Unit 2 Test:

Processes Shaping Planet Earth Please Do NOT Write on the Test

Multiple Choice: Choose the answer option that best answers the question.

Use the map below to help you answer the following question.

NORMAL SUMMER SUMMER DURING EL NINO

11. Which of the following statements are true about El Nino?

I. It brings warm winds and rain to North and South America

II. It brings cool, dry winds to North and South America

III. It brings warm winds and rain to Southeast Asia IV. It brings cool, dry winds to Southeast Asia

A. I and IV B. II and IV

C. I and III

D. II and III

Use the information below to help you answer question 12.

Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath of Hurricane Irene

12. Which of the statements below best explains the difference between Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Irene based on the given information?

A. Hurricanes Katrina and Irene were highly televised by the US media.

B. The hurricanes, both natural disasters, caused casualties and destroyed many man-made structures.

C. Hurricane Katrina caused a substantially higher amount of deaths than Hurricane Irene due to quicker response and aid to Irene.

D. All of the above statements are true about Hurricanes Katrina and Irene.

13. Which of the following generalizations are true about natural disasters?

I. Disaster plans and calculated relief efforts can drastically reduce

the amount of casualties caused by the disaster. II. Even the most detailed preparation plans cannot stop hurricanes.

III. Statistically tornadoes kill more people than hurricanes. IV. Quick response and aid to those affected by natural disasters can

lower injury and death rates.

A. I and II

B. I, II and III C. II, III, and IV

D. I, II, and IV

14. Which of the following is caused by the very rapid evaporation of warm

ocean water in late summer months?

A. Erosion of sandy beaches B. Tropical hurricanes

C. Catastrophic forest fires D. Tornadoes

Use the diagram below to answer the following question.

The diagram shows four places on Earth. Places 1, 2, 3, and 4 are all at sea level.

15. Which latitude zone has a dry climate dominated by grasses and large grazing animals?

A. 1 and 2 B. 2 and 4

C. 3 and 4

D. 1 and 3

16. All of the following are examples of physical erosion except:

A. The wind in the desert blows sand against a rock.

B. A glacier picks up boulders as it moves. C. A flood washes over a riverbank, and the water carries small soil particles

downstream. D. An icy winter causes the pavement in a road to crack.

Use the map below to answer questions 17 and 18.

17. Which zones in the map above are most likely to have a temperate climate

(warm summers and cold winters)? A. The poles

B. Mid zones C. Low zones

D. High zones

18. From question 7, what type of animal diversity would you naturally find? A. Monkeys

B. Snakes C. Deer

D. Bears

19. Which layer of Earth is divided into plates?

A. Crust B. Mantle

C. Outer Core D. Inner Core

Use the map below to answer questions 20 and 21.

20. Look at the map above. Explain the process that causes volcanoes in Japan and other islands on the ring of fire.

A. Subduction, one plate is sliding under another allowing mantle to escape.

B. Accretion, one plate is sliding under another filling with debris. C. Spreading, one plate is pulling away from another forming a trench.

D. Folding, both plates are pushing on each other allowing mantle to escape.

21. Tectonic plate movement near Japan caused an earthquake in 2011. That force also created what other disaster?

A. Tornado B. Volcano

C. Typhoon D. Tsunami

22. Which of the statements below does not describe a climate region?

A. Daily precipitation and year-round high temperatures. B. Mostly frozen conditions but a very short “spring/summer” which causes

some ice to melt and allows vegetation to grow. C. Extreme conditions; either very high or very low temperatures and almost

little to no annual precipitation D. All of the above are climate regions of our world.

Use the statement below to help you answer the following question.

“…Located in the mid-latitude area which means that they are found between the Polar Regions

and the tropics. (They) are exposed to warm and cold air masses, which cause this area to have

four seasons. The temperature varies widely from season to season with cold winters and hot,

wet summers. The average yearly temperature is about 10°C. The areas…get about 750 to

1,500 mm of precipitation spread fairly evenly throughout the year.”

From NASA Earth Observatory

23. The excerpt above describes which of the following climate regions? A. Coniferous Forest

B. Deciduous Forest C. Taiga

D. Marine West Coast

24. All of the statements below describe climate except:

A. A humid climate due to winds from an ocean current flowing out of the

equator that has daily rains. B. A foggy climate due to cool winds from a northern wind.

C. A winter day in a city near the Tropic of Cancer that experiences ice and below freezing temperatures.

D. A city located near the Tropic of Capricorn that remains warm, even through the winter season.

Use the photograph below to answer the following question.

Sand bridge in the Wadi Rum cliffs in Jordan, Southwest Asia

25. The above photo is an example of which type of erosion?

A. Wind B. Glacial

C. Water D. Weathering

Use the diagrams below to complete the following question.

Pangaea – 250 Million

Years Ago World Today - 2011

250 Million Years

From Now

26. Which of the diagrams below best predicts what our Earth will look like in

the future?

A. No change at all:

B. Become a new super-continent:

C. Go back to the original Pangaea:

D. Because of climate change ocean

levels will rise and there will be no

exposed land:

Use the diagrams below to help you answer questions 27 and 28.

27. Which option below places the layers of soil in the correct order?

A. Organic Matter, Topsoil, Bedrock, Subsoil B. Organic Matter, Topsoil, Subsoil, Bedrock

C. Organic Matter, Subsoil, Topsoil, Bedrock D. Topsoil, Organic Matter, Subsoil, Bedrock

28. Which of the following statements describes a polluted soil profile?

A. Sands of the Arabian Desert can no longer support life due to pollution.

B. Chemicals that enter the soil and are difficult to remove will no longer allow vegetation or agriculture to grow.

C. Tropical climates that have pollution in their soil will be unaffected because the heavy rains will wash away the pollution before it gets into all levels of

the soil. D. In places, such as the Great Plains, the soil is of such good quality that it is

unaffected by pollution, both vegetation and agriculture grow.

29. What causes the seasons to change?

A. Earth’s Rotation B. Latitude Zones

C. Earth Revolution

D. LACEMOPS

30. Which of the statements below is the best example of the difference between

weather and climate?

A. Heavy rains in the Amazon River basin B. A rainstorm in the middle of the Sahara Desert

C. Monsoons in Southeast Asia D. Cool temperatures and heavy fog during the summer in London, England

Use the reading below to answer questions 31 and 32.

“The winters in the taiga are very cold with only snowfall. The summers are warm, rainy, and humid. A lot of coniferous trees grow in the taiga.”

Blueplanetbiomes.org

31. The above reading describes a climate region located where?

a. The northern hemisphere, mid latitude b. The southern hemisphere, low latitude

c. On the equator d. Near the south pole, high latitude

32. Which of the following is the best explanation for why Taiga is not found in

the southern hemisphere?

A. In some places the northern and southern hemispheres are not opposites. B. Ocean currents and air masses in the northern and southern hemisphere

are not the same; therefore there is no taiga in the southern hemisphere. C. Land that is present in the northern hemisphere is not present at the same

latitude in the southern hemisphere.

D. All of the above explain why taiga is not found in the southern hemisphere.

Use the diagram below to answer questions 33, 34, 35, and 36.

33. Which of the following statements are true?

I. B and D are both solstices

II. B and D have days and nights that are equal III. A and C have days and nights that are equal

IV. A and C are equinoxes V. Solstices and equinoxes each happen twice a year

A. I, II, and IV B. I, II, III, and IV

C. I, II, III, and V D. I, III, IV, and V

34. Which of the statements below does not correctly describe the Earth-Sun

relationship?

A. The Earth revolves around the sun in a counter clockwise movement. B. The Earth’s revolution around the sun is what creates seasons.

C. The sun’s rays shine directly on the entire hemisphere that faces the sun. D. The poles, because of tilt, can have 24 hours of day and 24 hours of night.

35. At which of the following positions would Europe experience autumn?

A. A

B. B C. C

D. D

36. At which of the following positions would southern Africa experience winter?

A. A B. B

C. C D. D

Use the map below to answer questions 37 and 38.

37. The continental drift of the Caribbean Plate and the North American Plate is responsible for what natural disaster in this region?

A. Haiti earthquake

B. Chile earthquake C. Hurricane Katrina

D. Creation of the Caribbean Islands

38. The action of the Caribbean Plate and the North American plate grinding

against one another is known as: A. Folding

B. Faulting C. Spreading

D. Accretion

39. The climate of Texas can best be described as:

A. Constant; conditions year-round are the same and there are no seasonal

changes B. Moderate; seasonal changes in temperature but remain fairly consistent due

to the Gulf of Mexico/Gulf Stream Current. C. Temperate; drastic changes during each season bring different types of

precipitation and dramatic variations in temperatures. D. Tropical; the high temperatures and moisture create year-round humidity

and does not experience changes during seasons.

40. In comparing the affects of the Haitian and Japanese earthquakes on the population, which of the following is not true?

A. Weak interaction and poor government planning in Haiti lead to less direct

assistance to the people.

B. In both Haiti and Japan, there is a possibility of casualties and long term injuries.

C. In both Haiti and Japan, rebuilding is likely to take a long time and people and the economy will experience negative long term effects.

D. Strong infrastructure allowed a quick recovery for business and basic needs for the displaced people in Japan.

Map Identification: On notebook paper, tell which major world landform in on the

continent for questions 41 - 50.

41. What major mountain range is found in the southeast on continent D?

42. What major mountain range is centrally located on continent C?

43. What major river is found on continent B?

44. What major river is found on continent E?

45. What major desert is found on continent E?

46. What major landform is found where continent A and B meet?

47. What major island is found off the east coast of continent E?

48. What major island is found off the northwest coast of continent C?

49. What major body of water separates continents C and E?

50. What is the major ocean that touches continents A, C, and D?