Unit 2 Physical Geography

Located around the rim of the Pacific Ocean,  the Ring of Fire is known for

• Its great sushi
• Frequent droughts
• Johnny Cash songs
• Volcanoes and earthquakes

Summer in Australia occurs at the same time as winter in North America because

• It's always hot Down Under
• Kangaroos like to play outside at Christmas
• The Eastern Hemisphere is closer to the sun 
• The earth tilts the southern hemisphere towards the sun then

When discussing climate factors,  the example of Mount Kilimanjaro shows

• That latitude determines climate 
• That latitude does not matter
• That Mount Kilimanjaro is the only place it snows in Africa
• That even low latitudes get cold at higher elevations because of thinner air holding less heat

Crust, mantle, outer core,  and inner core make up

• The spheres of the earth
• Types of plate tectonics
• Climate factors
• The earth's layers

Climate zones at high latitudes (close to the poles) are generally

• Wet
• Cold
• Windy
• Temperate

The Grand Canyon was formed mainly by

• Water erosion
• Wind erosion
• Chemical weathering
• Mechanical weathering

Earthquakes on the ocean floor can cause a

• Tsunami

• Hurricane

• Typhoon

• Ring of Fire

The theory of plate tectonics offers explanation for a range of physical processes, from continental drift to

• The tilt of the earth
• Earthquakes
• The reason for the seasons
• Climate factors

An example of chemical weathering would be 

• Acid rain dissolving rock
• Ice freezing and breaking rock
• Topsoil blowing away
• Water wearing down sandstone

Flat, open grasslands

• mesa

• plains

• estuary

• tundra