1st Semester World Geography Exam

Which is NOT one of the Five Themes of Geography

• Location
• Movement
• Language
• Human-Environment Interaction

What causes the seasons to change?

• The Earth's distance from the Sun
• The waming and cooling of Earth's core
• The Earth's tilt in relation to the sun
• The Earth rotation on its axis.

What is the primary factor that influences climate?  

• latitude
• longitude
• elevation
• climate zone

What landform causes the rain shadow effect?

• mountains

• lakes

• plains

• valley

Type of climate that is warm year round, contains grasses and short trees, and can be found between 15-25 degrees North and South. Ex. African Savanna

• Tropical Rainforest

• Mediterranean

• Tropical Grassland

• Marine West Coast

How many continents are there in the world?

• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7

The equator splits the Earth into which hemispheres?

• East and West
• Southeast and Northwest
• North and South
• Southwest and Northeast

Which example best describes how human activity can directly impact the biosphere?

• Poor farming practices can degrade the soil and cause erosion.

• Dumping waste from a factory into a river can pollute the water supply.

• Construction activities can release harmful dust and chemicals into the air.

• Removing too many fish from the ocean can cause a fish species to go extinct.

This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock

A group of islands, such as the Hawaiian Islands, is called a(n) ____________ .

• estuary

• archipelago

• subregion

• fjord