Question 1

The lava of a shield volcano

Accepted Answer

A) Has a low viscosity and so flows across the landscape 
B) Erupts explosively,spreading ash and debris through the atmosphere 
C) Is the hottest form of lava because it comes from deeper within the earth 
D) Tends to contain a large amount of gas bubbles 
A) Has a low viscosity and so flows across the landscape 
B) Erupts explosively,spreading ash and debris through the atmosphere 
C) Is the hottest form of lava because it comes from deeper within the earth 
D) Tends to contain a large amount of gas bubbles

Question 2

Which variable influences that amount of solar radiation of a place,and the length of day in that place?

Accepted Answer

A) Latitude 
B) Longitude 
C) Angle 
D) Time 
A) Latitude 
B) Longitude 
C) Angle 
D) Time

Question 3

Parts of the Subarctic climate zone are characterized ________,in which soils that are totally or partial frozen all year.

Accepted Answer

A) Permafrost 
B) Subthermic 
C) Glacial 
D) Arctic 
A) Permafrost 
B) Subthermic 
C) Glacial 
D) Arctic

Question 4

Mount Mitchell,the highest mountain in the Appalachians is ________ the highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada.

Accepted Answer

A) Much higher than 
B) Much lower than 
C) About the same elevation as 
D) Almost as high as 
A) Much higher than 
B) Much lower than 
C) About the same elevation as 
D) Almost as high as

Question 5

Most of North America is located on which tectonic plate?

Accepted Answer

A) The Juan de Fuca Plate 
B) The Pacific Plate 
C) The Atlantic Plate 
D) The North American Plate 
A) The Juan de Fuca Plate 
B) The Pacific Plate 
C) The Atlantic Plate 
D) The North American Plate

Question 6

Wind is caused by the movement of air from an area of ________ pressure to an area of ________ pressure.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Wind is caused by the movement of...

Question 7

The first mountain chain that slowed the western movement of early American settlers was ________.

Accepted Answer

A) The Rocky Mountains 
B) The Appalachian Mountains 
C) The Ozark Mountains 
D) The Sierras 
A) The Rocky Mountains 
B) The Appalachian Mountains 
C) The Ozark Mountains 
D) The Sierras

Question 8

Places that are closer to the equator receive ________ solar radiation that places near the poles.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Places that are closer to the equator...

Question 9

The Fall Line is an imaginary line formed by points

Accepted Answer

A) Along eastern rivers that was the limit of accessibility for ocean going ships 
B) At which draft animals of settlers moving west would drop from exhaustion 
C) Along eastern rivers where there were waterfalls 
D) All of the above 
E) Both A and C 
A) Along eastern rivers that was the limit of accessibility for ocean going ships 
B) At which draft animals of settlers moving west would drop from exhaustion 
C) Along eastern rivers where there were waterfalls 
D) All of the above 
E) Both A and C

Question 10

Places near the ocean tend to have ________ temperature variation than places farther inland.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Places near the ocean tend to have...

The lava of a shield volcano

Which variable influences that amount of solar radiation of a place,and the length of day in that place?

Parts of the Subarctic climate zone are characterized ________,in which soils that are totally or partial frozen all year.

Mount Mitchell,the highest mountain in the Appalachians is ________ the highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada.

Most of North America is located on which tectonic plate?

Wind is caused by the movement of air from an area of pressure to an area of pressure.

The first mountain chain that slowed the western movement of early American settlers was ________.

Places that are closer to the equator receive ________ solar radiation that places near the poles.

The Fall Line is an imaginary line formed by points

Places near the ocean tend to have ________ temperature variation than places farther inland.

Introduction

Historical Settlement of North America

North American Political Economy

The Atlantic Periphery

Quebec

Megalopolis

The Great Lakes and Corn Belt

The Inland South

The Coastal South

The Great Plains

The Rocky Mountains

Intermontane West

MexAmerica

California

The Pacific Northwest

Hawai'i and the Pacific Islands

The Far North

The Future of North America

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Exam 2: North America's Environmental Setting

The lava of a shield volcano

Which variable influences that amount of solar radiation of a place,and the length of day in that place?

Parts of the Subarctic climate zone are characterized ________,in which soils that are totally or partial frozen all year.

Mount Mitchell,the highest mountain in the Appalachians is ________ the highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada.

Most of North America is located on which tectonic plate?

Wind is caused by the movement of air from an area of ________ pressure to an area of ________ pressure.

The first mountain chain that slowed the western movement of early American settlers was ________.

Places that are closer to the equator receive ________ solar radiation that places near the poles.

The Fall Line is an imaginary line formed by points

Places near the ocean tend to have ________ temperature variation than places farther inland.

Introduction

Historical Settlement of North America

North American Political Economy

The Atlantic Periphery

Quebec

Megalopolis

The Great Lakes and Corn Belt

The Inland South

The Coastal South

The Great Plains

The Rocky Mountains

Intermontane West

MexAmerica

California

The Pacific Northwest

Hawai'i and the Pacific Islands

The Far North

The Future of North America

Filters

Wind is caused by the movement of air from an area of pressure to an area of pressure.