1 The __________ of an area is its ancient geographic setting.A) morphology B) paleogeography C) geology D) paleoecology 2 What type of process is demonstrated in the figure? (9.0K)A) aggression B) subgression C) transgression D) regression 3 A vertical sequence, from bottom to top, of sandstone-shale-limestone is evidence of _____.A) a regression B) a transgression C) an orogenic event D) a passive margin 4 For what is the Mesozoic commonly known?A) the Age of Reptiles B) the Age of Humans C) the Age of the First Mammals D) the Permo-Triassic Extinction age 5 How did the Himalaya mountains form?A) a continent-to-continent collision B) an oceanic plate that was subducted under a continental plate C) uplifted normal fault blocks D) hot spot activity 6 Sea level was the highest it has ever been during which geologic period?A) Permian B) Triassic C) Jurassic D) Cretaceous 7 Reptiles evolved from amphibians and developed __________.A) a jaw with fewer teeth B) better vision C) an amniotic egg D) a more-developed hip-bone 8 The _____ is a famous Cambrian deposit containing both hard and soft parts of unusual and complex organisms.A) Cambrian Shale B) Cyclothem C) Burgess Sandstone D) Burgess Shale 9 The last major orogeny in western North America was characterized by __________.A) vertical uplifts B) folding C) low-angle faults and folds D) igneous intrusions 10 Use the figures to place the following organisms in order from least recent to most recent. (56.0K)A) Aager, Gonioteuthis, Cypridea, Pleurotomaria B) Aeger, Cypridea, Pleurotomaria, Gonioteuthis C) Cypridea, Gonioteuthis, Aeger, Pleurotomaria D) Cypridia, Pleurotomaria, Gonioteuthis, Aeger 11 What forms the type of rock shown at the top, far right of the figure? (9.0K)A) carbonate-rich sediments B) clay-rich sediments C) gravel-rich sediments D) sand-rich sediments 12 What event occurs when sea level falls and the shoreline moves seaward?A) an orogenic event B) a regression C) a transgression D) an active margin 13 Which route do scientists hypothesize early humans utilized to migrate to North America?A) English Channel B) Bering Strait C) Panama Canal D) Puget Sound 14 What physical attribute allowed dinosaurs and related reptiles to run faster and with greater flexibility?A) limbs of equal length B) large feet relative to the body size C) hips that positioned legs directly beneath the body D) wide body frame that placed the limbs farther apart 15 The formation of what geologic features dominated the western United States during the Mesozoic?A) valleys B) plateaus C) mountains D) canyons 16 What mountain-building event was the result of an ocean-continental collision during the Middle Ordovician?A) Larimide Orogeny B) Acadian Orogeny C) Antler Orogeny D) Taconic Orogeny 17 What theory may explain the mass extinction event at the end of the Mesozic Era?A) the Big Bang theory B) the theory of evolution C) the theory of plate tectonics D) the meteorite impact theory 18 What important development in plant evolution occurred during the early Carboniferous?A) photosynthesis B) seeds C) spores D) roots 19 When was the northern hemisphere ice age?A) the late Pleistocene only B) the Miocene and early Pleistocene C) the late Pliocene through the Pleistocene D) the Holocene only 20 A mass extinction event occurred at the end of the Ordovician, most likely due to a worldwide ice age. What result of the ice age could have caused the extinction of so many marine species?A) lowered sea level and fewer habitats in which to live B) change in ocean currents due to formation of glacial ice C) shortened spring mating season and fewer offspring D) plant die off and reduced supply of food resources 21 Reptiles evolved from amphibians and developed _____.A) a jaw with fewer teeth B) better vision C) an amniotic egg D) a more-developed hip-bone