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Why are cities often warmer than areas in the countryside?
a) a. Cities have more parks.
b) b. Cities consume more water.
c) c. Cities have more lights.
d) d. Cities have more metal, asphalt, and concrete surfaces.

Which mountain range is under water:
a) a. Mount Everest
b) b. Marian Trench
c) c. Blue Ridge Mountain
d) d. Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Why do you think the country of Panama was chosen as the site for what is known as the Panama Canal.
a) a. It extends into both rivers and lakes.
b) b. It connects North America and South America.
c) c. It is the narrowest place in the Americas.
d) d. It is both long and narrow.

What is a peninsula?
a) a. A peninsula is a landmass that extends into a man-made canal.
b) b. A peninsula is a landmass that extends into natural waters.
c) c. A peninsula is a landmass that is completely surrounded by water.
d) d. A peninsula is a narrow strip of land that connects two other landmasses.

Based on what you have learned, which statement below would be the best conclusion
a) a. Earthquakes only occur in North America and South America
b) b. Volcanic eruptions rarely occur.
c) c. Disasters occur worldwide
d) d. China has more earthquakes than Haiti does.

A climate zone.
a) a. desalination
b) b. desert
c) c. magma
d) d. delta

Subsystem that consists of Earth's water.
a) a. desert
b) b. magma
c) c. delta
d) d. hydrosphere

Process that produces safe drinking water.
a) a. delta
b) b. desert
c) c. desalination
d) d. hydrosphere

Which ocean has the most earthquakes?
a) a. Atlantic Ocean
b) b. Arctic Ocean
c) c. Indian Ocean
d) d. Pacific Ocean

Why do places on Earth have daily periods of daylight and darkness?
a) a. because of Earth's North and South poles
b) b. because Earth rotates once every 24 hours
c) c. because of Earth's tilt
d) d. because of Earth's distance from the sun

What percent of Earth's surface is water?
a) a. 71 percent
b) b. 90 percent
c) c. 85 percent
d) d. 75 percent

Condensation turns water vapor into a denser liquid or a solid state.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

An area located at the mouth of a river.
a) a. desalination
b) b. hydrosphere
c) c. desert
d) d. delta

Melted rock.
a) a. hydrosphere
b) b. desert
c) c. magma
d) d. delta

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