WG Topic 1.1 Test Review

The position on the globe west or east of the Prime Meridian (run up and down, measured side to side).

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Equator

• Tropics

The process where huge blocks of Earth’s crust are moved around the Earth’s surface.

• Weathering

• Plate Tectonics

• Erosion

• Water Cycle

The movement of water from the Earth's surface into the atmosphere and back again.

• Water Cycle

• Weathering

• Climate

• Ecosystem

The size of an area on a map that corresponds to the real world.

• Projection

• Scale

• Distortion

• Latitude

Seams in the Earth’s crust where plates slide up against each other.

• Fault

• Magma

• Weathering

• Equinox

Winds that frequently blow across a region from the east or west.

• Prevailing Winds

• Tropical Cyclone

• Solstice

• Equinox

The loss of accuracy in the size of objects on a 2D map.

• Distortion

• Projection

• Scale

• Latitude

Molten rock spewed out of volcanoes, typically along fault lines.

• Magma

• Weathering

• Biome

• Ecosystem

An intense rainstorm with strong winds that form over the oceans in the tropics is called a _______.

• Tropical Cyclone

• Tornado

• Earthquake

• Thunderstorm

The different ways to show Earth on a flat 2D surface are known as _______.

• Paintings

• Projections

• Graphs

• Diagrams