7th Grade Geography: Chapter 2 Test Review

  1. What is the largest and deepest ocean? Pacific Ocean
  2. What term means the constant movement of the earth’s water from oceans to air to land and back to oceans? Water Cycle
  3. Most of the Earth’s freshwater is found in ______. Glaciers and ice caps
  4. What is the Gulf Stream? A warm ocean current
  5. A region’s climate is determined by movement of air, the movement of water currents, and ______. Latitude
  6. People who live in the Tropics usually have a ______. Hot climate
  7. El Ninos occur when ______. Cold winds from the east are weak
  8. The warming of the earth from the buildup of gases in the air is ______. Greenhouse Effect
  9. Some farmers practice crop rotation to ______. Avoid using up all the minerals in the soil.
  10. Subarctic climate, tundra climate, and ice cap climate are in what major climate region? High Latitude
  11. What water can be tapped by wells? Groundwater
  12. Dense forests called rain forests are located ______. Along the Equator
  13. Land areas in latitudes near the Equator are called the ______. Tropics
  14. The dry area on the leeward side of coastal mountains is called a ______. Rain Shadow
  15. Huge evergreen forests called taiga grow in what region? Subarctic
  16. What term refers to the partly dry grasslands that surround many deserts? Steppes
  17. The thick layer of vegetation that forms the top layer of a rain forest is the ______. Canopy
  18. Areas in both the tundra and subarctic regions have frozen layers of soil called ______. Permafrost
  19. The main sources of air pollution are ______. Industries and Vehicles
  20. Some scientists believe that increasing amounts of pollutants in the atmosphere will cause the earth to ______. Warm
  21. What former politician made the movie, An Inconvenient Truth? Al Gore
  22. Broad grasslands with few trees are known as ______. Savannas
  23. A weather pattern characterized by severely cold, bitter winters and short, cool summers is known as ______. Subarctic Climates
  24. The weather pattern characterized by hot, humid, rainy summers and short, mild winters is known as ______. Humid Continental Climate
  25. The weather pattern characterized by hot, humid, rainy summers and short, mild winters is known as ______. Humid Subtropical Climate
  26. Almost all the water on the earth’s surface is ______Salt Water
  27. What percentage of the earth’s surface is covered by water? 70 Percent
  28. What percentage of the earth’s freshwater is frozen in glaciers? 80 Percent
  29. Areas with humid subtropical climate have heaviest rainfall in ______. Summer
  30. What climate does Marbury, AL have? Humid Subtropical

Matching: make sure to know your key terms, the four layers of the earth we discussed (balloon demonstration- atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere).

Map: must be able to identify cities on a map using the coordinates based on the Equator and the Prime Meridian.