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1

Karst topography is found mainly in regions characterized by:
A)alluvial fans
B)glacial outwash plains
C)limestone bedrock
D)loess
2

Which area of the world is not located along a plate boundary?
A)the Atlantic coast of North America
B)the Caribbean Islands
C)the Central Valley of California
D)the Red Sea
3

Today, continental-size glaciers exist only:
A)in North America
B)on Antarctica and Greenland
C)in Siberia and Nepal
D)on Canada's west coast
4

Which plate boundary is characterized by plates sliding past each other horizontally?
A)divergent plate boundary
B)emergent plate boundary
C)convergent plate boundary
D)transform plate boundary
5

Permafrost refers to areas:
A)of permanently frozen ground
B)where glaciers are present
C)where the nighttime temperatures dip below 0° C thus creating frost every morning
D)with snow capped mountains
6

Which of the following can increase water erosion?
A)a decrease in precipitation
B)an increase in rock particle size
C)an increase in vegetative cover
D)an increase in livestock grazing
7

As glaciers retreat, they leave behind large hills of debris known as:
A)moraines
B)outwash plains
C)till
D)troughs
8

The water table is:
A)a raised lake
B)the top of the saturated zone
C)the entire saturated zone
D)an aquifer
9

Which area is not a subduction zone?
A)Southeast Asia
B)the Andes Mountains
C)the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
D)Caribbean Plate
10

Which of the following is not an erosional form caused by mountain glaciers?
A)cirque
B)glacial trough
C)outwash plain
D)tarn
11

Loess is deposited by:
A)glaciers
B)water
C)waves
D)wind
12

Petroleum deposits are found in areas of which rock type?
A)igneous
B)metamorphic
C)sedimentary
D)volcanic
13

In humid areas, stream erosion is accelerated by:
A)vegetation
B)natural levees
C)relatively flat floodplains
D)steep downhill gradients
14

Mechanical weathering is caused largely by:
A)chemical reaction
B)frost, salt crystals or roots
C)human activity
D)wind action
15

Igneous rocks are classified on the basis of:
A)how fast they cooled
B)the temperature of the earth material
C)their texture and composition
D)whether they cooled above or below the earth's surface
16

A tsunami is caused by:
A)the gravitational pull of the moon
B)a rockslide into the sea
C)an underwater earthquake
D)an underwater lava flow
17

The effect of wind erosion is most prevalent in areas with:
A)dense vegetation
B)dry climates
C)exposed bedrock
D)humid climates
18

Longshore currents modify the landscape by:
A)creating cliff-like structures
B)creating reefs and atolls
C)moving parallel to the shoreline and forming beaches and sand spits
D)removing sand from beaches and washing it out to sea
19

Which of the following is a result of mass wasting:
A)alluvial fans
B)arroyos
C)loess
D)talus slopes
20

The relationship between stream load and moving water is:
A)rapidly moving water has a greater stream load
B)rapidly moving water has no stream load
C)slow moving water has a greater stream load
D)slow moving water has no stream load
21

The earth's crust is the outer, lighter portion of the:
A)asthenosphere
B)lower mantle
C)lithosphere
D)outer core
22

According to the theory of plate tectonics, the present day continents began to separate from the supercontinent Pangaea about:
A)50 million years ago
B)160 million years ago
C)200 million years ago
D)4.7 billion years ago
23

All of the following are forms of sedimentary rock except:
A)sandstone
B)shale
C)limestone
D)granite
24

All of the following are associated with stream landscapes in arid areas except:
A)alluvial fans
B)arroyos
C)oxbow lakes
D)washes
25

Intrusive igneous rocks are formed below ground level by the hardening of:
A)lava
B)magma
C)feldspar
D)pumice
26

Chemical weathering processes causes rock to decompose rather than disintegrate.
A)True.
B)False.
27

Granite, under great pressure, can become marble.
A)True.
B)False.
28

Continental drift theory was proposed by Alfred Wegener.
A)True.
B)False.
29

Diastrophism is another word for earthquake.
A)True.
B)False.
30

A gently sloping volcano formed without explosions is known as a shield volcano.
A)True.
B)False.
31

The San Andreas Fault is an example of a transform fault.
A)True.
B)False.
32

Carbonation and oxidation are examples of mechanical weathering.
A)True.
B)False.
33

The June 1896 tsunami that hit Japan killed over 25,000 people.
A)True.
B)False.
34

The downslope movement of material due to gravity is called mass wasting.
A)True.
B)False.
35

Eskers are a physical feature associated with coastal landforms.
A)True.
B)False.





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