Question 1

What is the highest mountain in the world?

Accepted Answer

A) Denali (Mount McKinley) 
B) Mount Everest 
C) Mount Fuji 
D) Mount Shasta 
A) Denali (Mount McKinley) 
B) Mount Everest 
C) Mount Fuji 
D) Mount Shasta

Question 2

Badland topography forms when __________are rapidly eroded.

Accepted Answer

A) limestone and dolostone 
B) standstone and tillite 
C) shale and clay 
D) granite and gneiss 
A) limestone and dolostone 
B) standstone and tillite 
C) shale and clay 
D) granite and gneiss

Question 3

How rapid are stream erosion rates in the Himalayas according to radioactive dating?

Accepted Answer

A) 2 to 12 mm/yr 
B) 2 to 12 cm/yr 
C) 2 to 12 m/yr 
D) 2 to 12 km/yr 
A) 2 to 12 mm/yr 
B) 2 to 12 cm/yr 
C) 2 to 12 m/yr 
D) 2 to 12 km/yr

Question 4

Badland topography develops most easily in bedrock made up of

Accepted Answer

A) basalt. 
B) granite. 
C) shales. 
D) limestone. 
A) basalt. 
B) granite. 
C) shales. 
D) limestone.

Question 5

In which of the following stream valleys does the stream power exceed the resistance to erosion?

Accepted Answer

A) a broad,flat lowland valley 
B) a steep V-shaped canyon 
C) a wide,open valley 
D) Stream power exceeds the resistance to erosion in all of the above. 
A) a broad,flat lowland valley 
B) a steep V-shaped canyon 
C) a wide,open valley 
D) Stream power exceeds the resistance to erosion in all of the above.

Question 6

The lowest land elevation in the world occurs at

Accepted Answer

A) the Dead Sea. 
B) the Tibetan Plateau. 
C) Death Valley. 
D) the North American Interior Plain. 
A) the Dead Sea. 
B) the Tibetan Plateau. 
C) Death Valley. 
D) the North American Interior Plain.

Question 7

Who proposed that landscape evolution can achieve a dynamic equilibrium where uplift and erosion rates are sustained for a long period?

Accepted Answer

A) Charles Darwin 
B) John Hack 
C) Walther Penck 
D) William Davis 
A) Charles Darwin 
B) John Hack 
C) Walther Penck 
D) William Davis

Question 8

Dynamic equilibrium in the evolution of landscape is achieved when

Accepted Answer

A) uplift exceeds erosion. 
B) erosion exceeds uplift. 
C) a period of uplift is followed by period erosion. 
D) the overall landscape remains the same. 
A) uplift exceeds erosion. 
B) erosion exceeds uplift. 
C) a period of uplift is followed by period erosion. 
D) the overall landscape remains the same.

Question 9

What is the average elevation of the Tibetan Plateau?

Accepted Answer

A) 200 meters 
B) 500 meters 
C) 2000 meters 
D) 5000 meters 
A) 200 meters 
B) 500 meters 
C) 2000 meters 
D) 5000 meters

Question 10

Scientists who suggest that uplift of the Tibetan Plateau promoted glaciations of the Northern Hemisphere use the following argument:

Accepted Answer

A) uplift led to a change in atmospheric circulation that promoted cooling. 
B) uplift led to an increased erosion rate,lowering sea level. 
C) uplift induced a greater albedo effect causing global cooling. 
D) uplift caused a decrease in solar radiation,which induced cooling. 
A) uplift led to a change in atmospheric circulation that promoted cooling. 
B) uplift led to an increased erosion rate,lowering sea level. 
C) uplift induced a greater albedo effect causing global cooling. 
D) uplift caused a decrease in solar radiation,which induced cooling.

Question 11

In a region that has been deformed into a series of anticlines and synclines,

Accepted Answer

A) anticlines always form ridges. 
B) anticlines always form valleys. 
C) anticlines form ridges during the early stages of landscape evolution but may develop into valleys later. 
D) anticlines form valleys during the early stages of landscape evolution but may develop into ridges later. 
A) anticlines always form ridges. 
B) anticlines always form valleys. 
C) anticlines form ridges during the early stages of landscape evolution but may develop into valleys later. 
D) anticlines form valleys during the early stages of landscape evolution but may develop into ridges later.

Question 12

What type of process produces an effect that slows down the original action and stabilizes the process at a slower rate?

Accepted Answer

A) constructive correlation 
B) negative-feedback process 
C) destructive correlation 
D) positive-feedback process 
A) constructive correlation 
B) negative-feedback process 
C) destructive correlation 
D) positive-feedback process

Question 13

Which of the following is not one of the fundamental components of relief?

Accepted Answer

A) trunk channel relief 
B) hillslope relief 
C) mountain relief 
D) tributary channel relief 
A) trunk channel relief 
B) hillslope relief 
C) mountain relief 
D) tributary channel relief

Question 14

What is the geologic term for an asymmetric ridge where gently dipping beds of erosion-resistant rocks are undercut by erosion of a weaker underlying bed?

Accepted Answer

A) cuesta 
B) hogback 
C) mesa 
D) syncline 
A) cuesta 
B) hogback 
C) mesa 
D) syncline

Question 15

The uranium-thorium radioisotope system can be used to date _____ to determine the age of a landscape surface.

Accepted Answer

A) wood fragments 
B) carbonate material 
C) quartz silt 
D) olivine fragments 
A) wood fragments 
B) carbonate material 
C) quartz silt 
D) olivine fragments

Question 16

Which of the following is written in order of increasing relief?

Accepted Answer

A) Appalachian Mountains,Midwestern plains,Rocky Mountains 
B) Midwestern plains,Appalachian Mountains,Rocky Mountains 
C) Midwestern plains,Rocky Mountains,Appalachian Mountains 
D) Rocky Mountains,Appalachian Mountains,Midwestern plains 
A) Appalachian Mountains,Midwestern plains,Rocky Mountains 
B) Midwestern plains,Appalachian Mountains,Rocky Mountains 
C) Midwestern plains,Rocky Mountains,Appalachian Mountains 
D) Rocky Mountains,Appalachian Mountains,Midwestern plains

Question 17

Stream power is river slope _____ river discharge.

Accepted Answer

A) plus 
B) times 
C) minus 
D) divided by 
A) plus 
B) times 
C) minus 
D) divided by

Question 18

Elevation is a balance between

Accepted Answer

A) erosion and deposition. 
B) tectonic uplift and erosion. 
C) deposition and tectonic uplift. 
D) deposition and isostasy. 
A) erosion and deposition. 
B) tectonic uplift and erosion. 
C) deposition and tectonic uplift. 
D) deposition and isostasy.

Question 19

How high is Mount Everest,the highest mountain in the world?

Accepted Answer

A) approximately 3000 meters 
B) approximately 6000 meters 
C) approximately 9000 meters 
D) approximately 12,000 meters 
A) approximately 3000 meters 
B) approximately 6000 meters 
C) approximately 9000 meters 
D) approximately 12,000 meters

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of an erosional landform?

Accepted Answer

A) cuesta 
B) floodplain 
C) moraine 
D) sand dune 
A) cuesta 
B) floodplain 
C) moraine 
D) sand dune

Exam 22: Landscapes: Tectonic and Climate Interaction

What is the highest mountain in the world?

Badland topography forms when __________are rapidly eroded.

How rapid are stream erosion rates in the Himalayas according to radioactive dating?

Badland topography develops most easily in bedrock made up of

In which of the following stream valleys does the stream power exceed the resistance to erosion?

The lowest land elevation in the world occurs at

Who proposed that landscape evolution can achieve a dynamic equilibrium where uplift and erosion rates are sustained for a long period?

Dynamic equilibrium in the evolution of landscape is achieved when

What is the average elevation of the Tibetan Plateau?

Scientists who suggest that uplift of the Tibetan Plateau promoted glaciations of the Northern Hemisphere use the following argument:

In a region that has been deformed into a series of anticlines and synclines,

What type of process produces an effect that slows down the original action and stabilizes the process at a slower rate?

Which of the following is not one of the fundamental components of relief?

What is the geologic term for an asymmetric ridge where gently dipping beds of erosion-resistant rocks are undercut by erosion of a weaker underlying bed?

The uranium-thorium radioisotope system can be used to date _____ to determine the age of a landscape surface.

Which of the following is written in order of increasing relief?

Stream power is river slope _____ river discharge.

Elevation is a balance between

How high is Mount Everest,the highest mountain in the world?

Which of the following is an example of an erosional landform?

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