World Geography Year Review Part 1

Which of the following best describes the physical process of erosion?

• The wearing down of rocks by wind and water.

• The breaking of the Earth’s crust that causes a fault.

• The movement of weathered materials by wind, ice or water.

• The mixing of weathered rock with decayed plant and animal material.

The landforms listed in the box are created by the physical process of —

• plate tectonics

• wind erosion

• weathering

• soil-building

The process of erosion can best be described as the movement of weathered materials by —

• river systems

• tectonic forces

• wind, water or ice

• human environmental interaction

The Namib Desert was formed due to —

• climatic forces

• tectonic forces

• human habitation

• overgrazing by animals

Which of the following best describes the physical process that is responsible for creating flood zones shown on the map?

• Silt deposits along the major river systems create low lying areas that flood easily during spring snowmelt and seasonal rains.

• Tectonic forces in the Indian subcontinent cause upheavals of land which changes the course of rivers over time, causing flooding.

• India's growing population has led to the need to build huge dams along these rivers, which has led to the flooding of thousands of acres of land.

• High tides along the coast of the Indian Ocean often meet waters flowing from inland valleys causing the build-up of excess waters in the river systems.

Which physical environmental process is responsible for the creation of the types of landforms described in the excerpt? 

• Erosion 

• Droughts

• Ocean currents

• Tectonic plate movement 

Which physical process is most responsible for the formation of islands in the Pacific Ocean?

• Erosion

• Landslides

• Flood deposits

• Tectonic activity

Which physical process contributes to the reduction in the size of islands in the PacificOcean over time?

• Erosion

• Glaciation

• Volcanism

• Deposition

The climate of an area is determined by the combination of precipitation and temperature. Which of the following most affects these two factors?

• Latitude and longitude

• Weathering and erosion

• Convection and subduction

• Proximity to water and latitude

How would this barrier affect the climate on the leeward side?

• The temperatures would be warm and the amount of precipitation low.

• The temperatures would be warm and the amount of precipitation high.

• The temperatures would be very cold and the amount of precipitation high.

• The temperatures would be extremely cold and the amount of precipitation low.