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?

Vegetation?

Dry/ Steppe