Study guide
Physical Geography
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Directions: Write down the answers. Look up the answer you don’t know in the book.
1. The imaginary lines that circle the earth, parallel to one another, are called
2. A political map is designed to show
3. Because geography studies the processes that shape the earth’s environment, it is considered a
a. science
4. To show the distribution of oil and natural gas fields in the United States, the most appropriate map would be a
___________ map.
5. The study of geography is made more manageable by
6. Geographers use economics
7. Lines of longitude and latitude cross one another to form a
8. The Grand Canyon is a good example of
a. chemical weathering.
b. the eroding power of water.
c. the continental drift theory.
d. the result of an earthquake.
9. Earthquakes occur most frequently where
10. The natural features of the earth’s land surfaces are called
a. land patterns.
b. landforms.
c. continents.
d. hemisphere
11. The center of the earth is made up of the
12. The part of the earth where life is found is the
a. atmosphere.
b. hydrosphere.
c. lithosphere.
d. biosphere.
13. Not all places on the earth receive the same amount of direct sunlight because of
14. The earth’s rotation causes
15. The world’s dry climate zones include desert and
a. steppe.
b. humid subtropical.
c. tropical savanna.
d. subarctic.
16. Weather patterns prevalent in a particular area are known as
17. In a desert region, rainfall is seldom more than _______ inches per year.
18. The world’s tropical climate zones include tropical rain forest and
a. humid subtropical.
c. tropical continental.
b. tropical savanna.
d. Mediterranean.
19. The dry air that descends the leeward side of a mountain results in a dry area called
20. The vegetation found in desert climate zones consists of