TEST- INTRO TO GEOGRAPHY,
CLIMATE, REGIONS, AND
RESOURCES EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
This line is at 66.5 degrees North latitude and surrounds the North Pole - Answer-
arctic cirlce
This line is at 23.5 degrees South latitude and runs through South America - Answer-
tropic of Capricorn
This line is at 66.5 degrees South latitude and surrounds the South Pole - Answer-
Antarctic circle
This line is at 23.5 degrees North latitude and runs through North America - Answer-
tropic of cancer
precipitation - Answer-Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's
surface.
seasons - Answer-The four natural divisions of the year based on changes
in temperature due to the varied amounts of sunlight
(both intensity and number of daylight hours received)
caused by the tilt of Earth during revolution.
temperature - Answer-A measure of how hot (or cold) something is; specifically, a
measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object.
humidity - Answer-the amount of moisture in the air
atmosphere - Answer-A thin layer of gases surrounding Earth
hydrosphere - Answer-All the water at and near the surface of the earth, 97% of
which is in oceans
cryosphere - Answer-Frozen water on earth
lithosphere - Answer-the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and
upper mantle.
biosphere - Answer-part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or
atmosphere
Which of the following climates are usually found in middle latitude regions? (choose
all that apply) - Answer-Mediterranean, humid continental
, What are large tropical storms in the Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Pacific Ocean
that form and gain intensity over warm water? - Answer-hurricanes
Which of the following are reasons why it's important to understand climate? (choose
all that apply) - Answer-select all
What are seasonal wind patterns that bring moist and dry air to areas such as South
and Southeast Asia? - Answer-monsoons
Which of the following climates are usually found in low latitude regions? (choose all
that apply) - Answer-tropical wet, arid
Which of the five themes of geography is the "where it's at" of geography? - Answer-
Location
Would it be warmer at the Equator or at the North Pole? - Answer-warmer at the
Equator
The earth is tilted on an axis. How often does the earth do a full spin on this axis? -
Answer-24 hours
As you go higher in latitude, does it get colder or warmer? - Answer-It gets colder.
What term refers to average weather conditions and variations for a region over a
long period of time? - Answer-climate
What is the cause of different seasons around the world? - Answer-the earth's tilt
Since the earth spins on an axis, there is always part of the earth facing away from
the sun. This means the earth's spin causes ________. - Answer-day and night
What are the five climates in low latitude regions? - Answer-Low latitude regions
include tropical wet, tropical wet-dry, arid, semiarid, and highland climates.
Which of these is NOT a layer inside of the earth? - Answer-atmosphere
The wearing away and moving of particles on the earth's surface is known as
__________. - Answer-erosion
The earth's surface is divided into moving ______________. - Answer-tectonic
plates
What happens when there is more water than the earth can absorb? - Answer-
flooding
What term describes when sediment and other particles like pebbles, sand, and salt
settle down and stop moving? - Answer-deposition
When two tectonic plates separate, lava from the mantle creates these landforms. -
Answer-volcanoes
CLIMATE, REGIONS, AND
RESOURCES EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
This line is at 66.5 degrees North latitude and surrounds the North Pole - Answer-
arctic cirlce
This line is at 23.5 degrees South latitude and runs through South America - Answer-
tropic of Capricorn
This line is at 66.5 degrees South latitude and surrounds the South Pole - Answer-
Antarctic circle
This line is at 23.5 degrees North latitude and runs through North America - Answer-
tropic of cancer
precipitation - Answer-Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's
surface.
seasons - Answer-The four natural divisions of the year based on changes
in temperature due to the varied amounts of sunlight
(both intensity and number of daylight hours received)
caused by the tilt of Earth during revolution.
temperature - Answer-A measure of how hot (or cold) something is; specifically, a
measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object.
humidity - Answer-the amount of moisture in the air
atmosphere - Answer-A thin layer of gases surrounding Earth
hydrosphere - Answer-All the water at and near the surface of the earth, 97% of
which is in oceans
cryosphere - Answer-Frozen water on earth
lithosphere - Answer-the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and
upper mantle.
biosphere - Answer-part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or
atmosphere
Which of the following climates are usually found in middle latitude regions? (choose
all that apply) - Answer-Mediterranean, humid continental
, What are large tropical storms in the Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Pacific Ocean
that form and gain intensity over warm water? - Answer-hurricanes
Which of the following are reasons why it's important to understand climate? (choose
all that apply) - Answer-select all
What are seasonal wind patterns that bring moist and dry air to areas such as South
and Southeast Asia? - Answer-monsoons
Which of the following climates are usually found in low latitude regions? (choose all
that apply) - Answer-tropical wet, arid
Which of the five themes of geography is the "where it's at" of geography? - Answer-
Location
Would it be warmer at the Equator or at the North Pole? - Answer-warmer at the
Equator
The earth is tilted on an axis. How often does the earth do a full spin on this axis? -
Answer-24 hours
As you go higher in latitude, does it get colder or warmer? - Answer-It gets colder.
What term refers to average weather conditions and variations for a region over a
long period of time? - Answer-climate
What is the cause of different seasons around the world? - Answer-the earth's tilt
Since the earth spins on an axis, there is always part of the earth facing away from
the sun. This means the earth's spin causes ________. - Answer-day and night
What are the five climates in low latitude regions? - Answer-Low latitude regions
include tropical wet, tropical wet-dry, arid, semiarid, and highland climates.
Which of these is NOT a layer inside of the earth? - Answer-atmosphere
The wearing away and moving of particles on the earth's surface is known as
__________. - Answer-erosion
The earth's surface is divided into moving ______________. - Answer-tectonic
plates
What happens when there is more water than the earth can absorb? - Answer-
flooding
What term describes when sediment and other particles like pebbles, sand, and salt
settle down and stop moving? - Answer-deposition
When two tectonic plates separate, lava from the mantle creates these landforms. -
Answer-volcanoes
