Question 1

Cirques are associated with coastal processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is the name of the ancient landmass that comprised all existing continents connected together before it broke apart about 200 million years ago?

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

Identify the three main groups of rocks and indicate with arrows and labels the processes by which each one is formed and transformed in the rock cycle.

Accepted Answer

Answer sho

Question 4

Which of the following is a wind-deposited material?

Accepted Answer

A) karst 
B) loess 
C) Richter 
D) barchan 
A) karst 
B) loess 
C) Richter 
D) barchan

Question 5

Oxbow lakes form when rivers flow onto the more level land at the base of mountain slopes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Hurricane Sandy is a good example of a storm causing

Accepted Answer

A) A tsunami 
B) Coastal erosion 
C) An earthquake induced cold front 
D) Tides 
A) A tsunami 
B) Coastal erosion 
C) An earthquake induced cold front 
D) Tides

Question 7

Stalactites and stalagmites are characteristic of arêtes and cirques.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Granite,basalt,pumice,and obsidian are all ______ rocks.

Accepted Answer

A) igneous 
B) metamorphic 
C) sedimentary 
D) diastrophic 
A) igneous 
B) metamorphic 
C) sedimentary 
D) diastrophic

Question 9

Which one of the following groups contains only sedimentary rocks?

Accepted Answer

A) limestone,sandstone,granite 
B) conglomerate,limestone,shale 
C) marble,basalt,conglomerate 
D) slate,gneiss,marble 
A) limestone,sandstone,granite 
B) conglomerate,limestone,shale 
C) marble,basalt,conglomerate 
D) slate,gneiss,marble

Question 10

A large destructive sea wave resulting from an earthquake is called a

Accepted Answer

A) tidal wave. 
B) Pangaea. 
C) tsunami. 
D) subduction. 
A) tidal wave. 
B) Pangaea. 
C) tsunami. 
D) subduction.

Question 11

The Richter scale

Accepted Answer

A) measures the wind speed and central pressure of a hurricane or typhoon. 
B) measures the damage potential of a tornado. 
C) measures the volume of material released by a volcanic eruption. 
D) measures the energy released by an earthquake. 
A) measures the wind speed and central pressure of a hurricane or typhoon. 
B) measures the damage potential of a tornado. 
C) measures the volume of material released by a volcanic eruption. 
D) measures the energy released by an earthquake.

Question 12

Mesas are characterized by their resistant caprock.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which one of the following is NOT a landform created by glaciers?

Accepted Answer

A) Outwash plain 
B) Kame 
C) Oxbow lake 
D) Cirque 
A) Outwash plain 
B) Kame 
C) Oxbow lake 
D) Cirque

Question 14

In the United States,the greatest loess deposits are found mainly in the Mississippi River basin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

For millions of years the Atlantic Ocean has been widening at the rate of about

Accepted Answer

A) 1 mile (1.6 km)per year. 
B) 1 yard (.9 m)per year. 
C) 1 foot (.3 m)per year. 
D) 1 inch (2.5 cm)per year. 
A) 1 mile (1.6 km)per year. 
B) 1 yard (.9 m)per year. 
C) 1 foot (.3 m)per year. 
D) 1 inch (2.5 cm)per year.

Question 16

Fine-grained,windblown silt deposits are known as

Accepted Answer

A) till. 
B) loess. 
C) drift. 
D) talus. 
A) till. 
B) loess. 
C) drift. 
D) talus.

Question 17

What landforms occur when the land surface dips below the water table?

Accepted Answer

Lakes,stre

Question 18

The world's tallest mountains were formed by

Accepted Answer

A) mechanical weathering. 
B) fluid basaltic lava flows. 
C) the collision of the Pacific and North American plates. 
D) the collision between the Indian and Eurasian plates. 
A) mechanical weathering. 
B) fluid basaltic lava flows. 
C) the collision of the Pacific and North American plates. 
D) the collision between the Indian and Eurasian plates.

Question 19

Karst topography is created by chemical weathering of ___________ rocks.

Accepted Answer

A) basalt 
B) limestone 
C) granitic 
D) gneiss 
A) basalt 
B) limestone 
C) granitic 
D) gneiss

Question 20

Which of the following rock types is formed by heat,pressure,or chemical reactions within the earth's crust acting on the other two major types of rocks?

Accepted Answer

A) tectonic 
B) metamorphic 
C) sedimentary 
D) igneous 
A) tectonic 
B) metamorphic 
C) sedimentary 
D) igneous

Cirques are associated with coastal processes.

What is the name of the ancient landmass that comprised all existing continents connected together before it broke apart about 200 million years ago?

Identify the three main groups of rocks and indicate with arrows and labels the processes by which each one is formed and transformed in the rock cycle.

Which of the following is a wind-deposited material?

Oxbow lakes form when rivers flow onto the more level land at the base of mountain slopes.

Hurricane Sandy is a good example of a storm causing

Stalactites and stalagmites are characteristic of arêtes and cirques.

Granite,basalt,pumice,and obsidian are all ______ rocks.

Which one of the following groups contains only sedimentary rocks?

A large destructive sea wave resulting from an earthquake is called a

The Richter scale

Mesas are characterized by their resistant caprock.

Which one of the following is NOT a landform created by glaciers?

In the United States,the greatest loess deposits are found mainly in the Mississippi River basin.

For millions of years the Atlantic Ocean has been widening at the rate of about

Fine-grained,windblown silt deposits are known as

What landforms occur when the land surface dips below the water table?

The world's tallest mountains were formed by

Karst topography is created by chemical weathering of ___________ rocks.

Which of the following rock types is formed by heat,pressure,or chemical reactions within the earth's crust acting on the other two major types of rocks?

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Cirques are associated with coastal processes.

What is the name of the ancient landmass that comprised all existing continents connected together before it broke apart about 200 million years ago?

Identify the three main groups of rocks and indicate with arrows and labels the processes by which each one is formed and transformed in the rock cycle.

Which of the following is a wind-deposited material?

Oxbow lakes form when rivers flow onto the more level land at the base of mountain slopes.

Hurricane Sandy is a good example of a storm causing

Stalactites and stalagmites are characteristic of arêtes and cirques.

Granite,basalt,pumice,and obsidian are all ______ rocks.

Which one of the following groups contains only sedimentary rocks?

A large destructive sea wave resulting from an earthquake is called a

The Richter scale

Mesas are characterized by their resistant caprock.

Which one of the following is NOT a landform created by glaciers?

In the United States,the greatest loess deposits are found mainly in the Mississippi River basin.

For millions of years the Atlantic Ocean has been widening at the rate of about

Fine-grained,windblown silt deposits are known as

What landforms occur when the land surface dips below the water table?

The world's tallest mountains were formed by

Karst topography is created by chemical weathering of ___________ rocks.

Which of the following rock types is formed by heat,pressure,or chemical reactions within the earth's crust acting on the other two major types of rocks?

Introduction

Techniques of Geographic Analysis

Physical Geography: Weather and Climate

Population Geography

Cultural Geography

Human Interaction

Political Geography

Economic Geography: Agriculture and Primary Activities

Economic Geography: Manufacturing and Services

An Urban World

The Geography of Natural Resources

Human Impact on the Environment

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