Test Bank For The Geography of North America …...Test Bank For The Geography of North America Environment Culture Economy 2nd Edition by Hardwick Chapter 2 North America's Environmental

Test Bank For The Geography of

North America Environment Culture

Economy 2nd Edition by Hardwick

Chapter 2 North America's Environmental Setting

1) The study of the environmental characteristics of Earth is called what? A) Human geography B) Physical geography C) Earth studies D) Environmental geography Answer: B Diff: 1

Chapter Section: Introduction

Bloom's Taxonomy: 1 Knowledge - Select

GeoStandard1: 3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and

environments on Earth's surface.

GeoStandard2: 7. The physical processes that shape the patterns of Earth's

surface.

2) Which major physical feature in North America was created by down-cutting? A) The Appalachian mountains B) The Erie Canal C)

The Great Lakes D) The Grand Canyon

Answer: D Diff: 3

Chapter Section: Landforms, Hydrology, Soils

Bloom's Taxonomy: 2 Comprehension - Select


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GeoStandard2: 8. The characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems on

Earth's surface.

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3) Which major physical feature in North America did glaciers create? A) The Rocky mountains B) The Erie Canal C)

The Great Lakes D) The Grand Canyon

Answer: C Diff: 3




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4) The first mountain chain that slowed the western movement of early American settlers was ________. A) The Rocky Mountains B) The Appalachian Mountains C) The Ozark Mountains D) The Sierras

Answer: B

Diff: 2


Bloom's Taxonomy: 3 Application - Relate

GeoStandard1: 2. How to use mental maps to organize information about

people, places, and environments.

GeoStandard2: 15. How physical systems affect human systems.

5) The Fall Line is an imaginary line formed by points

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

Answer: E

Diff: 2



GeoStandard1: 15. How physical systems affect human systems. GeoStandard2:

8. The characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems on Earth's surface.

6) Mount Mitchell, the highest mountain in the Appalachians is ________ the highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada. A) Much higher than B) Much lower than C) About the same elevation as D) Almost as high as Answer: B Diff: 3


Bloom's Taxonomy: 3 Application - Compare

GeoStandard1: 4. The physical and human characteristics of places.


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7) The Erie Canal was constructed to provide water route between the Atlantic Coast and what? A) The Great Lakes B) The Mississippi River C) The Ohio River D) Lake Powell Answer: A Diff: 2 Chapter Section: Landforms, Hydrology, Soils


GeoStandard1: 14. How human actions modify the physical environment.


8) Most of North America is located on which tectonic plate? A) The Juan de Fuca Plate B) The Pacific Plate

C) The Atlantic Plate D) The North American Plate Answer: D Diff: 1




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9) The San Andreas Fault is located in which part of North America? A) The southeast B) The northwest

C) The Great Plains

D) California

Answer: D Diff: 2 Chapter Section: Landforms, Hydrology, Soils



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10) Another name for the process of mountain building is what? A) Orogeny


B) Elevation formation

C) Eolian activity D) Down cutting Answer: A Diff: 3




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Earth's surface.

11) Explosive eruptions of pyroclastic debris and gases are associated with which type of volcanoes? A) Shield volcanoes B) Composite cone volcanoes

C) Bulging volcanoes D) Concave volcanoes Answer: B Diff: 3




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12) The lava of a shield volcano

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

Answer: A

Diff: 3



GeoStandard1: 7. The physical processes that shape the patterns of Earth's surface.


Earth's surface.

13) During the maximum extent of glaciation in North America, continental


glaciers extended how far south?

A) Ohio

B) Tennessee

C) Oklahoma

D) Florida

Answer: A

Diff: 2


Bloom's Taxonomy: 2 Comprehension - Locate




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14) Sinkholes are associated with which type of landscape? A) Glacial B) Karst C) Volcanic

D) Fluvial Answer: B

Diff: 3 Chapter Section: Landforms, Hydrology, Soils



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15) When depositional forces are dominant on a coastline, those forces produce which of the following features? A) Rugged, narrow beaches B) Sea cliffs C) Broad beaches D) Sea stacks (isolated columns of rocks) Answer: C Diff: 3




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Earth's surface.

16) The Mississippi-Missouri river basin flows ________ into the ________. A) South-east, Atlantic Ocean B) North, Hudson Bay C)

South, Gulf of Mexico D) South-west, Pacific Ocean Answer: C Diff: 2







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17) The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence system flows ________ into the ________. A) South-east, Atlantic Ocean B) North, Hudson Bay C) North-east, North Atlantic D) South, Gulf of Mexico Answer: C Diff: 4






Earth's surface.

18) The Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain physiographic province has which of the following characteristics? A) Many fertile swamps and marshes B) Low, rolling hills C) Folding, uplift, and faulting D) Small mountain ranges and flat valleys Answer: A Diff: 3




Earth's surface.


19) The Intermontane physiographic province has which of the following characteristics? A) Low, rolling hills B) Many fertile swamps and marshes C) Steep canyons, mesas and buttes D) Widespread volcanism and tectonic uplift Answer: C Diff: 2



GeoStandard1: 8. The characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems on Earth's surface.




20) The Canadian Shield covers about how much of the area of Canada? A) 10% B) 30% C)

50% D) 80%

Answer: C Diff: 4 Chapter Section: Landforms, Hydrology, Soils



Earth's surface.


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

B) Longitude

C) Angle D)

Time

Answer: A

Diff: 3

Chapter Section: Weather and Climate




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22) If the same amount of sunlight was hitting an area of land and an area of water, which area would heat more rapidly? A) The land would heat more rapidly.

B) The water would heat more rapidly.

C) They would both heat at about the same rate D) It would depend on the characteristics of the water and land. Answer: A Diff: 4


Bloom's Taxonomy: 4 Analysis - Compare


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23) Differences in atmospheric pressure are measured using what? A) A thermometer B) A barometer C) A pressure gradient D) A compression meter Answer: B Diff: 2




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24) On average, temperatures decline about 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit for every 1000 ft rise in elevation. What is this temperature decline called? A) Altitudinal decline B) Nominal rate of decline

C) Normal lapse rate D) Vertical thermic lapse Answer: C Diff: 3





surface.

25) Orographic precipitation is caused by what?

A) Moist air cooling as it is forced to higher elevations

B) Dry air warming as it is forced to higher elevations

C) Moist air warming as it is forced to lower elevations D) Dry air cooling as it is forced to lower elevations Answer: A Diff: 3




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26) Areas with dry climates on the leeward (downwind) side of mountain ranges are said to be located in the what? A) High deserts

B) Rain shadow C) Nonprecipitous zones D) Arroyos Answer: B

Diff: 2





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27) The Chinook winds in the Rocky Mountains and the Santa Ana winds in Southern California are both examples of winds caused by changes in what? A) Topography B) Climate C) Weather D) Water temperatures

Answer: A

Diff: 4




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28) In general, warmer air masses can hold ________ moisture than colder air masses. A) More B) Less C) About the same D) Actually there isn't a stable relationship between temperature and moisture in the air. Answer: A

Diff: 1





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29) Looking at the maps (Figure 2.12), what part of North America receives the highest levels of precipitation during the summer? A) The Pacific Northwest

B) The Gulf Coast C) New England D) The Great Plains Answer: B Diff: 1




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30) Looking at the map (Figure 2.13), during what time of the year does Toronto, Ontario have the most precipitation? A) During the summer

B) During the winter

C) During the spring and fall D) Actually the precipitation is even all year round Answer: D Diff: 2




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Earth's surface.

31) The process of orographic uplift cools air as it rises over mountain ranges, the opposite process, in which air warms as it descends in elevation, is called what? A) Adiabatic heating B) Prothermic depression

C) Cyclic winds D) Depressive heating Answer: A Diff: 3





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32) How are people living near the Great Lakes impacted by the weather changes related to presence of a large body of water? A) Temperatures are unaffected by the presence of the lakes, and precipitation is increased. B) Temperatures are unaffected by the presence of the lakes, and precipitation is decreased. C) Temperatures are moderated by the presence of the lakes, but precipitation is increased. D) Temperatures are moderated by the presence of the lakes, but precipitation is decreased. Answer: C Diff: 4




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

B) Subthermic

C) Glacial D)

Arctic

Answer: A

Diff: 1





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34) What type of natural vegetation covers most of Canada? A) Grassland B) Tundra

C) Needleleaf evergreen forest D) Mixed broadleaf deciduous and needleleaf evergreen forest Answer: C Diff: 2

Chapter Section: Biogeography and Ecology




Earth's surface.



35) The tundra biome is found in areas with what type of climate? A) Mediterranean B) Polar C)

Tropical D) Marine

Answer: B Diff: 2 Chapter Section: Biogeography and Ecology



Earth's surface.


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36) Places that are closer to the equator receive ________ solar radiation that places near the poles. Answer: more

Diff: 1




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37) Places near the ocean tend to have ________ temperature variation than places farther inland. Answer: less

Diff: 1


Bloom's Taxonomy: 1 Knowledge - Memorize


surface.


38) Wind is caused by the movement of air from an area of ________ pressure to an area of ________ pressure. Answer: high, low

Diff: 1





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39) A front is an area of contact between two different air masses where warmer, moister air is force to rise above cooler air, causing ________. Answer: cold temperatures, gusty winds, and clouds

Diff: 2


Bloom's Taxonomy: 2 Comprehension - Paraphrase


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Earth's surface.

40) When the temperatures in a city are generally higher than those in the surrounding landscape it is called ________. Answer: an urban heat island

Diff: 3


Bloom's Taxonomy: 1 Knowledge - Name



41) Air masses that originate over land are generally ________ in comparison to ________ are masses that originate over oceans or large lakes. Answer: dry, moist Diff: 2




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42) After a fire, chaparral vegetation ________.

Answer: resprouts quickly because of deep root systems

Diff: 3




Earth's surface.


43) GIS stands for ________.


Answer: Geographic Information Systems

Diff: 2





GeoStandard2: 1. How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools,

and technologies to acquire, process, and report information.


44) An area that shares a common drainage system is called a ________. Answer: watershed Diff: 3




Earth's surface.

GeoStandard2: 5. That people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity.

45) Temperate grasslands are one of the most highly modified biomes in North America because ________. Answer: these areas have high soil fertility and are heavily used for agriculture

Diff: 3




Earth's surface.


46) Why is it important to understand the physical geography when studying the human geography of a region? Be sure to include at least two examples in your answer. Diff: 2


Bloom's Taxonomy: 2 Comprehension - Explain GeoStandard1: 10. The characteristics, distributions, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics. GeoStandard2: 11. The patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earth's surface.

47) Compare and contrast weather to climate. What is the difference between the two and how are they connected? What are the basic components or

characteristics that scientists use to measure them?

Diff: 3


Bloom's Taxonomy: 4 Analysis - Compare


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48) Describe some of the observed and potential impacts of global climate change on North America. Are certain parts of the region more heavily impacted? If so, why? Diff: 3


Bloom's Taxonomy: 2 Comprehension - Describe GeoStandard1: 14. How human actions modify the physical environment.

GeoStandard2: 7. The physical processes that shape the patterns of Earth's surface.


49) What are some different characteristics that geographers use to describe the physical environment? Pick two different characteristics and describe how they relate to each other. Diff: 3


Bloom's Taxonomy: 4 Analysis - Relate


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50) Compare a Mediterranean climate to a West Coast Marine climate. Where are these climate zones located? How are they similar or different? Diff: 3

Chapter Section: North American Climate Zones

Bloom's Taxonomy: 4 Analysis - Relate


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