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Intro to Physical Geography Test Review
1. Name three factors that could create a region.
Religion, language, climate, vegetation, dress, economy, food, etc.
2. What is a functional region?
Region based on connections, has a function, usually has a center,
3. What is the main difference between formal regions and perceptual regions?
Formal regions are based on fact, perceptual regions are opposite (based on opinion)
4. What causes the four seasons to occur?
Tilt of the earth’s axis
5. If it is summer in the northern hemisphere it is _winter_____ in the southern hemisphere.
6. Complete the diagram below by filling in the season for the northern hemisphere at each
spot.
Spring
Summer
Winter
Fall
7. Temperature and precipitation are a part of what major concept we studied this unit?
climate
8. What is the main factor in creating the climate regions (polar, temperate, and tropical)?
latitude
9. Describe the differences between tropical wet, humid continental, and tundra climates.
Tropical wet is always warm and moist, humid has seasons and the temperatures vary, tundra is always cold
with little precipitation
10. Pangaea is the word that describes the supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago.
What is the theory that describes how the different continents moved apart?
Theory of continental drift
11. Where can we find the equator and the prime meridian?
Equator is found at 0 latitude and separates north and south, prime meridian is 0
longitude and separates east and west
12. What are three physical processes that cause erosion?
Wind, water, glaciers
13. What is the difference between “V” shaped valleys and “U” shaped valleys?
V shaped valleys are formed by water erosion and u shaped valleys are formed by
glaciers
14. What is the only physical process that helps create soil?
Decaying plant and animal life
15. What is an example of mechanical weathering?
Freezing, rocks breaking into smaller pieces (anything that shows it changes shape or
size)
16. What causes hurricanes?
Evaporation of warm water
17. How is El Nino related to hurricanes?
El Nino can make the hurricanes stronger because it heats up the water to a higher
temperature
18. What causes earthquakes?
Plate tectonics, pressure or friction from two plates coming together
19. Which natural disaster is monitored with a seismograph?
earthquake
20. What is the Ring of Fire?
Ring around the pacific plate/ocean where most of the volcanos and earthquakes form
21. What is GPS used for? It is used to find your location
22. What is the purpose of GIS?
The purpose of GIS is to take information and display it on a map, display it
geographically so you can make decision, solve problems, etc.
23. Sketch the different types of map projections below.
24. What is one problem that the map projections all have in common?
distortion
25. Label the diagram below with low latitudes, middle latitudes, and high latitudes.
High
Middle
Low
Low
Middle
High
26. Label the following on the diagram below: windward side, leeward side, arid/desert
conditions, and rain/moisture.
Windward side,
rain moisture
Leeward side,
arid/desert