Exploring Planet Earth Chapter 4 Question Preview (ID: 3334)


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The two major mountain belts in the world are. . .
a) Zagros and Bitlis mountains
b) Himalayan chain
c) Circum-Pacific and Eurasian-Melanesian
d) Alpine-Himalayan, or Tethyan, System

The __ belt runs across northern Africa, Southern Europe, and Asia.
a) Circum-Pacific
b) Melanesian
c) Himalayan chain
d) Alpine-Himalayan

The __ belt runs across northern Africa, Southern Europe, and Asia.
a) Eurasian-Melanesian
b) Himalayan chain
c) Circum-Pacific
d) Alpine-Himalayan

The Circum-Pacific belt and the Eurasian-Melanesian belts meet in . . .
a) Africa
b) Afghanistan
c) Iraq
d) Indonesia

Another type of landscape region is made up of __ which are flat land areas.
a) plateaus
b) plains
c) hills
d) mountains

Plains are areas of __ and are characterized by broad rivers and streams.
a) elevation
b) mountain belts
c) high relief
d) low relief

Low, flat areas along the coasts are called . . .
a) coastal plains
b) interior plains
c) gulfs
d) bays

Some low, flat areas are also found inland on a continent and are somewhat higher above sea level than coastal plains.
a) coastal plains
b) interior plains
c) gulfs
d) plateaus

A third type of landscape region consists of __ which are broad, flat areas of land that rise more than 600 meters above sea level.
a) coastal plains
b) interior plains
c) gulfs
d) plateaus

Most plateaus are located __, but some are near __.
a) inland, rivers
b) inland, oceans
c) inland, streams
d) inland, gulfs

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