Exam 2: Physical Processes and World Regions
Exam 1: Objectives and Tools of World Regional Geography75 Questions
Exam 2: Physical Processes and World Regions75 Questions
Exam 3: Human Processes and World Regions75 Questions
Exam 4: Europe75 Questions
Exam 5: Russia and the Near Abroad75 Questions
Exam 6: The Middle East and North Africa75 Questions
Exam 7: South and East Asia75 Questions
Exam 8: Oceania75 Questions
Exam 9: Sub-Saharan Africa75 Questions
Exam 10: Latin America75 Questions
Exam 11: The United States and Canada75 Questions
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The hydrologic cycle, powered by tidal forces and gravity, is the process that moves water between the oceans, the sky, and the land.
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The IPCC estimates that, at best, Earth's average global temperature will rise by how much more?
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The demand for seafood, although high, has not changed much since 1980.
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Which two countries emit approximately 40% of all the world's carbon dioxide?
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Plate tectonics is like a "conveyor belt," with new material created at _____, and old material recycled back into the mantle at _____.
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Climate change and market-based incentives to reduce emissions - match the terms below to their descriptions below
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This allows an Annex I country to earn emission reduction units (ERUs)by investing in emission reduction in another Annex I country.
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Clean development mechanism
Cap and trade
mitigation
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Climate Zones - match the following terms to their descriptions below
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Receives abundant precipitation, spread roughly evenly throughout the year, and features hot and muggy summers, and mild winters with occasional cold snap.
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oceanic
humid continental
desert
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Climate Zones - match the following terms to their descriptions below
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Is mild year-round, with temperatures and precipitation roughly equal in each season. Much of Europe has this climate.
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subarctic
humid continental
desert
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How are the tropical rainfall, tropical monsoon, and tropical savanna climates similar and different?
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The theoretical point at which an impact becomes irreversible is known as a(n)_________ __________.
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Which greenhouse gas is released to the atmosphere from the burning of coal, oil, and natural gas?
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The _________ includes both oceans and freshwater sources, such as lakes and rivers.
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Earthquakes, the emergence of new landforms, and other geologic events occur in places where sections of Earth's crust are in contact with each other, also known as plate boundaries.
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What is a monoculture, and what are the advantages and disadvantages of monoculture agriculture?
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Weather and climate both refer to atmospheric conditions for a place, the key difference in the two is timespan.
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The Montreal Protocol calls for actions to limit future warming of the atmosphere to no more than 2° C.
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Climate Zones - match the following terms to their descriptions below
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Experiences short, mild summers and long, cold, severe winters and low annual precipitation
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oceanic
subarctic
humid subtropical
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Atmospheric carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane are examples of __________ __________, whose increase has caused global warming.
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There is a high degree of correlation between biomes and climate types.
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