Chapter 2 Test North America’s Environment Setting

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Question #1

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

A It would depend on the characteristics of the water and land.

B The water would heat more rapidly.

C The land would heat more rapidly.

D They would both heat at about the same rate

Question #2

The Blue Ridge Mountains are part of what mountain range?

A The Sierra Nevadas

B The Olympic Mountains

C The Rocky Mountains

D The Appalachians

E The Cascade Range

Question #3

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

A The St. Lawrence Divide

B The Great Basin

C Triple Divide Peak

D The Laurentian Divide

E The Great Divide

Question #4

What kind of climate does Coastal California have?

A Tropical Wet

B Mediterranean

C Highland

D Steppe

E Humid Subtropical

Question #5

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

A Utisols dominate the southeastern part of the United States

B Mollisols are the ‘soils of the grasslands’

C Darker colors mean more organic material in the soils

D Oxisols are the best for growing wheat and potatoes

E Alfisols have high native fertility and are found in the humid and subhumid parts of the United States

Question #6

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

A The Gulf Coast

B New England

C The Pacific Northwest

D The Great Plains

Question #7

Differences in atmospheric pressure are measured using what?

A A pressure gradient

B A compression meter

C A thermometer

D A barometer

Question #8

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

A The Great Lakes

B The Erie Canal

C The Grand Canyon

D The Appalachian mountains

Question #9

Sinkholes are associated with which type of landscape?

A Glacial

B Volcanic

C Fluvial

D Karst

Question #10

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

A During the spring and fall

B Actually the precipitation is even all year round

C During the winter

D During the summer

Question #11

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

A Rain shadow

B Nonprecipitous zones

C High deserts

D Arroyos

Question #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 Tends to contain a large amount of gas bubbles

D Is the hottest form of lava because it comes from deeper within the earth

Question #13

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

A Precipitation in the state of Washington tends be caused by orographic lifting

B Deforestation, overgrazing, and overcropping are the three main human factors in the process of erosion

C The Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and the Gulf of Mexico are the main drainage areas for the continental United States

D There are four marine air masses and one continental air masses influencing the climate of the United States

E The Great Lakes and the Great Salt Lake are examples of closed waterway systems

Question #14

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?

A Nickel

B Silver

C Gold

D Copper

E Plutonium

Question #15

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

A Environmental geography

B Physical geography

C Human geography

D Earth studies

Question #16

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)

A Altitudinal decline

B Normal lapse rate

C Vertical thermic lapse

D Nominal rate of decline

Question #17

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

A Broad beaches

B Sea cliffs

C Sea stacks (isolated columns of rocks)

D Rugged, narrow beaches

Question #18

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

A Continental air masses tend be moist and unstable most of the year

B Being close to the ocean will moderate your temperature – you will have lower highs and higher lows

C One would find midlatitude deciduous forests in states like Ohio and Kentucky

D In the United States, oil fields and natural gas fields tend to overlap

E Land heats faster and cools faster than water

Question #19

The Intermontane physiographic province has which of the following characteristics?

A Widespread volcanism and tectonic uplift

B Low, rolling hills

C Many fertile swamps and marshes

D Steep canyons, mesas and buttes

Question #20

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

A Time

B Longitude

C Angle

D Latitude

Question #21

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?

A Nain Province

B Toronto Province

C Southern Province

D Bear Province

E Superior

Question #22

Which major physical feature in North America did glaciers create?

A The Erie Canal

B The Great Lakes

C The Grand Canyon

D The Rocky mountains

Question #23

Most of North America is located on which tectonic plate?

A The Pacific Plate

B The North American Plate

C The Juan de Fuca Plate

D The Atlantic Plate

Question #24

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 moderated by the presence of the lakes, but precipitation is increased.

C Temperatures are moderated by the presence of the lakes, but precipitation is decreased.

D Temperatures are unaffected by the presence of the lakes, and precipitation is decreased.

Question #25

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

A E

B A

C C

D H

E B

Question #26

Orographic precipitation is caused by what?

A Moist air warming as it is forced to lower elevations

B Moist air cooling as it is forced to higher elevations

C Dry air cooling as it is forced to lower elevations

D Dry air warming as it is forced to higher elevations

Question #27

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

A The Appalachian Mountains

B The Ozark Mountains

C The Rocky Mountains

D The Sierras

Question #28

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

A Actually there isn’t a stable relationship between temperature and moisture in the air.

B About the same

C Less

D More

Question #29

http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/observatories/cvo/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. According to the USGS, which mountains in the Cascade Range are monitored for volcanic activity?

A Mount Jefferson and Newberry Volcano

B Mount Hood and Crater Lake

C Currently all volcanoes in the Cascade Range are monitored

D Mount Rainier and Mt. St. Helens

E Mount Adams and Mount Baker

Question #30

The Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain physiographic province has which of the following characteristics?

A Small mountain ranges and flat valleys

B Folding, uplift, and faulting

C Many fertile swamps and marshes

D Low, rolling hills

Question #31

According to the video, which is NOT a component of GIS?

A Software

B All of the these answer choices are components of GIS

C Database

D Network

E People

Question #32

The San Andreas Fault is located in which part of North America?

A The southeast

B California

C The Great Plains

D The northwest

Question #33

The Erie Canal was constructed to provide water route between the Atlantic Coast and what?

A The Ohio River

B The Great Lakes

C The Mississippi River

D Lake Powell

Question #34

Another name for the process of mountain building is what?

A Elevation formation

B Down cutting

C Eolian activity

D Orogeny

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