Star

Question 15

The shape of Earth’s orbit is _____.

Answer 15

Elliptical

Question 16

What causes the tides on Earth?

Answer 16

The gravitational pull of the Sun, Earth, and Moon

Question 17

How many days are in a leap year?

Answer 17

365 1/2

Question 18

On which day does the sun never set on the Arctic Circle?

Answer 18

June 21

Question 19

Together, the four spheres of Earth make up the ______.

Answer 19

Earth environment

Question 20

Where are the most diverse ecosystems found?

Answer 20

In tropical climates

Question 21

Which of the following appears to be a factor in global warming?

Answer 21

Increased levels of carbon dioxide

Question 22

_____ is the process by which water vapor changes from a gas into liquid droplets.

Answer 22

Condensation

Question 23

Wind systems that reverse directions thereby causing wet and dry seasons are called _____.

Answer 23

Monsoons

Question 24

Most temperate climates are located _____.

Answer 24

In the middle latitudes

Question 25

______ geography is the study of the way people live.

Answer 25

Human