Download World Geography Chapter 2 and 3 Test

World Geography Chapter 2 and 3 Test Review
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Explain the different stages of the hydrologic cycle, especially evaporation, precipitation, and condensation.
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Alfred Wegener came up with the theory of _____________ ____________ in the early 1900’s.
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__________ is molten rock just beneath the earth’s surface.
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The ________________ is the sphere of the earth that provides us protection from the radiation of the sun.
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_________________ boundary lines of tectonic plates move away from each other.
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_________________ ___________________refers to the process where rock is changed into a new substance as
a result of the
interaction between the elements and the minerals of the rock.
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The _________________ includes all living organisms on the earth.
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Collision and subduction are both ways plates move along __________________ boundaries.
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A fracture in the earth’s crust is called a __________.
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The “________ ___ _________” is an area of volcanic and seismic activity around the edges of the Pacific
Ocean
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________ _________ _____________ blow toward the poles and _________ _________ _____________blow
toward the equator.
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As a general rule, the temperature decreases by 3.5° for every 1,000 feet you go up in _______________.
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The ________________ _________ of latitude extends from 23.5° to 66.5°
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A _________________ ______ _____ _____ climate has only two seasons.
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The majority of Texas is classified as a ________________ __________________ climate.
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An __________________ is an interdependent community of plants and animals.
atmosphere
biosphere
chemical weathering
continental drift
convergent
cool wind currents
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divergent
ecosystem
elevation
fault
humid subtropical
magma
Ring of Fire
temperate zone
tropical wet and dry
warm wind currents
What are factors of soil that determine the
vegetation of a region
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What are the characteristics of a Humid
Continental climate?
How many times per year does the earth
experience an equinox?
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The trapping of solar energy in the atmosphere
caused by the burning of fossil fuels.
The condition of the atmosphere at a particular
time and place is called _____________.
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What are the climate regions of The United
States?
Trees that have broad leaves and shed them at
least once per year are called ____________.
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Flat, treeless lands forming a ring around the
Arctic Ocean.
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Which month had the highest amount of rainfall?
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In which two months, did Dallas-Ft. Worth experience its hottest temperatures?
 From your knowledge of climates characteristics, what climate does Dallas-Ft. Worth
resemble?
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Narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies
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A body of land completely surrounded by water.
of water
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A group or chain of islands.
Broad and flat or gently rolling area where there
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A step-like series of waterfalls.
are few changes in the landscape.
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A wide flat-topped mountain with steep sides.
Stretch of low land lying between hills or
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This type of storm drops more precipitation on
mountains and usually having a river or stream
flowing through it.
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Long, deep and narrow valley between cliffs,
often with a stream flowing through it.
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the windward side of mountains.
The land of a tundra climate which is constantly
frozen.
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Land area almost completely surrounded by
Type of storm characterized by a funnel cloud
that forms very quickly.
water.
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A period of time with little or no rainfall.
Deposit of sand or soil formed at the mouth of
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The transfer of heat by way of wind and ocean
some rivers.
currents to other parts of the earth.
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Type of snowstorm that winds over 35 mph.
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Type of tree that stays green year round.
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Weather patterns over a long period of time.