Unit 3: Climate

When the earth's surface shakes violently near the faults is?

• Tornado

• Hurricane

• Earthquake

• Monsoon

Bringing water from one area to another to grow crops is...

• Farming

• Irrigation

• Rain

• Polders

The largest rainforest in the world is in what country?

• Brazil

• South America

• Indonesia

• Africa

In the U.S., what river is being diverted for irrigation?

• Mississippi River

• Missouri River

• Columbia River

• Colorado River

What has expanded people's ability to modify and adapt to their physical environment?

• Language

• Technology

• Religion

• Traditions

Chemicals and pollutants coming back to earth in the form of rain make...

• Smog

• Acid Rain

• Oil Spill

• Precipitation

Which two places did we discuss that have had major oil spills?

• Prince William Sound

• Atlantic Ocean

• Mississippi River

• Gulf of Mexico

In southeast Asia and China the practice of turning hillsides into farmland by cutting steps into the ground is called...

• Farming

• Steppe Farming

• Agricultural Terracing

• Irrigation

Pick two of the following that are factors that affect climate.

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Elevation

• Rivers

Which Latitude Line is 66.5º S?

• Arctic Circle

• Antarctic Circle

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn