In general, warmer air masses can hold ________ moisture than colder air masses.

1. Actually there isn’t a stable relationship between temperature and moisture in the air.
2. About the same
3. Less
4. More

The first mountain chain that slowed the western movement of early American settlers was ________.

1. The Rocky Mountains
2. The Ozark Mountains
3. The Sierras
4. The Appalachian Mountains

Orographic precipitation is caused by what?

1. Moist air warming as it is forced to lower elevations
2. Moist air cooling as it is forced to higher elevations
3. Dry air cooling as it is forced to lower elevations
4. Dry air warming as it is forced to higher elevations

Which of Koeppen’s six major climatic zones is characterized by warm and humid weather year round? 

1. E
2. C
3. A
4. H
5. B

How are people living near the Great Lakes impacted by the weather changes related to presence of a large body of water?

1. Temperatures are unaffected by the presence of the lakes, and precipitation is increased.
2. Temperatures are unaffected by the presence of the lakes, and precipitation is decreased.
3. Temperatures are moderated by the presence of the lakes, but precipitation is increased.
4. Temperatures are moderated by the presence of the lakes, but precipitation is decreased.

Most of North America is located on which tectonic plate?

1. The Pacific Plate
2. The North American Plate
3. The Juan de Fuca Plate
4. The Atlantic Plate

Which major physical feature in North America did glaciers create?

1. The Erie Canal
2. The Grand Canyon
3. The Rocky mountains
4. The Great Lakes

For question #34, go here:

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/shield/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

According to the webpage, which of these is NOT a geologic region in the Canadian Shield?

1. Southern Province
2. Toronto Province
3. Superior
4. Bear Province
5. Nain Province

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

1. Latitude
2. Time
3. Longitude
4. Angle

The Intermontane physiographic province has which of the following characteristics?

1. Many fertile swamps and marshes
2. Low, rolling hills
3. Widespread volcanism and tectonic uplift
4. Steep canyons, mesas and buttes

According to the lecture, which of the following is INCORRECT regarding the physical geography of the United States?

1. One would find midlatitude deciduous forests in states like Ohio and Kentucky
2. Continental air masses tend be moist and unstable most of the year
3. In the United States, oil fields and natural gas fields tend to overlap
4. Land heats faster and cools faster than water
5. Being close to the ocean will moderate your temperature – you will have lower highs and higher lows

When depositional forces are dominant on a coastline, those forces produce which of the following features?

1. Rugged, narrow beaches
2. Sea stacks (isolated columns of rocks)
3. Broad beaches
4. Sea cliffs

On average, temperatures decline about 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit for every 1000 ft rise in elevation. What is this temperature decline called?

(Note that the book says 2.5 degrees F; this is incorrect – it is 3.5 degrees F)

1. Altitudinal decline
2. Normal lapse rate
3. Nominal rate of decline
4. Vertical thermic lapse

The study of the environmental characteristics of Earth is called what?

1. Earth studies
2. Environmental geography
3. Human geography
4. Physical geography

For question #35, go here:

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/shield/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

According to the webpage, which of these natural resources is NOT found in the Canadian Shield?

1. Silver
2. Gold
3. Copper
4. Plutonium
5. Nickel

According to the lecture, which of the following is INCORRECT regarding the physical geography of the United States?

1. Deforestation, overgrazing, and overcropping are the three main human factors in the process of erosion
2. The Great Lakes and the Great Salt Lake are examples of closed waterway systems
3. The Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and the Gulf of Mexico are the main drainage areas for the continental United States
4. There are four marine air masses and one continental air masses influencing the climate of the United States
5. Precipitation in the state of Washington tends be caused by orographic lifting

The lava of a shield volcano

1. Tends to contain a large amount of gas bubbles
2. Has a low viscosity and so flows across the landscape
3. Erupts explosively, spreading ash and debris through the atmosphere
4. Is the hottest form of lava because it comes from deeper within the earth

Areas with dry climates on the leeward (downwinD. side of mountain ranges are said to be located in the what?

1. High deserts
2. Rain shadow
3. Arroyos
4. Nonprecipitous zones

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

1. Actually the precipitation is even all year round
2. During the spring and fall
3. During the winter
4. During the summer

Sinkholes are associated with which type of landscape?

1. Karst
2. Fluvial
3. Glacial
4. Volcanic

Which major physical feature in North America was created by down-cutting?

1. The Appalachian mountains
2. The Erie Canal
3. The Great Lakes
4. The Grand Canyon

Differences in atmospheric pressure are measured using what?

1. A pressure gradient
2. A compression meter
3. A barometer
4. A thermometer

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

1. New England
2. The Gulf Coast
3. The Pacific Northwest
4. The Great Plains

According to the lecture, which of the following is INCORRECT regarding soil types in the United States?

1. Alfisols have high native fertility and are found in the humid and subhumid parts of the United States
2. Utisols dominate the southeastern part of the United States
3. Oxisols are the best for growing wheat and potatoes
4. Darker colors mean more organic material in the soils
5. Mollisols are the ‘soils of the grasslands’

What kind of climate does Coastal California have?

1. Tropical Wet
2. Highland
3. Mediterranean
4. Steppe
5. Humid Subtropical

For question #32, go here:

https://www.geolounge.com/continental-divide/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

According to the map on the webpage, the westernmost continental divide in the lower 48 states is

1. The Laurentian Divide
2. Triple Divide Peak
3. The Great Divide
4. The Great Basin
5. The St. Lawrence Divide

The Blue Ridge Mountains are part of what mountain range?

1. The Sierra Nevadas
2. The Appalachians 
3. The Cascade Range
4. The Rocky Mountains
5. The Olympic Mountains

Question 35

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For #31, go here:

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https://www.geolounge.com/continental-divide/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

According to the webpage, what is the most popular and well-known continental divide?

1. The Great Divide
2. The Great Basin
3. The Arctic Divide
4. The Laurentian Divide
5. The Eastern Divide