Geography diagnostic TEST

Most maps have a key and a scale bar in order to...

• display degrees of longitude and latitude

• indicate north, south, east, and west.

• provide information on distance and map symbols

• show the area on the map in relationship to a larger area

What type of map would you use to find the elevation of mountain ranges?

• A physical map

• A political map

• A special-purpose map

• A road map

Day and night are caused by:

• the rotation of Earth on its axis

• the revolution of Earth around the sun.

• the orbt of the Moon around the Earth.

• the distance fron Earth to the sun.

What type of information does a physical map show?

• natural features

• countries or states. 

• location of human features

• distribution of human and physical features

It takes 365 1/4 days for the Earth to complete one full ____________ around the sun

What causes the seasons?

• Earth moving closer to or further away from the sun as it makes its yearly journey. 

• Changes in the intensity of the sun´s energy output.

• Earth´s tilt causing different amounts of light to fall on certain areas at different times.

• Changes in the core temperature of Earth.

Streches of low lands between mountains and hills are known as...

• valleys

• deltas

• plateaus

• plains

In the last stage of the water cycle, __________ is absorbed by the ground or a body of water, where it will start the water cycle all over again.

What is the difference between chemical weathering and mechanical weathering?

• Chemical weathering occurs when the sun dissolves rocks and mechanical weathering occurs when humans break up rocks.

• Chemical weathering occurs when moving water ice, or wind breaks rocks into little pieces and mechanical weathering occurs when rainwater dissolves rocks.

• Chemical weathering occurs when human action break up rocks and mechanical weathering occurs when the sun dissolves rocks.

• Chemical weathering occurs when rainwater dissolves rocks and mechanical weathering occurs when moving water, ice, or wind breaks rocks into little pieces.

_________ is when water, ice, or wind removes small pieces of rock.

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

• landform