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Unit 1.
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The angle of Earth's tilt affects
a) temperatures
b) weather
c) global warming
d) the atmosphere
The ____ marks the beginning of summer or winter.
a) tilt
b) equinox
c) axis
d) solstice
About how long does it take for Earth to complete a revolution around the sun?
a) 7 days
b) 30 days
c) 365 days
d) 1,000 days
When does the shortest day of the year occur?
a) winter solstice
b) summer solstice
c) spring equinox
d) autumn equinox
Where do the most dramatic variations in the amount of sunlight occur?
a) the Poles
b) the Tropic of Cancer
c) the Equator
d) the Tropic of Capricorn
How frequently does the Earth complete one rotation on its axis?
a) every 60 minutes
b) every 24 hours
c) every 7 days
d) every 365 days
Because the Earth is tilted on its axis,
a) ocean currents move in predictable patterns
b) he seasons occur at the same time in all parts of the world
c) different places on the Earth receive different amounts of sunlight
d) it is never dark at the North and South poles
Which spheres are interacting when beavers use trees to build a dam in a river?
a) geosphere and biosphere
b) biosphere and hydrosphere
c) atmosphere and hydrosphere
d) atmosphere and geosphere
Earth's lithosphere consists of
a) all the land and water on Earth's surface
b) molten rock and toxic gases
c) a mix of nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and oxygen
d) the Earth's crust, rocks, and landforms
The three major ways the round Earth is presented on a flat map include______ projections
a) geometric, longitudinal, and latitudinal
b) directional, spatial, and spherica
c) planar, conic, and cylindrical
d) regional, topographic, and relief
The _____divides the northern and southern hemispheres.
a) equator
b) prime meridian
c) international date line
d) tropic of cancer
Longitudinal lines indicate
a) distance north and south of the Equator
b) distance north and south of the Prime Meridian
c) distance east and west of the Equator
d) distance east and west of the Prime Meridian
In the grid system used to map locations on Eath's surface, lines parralel to the Equator that measure how far North or South someplace is are called
a) latitudinal lines
b) geometric lines
c) barometric lines
d) longitudinal lines
What is a map scale?
a) distance between objects or places on a map
b) distances between landmasses and water on a map
c) distance between latitude and longitude lines on a map
d) distance on a map in relation to actual distance on Earth
In an El Nino year, precipitation increases along the coasts of
a) Hawaii
b) Southeast Asia
c) Africa
d) North and South America
Polar bears living and hunting on the ice is which two spheres interacting.
a) biosphere and hydrosphere
b) biosphere and atmosphere
c) geosphere and atmosphere
d) geosphere and hydrosphere
The Pacific Ocean is the the west of which continent?
a) North America
b) Australia
c) Africa
d) Europe
The Mediterranean Sea is between which two continents?
a) Africa and Asia
b) Europe and Africa
c) North and South America
d) Asia and Australia
Which continent is entirely South of the equator?
a) North America
b) Europe
c) Asia
d) Australia
GIS is a tool geographers use to
a) add layers of information to a map
b) measure humidity from far away
c) determine the height of mountain ranges
d) provide photos from space
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