Chp 2 Review

Updated Sept.2009

Places near the Equator are in the

•lower latitudes.

The warming of the earth from the buildup of gases in the air is

•a. the greenhouse effect.

Temperatures are generally lower in

•higher elevations.

•For each 1000 ft in rise of altitude, the temperature drops 3°

Erosion is a process that

• carries soil away, making the land less fertile.

The greenhouse effect may cause

•a. the earth to warm.

Cutting down the rain forests can cause

•less rainfall.

As altitude increases,

•air temperatures decrease.

The tropics are areas that lie near

•the Equator.

Some farmers practice crop rotation to

• b. avoid using up all the minerals in the soil.

These chemicals kill crop-destroying insects.

•pesticides

What are predictable patterns of weather in an area over a long

period of time ?

•Environment•It is also called climate

Places where plants and animals are dependent upon one another and their particular surroundings

for survival are called ___.

•ecosystems

What is happening in this picture?

• Earthquake.• A mountain is

being formed.• A tsunami may

occur.

The study of the earth’s land, water, plants, and animals is part of

•physical geography.

The Colorado River formed the Grand Canyon as it flowed over a

•plateau.

Chp 2 Review

Update Sept 2009

Places near the Equator are in the

• a. lower longitudes.

• b. higher longitudes.

• c. lower latitudes.

• d. higher latitudes.

Places near the Equator are in the

• a. lower longitudes.• b. higher longitudes.

•c. lower latitudes.• d. higher latitudes.

The warming of the earth from the buildup of gases in the air is

• a. the greenhouse effect.

• b. plate tectonics.

• c. climate.

• d. erosion.

The warming of the earth from the buildup of gases in the air is

•a. the greenhouse effect.• b. plate tectonics.• c. climate.• d. erosion.

Temperatures are generally lower in

• a. lower latitudes.

• b. plains than plateaus.

• c. higher elevations.

• d. lower longitudes.

Temperatures are generally lower in

• a. lower latitudes.

• b. plains than plateaus.

•c. higher elevations.• d. lower longitudes.

Erosion is a process that

• a. causes the earth to warm.• b. causes the movement of

tectonic plates.• c. causes earthquakes.• d. carries soil away, making

the land less fertile.

Erosion is a process that

• a. causes the earth to warm.• b. causes the movement of

tectonic plates.• c. causes earthquakes.• d. carries soil away, making

the land less fertile.

The greenhouse effect may cause

•a. the earth to warm.•b. the earth to cool.•c. more plants to grow.•d. fewer plants to grow.

The greenhouse effect may cause

•a. the earth to warm.• b. the earth to cool.• c. more plants to grow.• d. fewer plants to grow.

Cutting down the rain forests can cause

•a. less rainfall.

•b. acid rain.

•c. glaciers to melt.

•d. the seas to rise.

Cutting down the rain forests can cause

•a. less rainfall.•b. acid rain.•c. glaciers to melt.•d. the seas to rise.

As altitude increases,

• a. air temperatures decrease.

• b. air temperatures increase.

• c. rainfall decreases.

• d. rainfall increases.

As altitude increases,

•a. air temperatures decrease.

• b. air temperatures increase.

• c. rainfall decreases.• d. rainfall increases.

The tropics are areas that lie near

• a. mountains.

• b. deserts.

• c. the Equator.

• d. tectonic plates.

The tropics are areas that lie near

• a. mountains.• b. deserts.

•c. the Equator.• d. tectonic plates.

Some farmers practice crop rotation to

• a. prevent erosion.

• b. avoid using up all the minerals in the soil.

• c. avoid acid rain.

• d. prevent water pollution.

Some farmers practice crop rotation to

• a. prevent erosion.

• b. avoid using up all the minerals in the soil.

• c. avoid acid rain.• d. prevent water pollution.

These chemicals kill crop-destroying insects.

• A. regions

• B. oceans

• C. plateaus

• D. pesticides

These chemicals kill crop-destroying insects.

• A. regions• B. oceans• C. plateaus

•D. pesticides

What are predictable patterns of weather in an area over a long

period of time ?

• a. ecosystems

• b. faults

• c. plains

• d. environment

What are predictable patterns of weather in an area over a long

period of time ?

• a. ecosystems• b. faults• c. plains

•d. environment

Places where plants and animals are dependent upon one another and their particular surroundings

for survival are called ___.• a. ecosystems

• b. faults

• c. plains

• d. environment

Places where plants and animals are dependent upon one another and their particular surroundings

for survival are called ___.

•a. ecosystems• b. faults

• c. plains

• d. environment

What is happening in this picture?

• A. Earthquake.

• B. A mountain is being

formed.

• C. A tsunami may occur.

• D. All the above.

What is happening in this picture?

• A. Earthquake.

• B. A mountain is being formed.

• C. A tsunami may occur.

• D. All the above.

The study of the earth’s land, water, plants, and animals is part of

• a. human geography.

• b. physical geography.

• c. physiology.

• d. anthropology.

The study of the earth’s land, water, plants, and animals is part of

• a. human geography.

•b. physical geography.• c. physiology.• d. anthropology.

The Colorado River formed the Grand Canyon as it flowed over a

• a. mountain.• b. plateau.• c. plain.• d. valley.

The Colorado River formed the Grand Canyon as it flowed over a

• a. mountain.

•b. plateau.• c. plain.• d. valley.

Chp 2 Quiz 2

Update Sept 2010