One can visit veldts in the southern United States. True False
Land includes the soil on the surface of the earth, but not the waters contained on it. False True
Colorado Lows and Alberta Clippers are which type of mid-latitude cyclogenesis? Wave generated Rossby waves Offshore Leeside
AD Which continent comes closest to accounting for one-eighth of the total world population? F Continent B G Continent C H. Continent D J Continent F
At which type of plate boundary would you expect to find shallow focus earthquakes? Divergent boundaries Convergent boundaries Transform boundaries All of the above
When did tectonic activity occur in the West? A Cenozoic B Mesozoic C Paleozoic D Precambrian
14. What evidence explains mid-ocean spreading? Select ALL that apply. magnetic striping sonar maps rock composition the age of rocks
River basins help increase New Mexico's water supply for all the following reasons except a. River basins allow water to reach underground aquifers. b. The water collected in river basins comes equally from both drawdowns and wells. c. Water run-off from snowpack fill New Mexico's rivers with water in the spring. d. River basins allow water to be transported to Mexico. Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C D
Flat-topped summits and steep vertical cliffs are characteristics of __ Mesa and Scarp terrain Southeast Asian deserts Basin and Range terrain The Sierra Nevada region of California.
Which of the following correctly identifies mass wasting from slowest to fastest? creep, flow, slide, fall creep, fall, flow, slide fall, slide, flow, creep fall, flow, creep, slide
72. During which season in San Diego is the Northern Hemisphere tilted toward the Sun? Winter Spring Summer Fall
Which types of ores are most commonly concentrated in magmatic deposits? A oxides B sulfides C native metals D copper
Plate Tectonics & effects Earthquake Volcano Asteroid Comet Seismograph Epicenter Richter Scale Tsunami Hot Springs Earth's tilt Time Zones in US (How many, names?) Solstice Equinox Weather Climate Global Warming Drought "Math formula for elevation increase Climograph (what two things does it look at?) Marine West Coast Population Pyramid Population Density Rate of Natural Increase
4. Which city is mentioned as having a sunny climate? a. Miami b. Yuma, Arizona c. Seattle d. New York
2. What do Convergent plate movements create?
Which of these is created when an unconfined aquifer intersects the surface of the land? a sink hole an ice cap a spring a mountain
A que distancia puede estar un montón de : tierra ( la tierra sacada de la zanja ) cerca de la zanja? Por lo menos 4 pies Por lo menos 3 pies Por lo menos 2 pies No importa
18. Describe what happens to daylight in Barrow.Alaska during winter. 19. Why does Barrow Alaska experience months of total daylight in summer? 20. What happens to daylight at the North Pole between the spring equinox and the autumnal equinox? 21. What happens at the North Polo after the autumnal equinox? 22. Explain how the tilt of the Earth influences the angle of sunlight throughout the year. 23. How does the angle of sunlight affect the amount of energy that reaches the ground?
Which layer is in the middle of two layers that temperature decreases with altitude? troposphere mesosphere stratosphere
Which geographical region has the tallest mountains in Oklahoma? Ozark Plateau Arbuckle Mountains Ouachita Mountains Quartz Mountains
