Geography | 1.5

Landforms are usually classified based on differences in elevation between the highest and lowest points. What is another term for that difference in elevation?

• Relief

• Mass

• Lithography

• Striation

Soil, rock, landforms, and other features make up which layer of the earth’s surface?

• Lithosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

Water on the surface, underground, and in the earth’s atmosphere comprise which geological sphere?

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

• Biosphere

Which of the following Greek words means "vapor"?

• Atmos

• Bio

• Hydro

• Cryo

Which mountain, standing at 29,029 feet above sea level, is the tallest mountain in terms of altitude?

• Mt. Everest

• Mauna Kea

• Mt. Chimborazo

• Ayers Rock

With no permanent residents, which continent has the smallest population?

• Antarctica

• South America

• Australia

• Arctic

With approximately 4.4 billion people, which continent has more than half of the world’s population?

• Asia

• Africa

• Europe

• North America

Which mountain, with a height from base to top of about 33,500 feet, is partially submerged in the Pacific Ocean but considered the tallest mountain on earth?

• Mauna Kea

• Mt. Everest

• Mt. Chimborazo

• Denali

Which of the following is a task faced by geologists?

• All of these tasks are faced by geologists

• Identifying changes in the earth

• Explaining causes and effects of changes in the earth

• Predicting how the earth might change in the future

When water precipitates from clouds and makes the soil in the ground wet, which spheres are interacting?

• The hydrosphere and the lithosphere

• The hydrosphere and the biosphere

• The atmosphere and the lithosphere

• The atmosphere and the hydrosphere