The World and Its People: Eastern Hemisphere

Chapter 2: Water, Climate, and Vegetation

Water, Climate, and Vegetation

1.
The part of the water cycle in which the sun's heat turns liquid water into water vapor is _____
A)humidity.
B)evaporation.
C)precipitation.
D)condensation.

2.
Water vapor changes back into a liquid in a process called _____
A)precipitation.
B)evaporation.
C)groundwater.
D)condensation.

3.
What percent of the earth's water is freshwater?
A)1 percent
B)2 percent
C)70 percent
D)80 percent

4.
Which of the following statements about climate is FALSE?
A)Climate refers to the unpredictable changes in air that occur over a short time period.
B)Climate is a usual, predictable weather pattern.
C)Climate studies include the 30-year highs and lows of temperature and precipitation.
D)The original source of climate is the sun.

5.
Low latitudes are found _____
A)near the Equator.
B)near the North and South Poles.
C)between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle.
D)between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle.

6.
What is often located on the leeward side of coastal mountains?
A)a heat island
B)thick forests
C)deserts
D)moist, foggy air

7.
In which of the following climates would you experience rainy, mild winters and cool summers?
A)Mediterranean
B)tropical savanna
C)humid continental
D)marine west coast

8.
Many deserts are surrounded by partly dry grasslands called _____
A)savannas.
B)tundra.
C)steppes.
D)deciduous vegetation.

9.
Humans are considered part of the earth's _____
A)atmosphere.
B)hydrosphere.
C)biosphere.
D)lithosphere.

10.
Which of the following is a vital part of the earth's lithosphere?
A)humans
B)rich topsoil
C)freshwater
D)oxygen
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