World Geography Midterm 2016 Question Preview (ID: 34536)


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A ____________climate is not subject to prolonged extremes of hot or cold weather
a) Tropical
b) Sub-Tropical
c) Temperate
d) Climate

______________________________the process by which collision of the earth's crustal plates results in one plate's being drawn down or overridden by another.
a) Subduction
b) Accretion
c) Spreading
d) Faulting

________________________boundaries are composed of two plates moving into one another.
a) Divergent
b) Convergent
c) Transform (Transvergent)
d) Prevergent

________________________boundaries are two plates grinding against one another moving in opposite directions.
a) Divergent
b) Convergent
c) Transform (Transvergent)
d) Prevergent

________________________boundaries are two plates moving away from each other.
a) Divergent
b) Convergent
c) Transform (Transvergent)
d) Prevergent

The _________________ is the rigid outer part of earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
a) Hydrosphere
b) Lithosphere
c) Biosphere
d) Mesosphere

______________ _______________ is the movements of the Earth’s outer shell.
a) Glacial flow
b) Volcanic motion
c) Plate tectonics
d) Sublimation

The various mechanical and chemical processes that cause exposed rock to decompose is called __________________________.
a) Erosion
b) Weathering
c) Sublimation
d) Wear and tear

___________________the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc.
a) Erosion
b) Weathering
c) Sublimation
d) Wear and tear

Water _____________________________ comes in the form of rain, snow, hail, etc., that has fallen at a given place within a given period.
a) Evaporation
b) Precipitation
c) Condensation
d) Transpiration

_________________________the act or process of reducing a gas or vapor to a liquid or solid form.
a) Evaporation
b) Precipitation
c) Condensation
d) Transpiration

__________________is the conversion of a liquid to a gas.
a) Evaporation
b) Precipitation
c) Transpiration
d) Condensation

A _____________ is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water that otherwise separates them.
a) Strait
b) Delta
c) Isthmus
d) Peninsula

The part of the earth’s crust, waters, and atmosphere that supports life is the ____________________.
a) Hydrosphere¬
b) Lithosphere
c) Biosphere
d) Mesosphere

A ________ is a naturally formed, narrow, typically navigable waterway that connects two larger bodies of water.
a) Strait
b) Delta
c) Isthmus
d) Peninsula

A _____________ is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland.
a) Strait
b) Delta
c) Isthmus
d) Peninsula

_______________is a line of latitude that circles the earth at its midpoint between the poles separating north and south lines.
a) Latitude
b) Longitude
c) Prime Meridian
d) Equator

Landform created by the deposition of sediment carried by a river as the flow leaves its mouth and enters slower-moving or standing water. Normally occurs where a river enters an ocean or sea.
a) Strait
b) Delta
c) Isthmus
d) Peninsula

_______________ are imaginary lines that run north and south forming coordinates to locate places on the Earth.
a) Latitude
b) Longitude
c) Prime Meridian
d) Equator

_______________ are imaginary lines that run east and west forming coordinates to locate places on the Earth.
a) Latitude
b) Longitude
c) Prime Meridian
d) Equator

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