The World and Its People

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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