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UNIT 2 REVIEW GAME
1) Hot air is heavier than
cold air. TRUE or FALSE?
False.Warm air rises and
cold air sinks
2) Temperatures decrease as elevationincreases.
TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE
3) Our most diverse habitats are
located in the highlands. TRUE or FALSE.
FALSE Tropical rain forests are our most diverse
habitats
4)The natural disasters most likely to
occur in our area are: tornadoes,
blizzards, and thunderstorms.
TRUE or FALSE
True
5) Reforestation in the term for cutting
down forestland. TRUE or FALSE
FALSE.Deforestation is the term for
cuttingdown forests. Reforestation is the term for planting new trees in the
areas that were harvested.
6) What is desertification?
The spread of desert like conditions
7) What is climate?
A region’s average weather
conditions over a long period.
8) What is a front?
The place where two air masses
of different temperatures or moisture
content meet.
9) What are natural resources?
Any material in nature that people
use and value.
10) What are fossil fuels?
Non-renewable resources that
formed from the remains of ancient
plants and animals.
11) What is a dry area on
the mountainside facing
away from the direction of the wind?
A rain shadow
12) What are three types of fossil fuels?
Petroleum, coal, and natural gas
13) The four factors that affect climate are…
sun and location, wind, water, and mountains
14) The_______ latitudes located near the
equator.
Lower
15) Wind energy, solar energy, nuclear energy,geothermal energy, and hydroelectric energy are
examples of what?
Renewable energy resources
16) These three things are what
geographers use to determine
climate zones.
Temperature, precipitation,
and native plants
17) What are the five major climate
Zones?
tropical, dry, temperate, polar, and highlands
18) What are three examples of non-renewable energy
resources?
Coal/petroleum/natural gas
19) Minerals, air, water, soils, and forests are
examples of…
Natural resources
What is this climate Zone?
Temperate/ Humid Continental
What is this climate Zone?
Highland
What is this climate zone? What type of precipitation?