Abeka World Geography Test 1

What percentage of the earth's surface is covered by water?

70 percent

A country has an _________ economy when most of the lower part of the earth's atmosphere in a localized area during a short period of time.

Agrarian

list the three oceans that boarder the continent of Asia.

Arctic, Pacific and Indian.

List the continents which touch the arctic circle .

Asia, Europe, and North America

Which ocean surround North America ?

Atlantic, Arctic, and pacific

What is a triangular-shaped landform where a river fans out into smaller streams before it reaches the ocean?

Delta

What current flowing from the gulf of Mexico to Europe has a warning effect on the climate of western Europe?

Gulf Stream

the process of moving moisture from the oceans to the land and back to the Oceans again is called the_______?

Hydrologic cycle

the_________ Ocean is the warmest ocean.

Indian

What body of water is west of Australia

Indian Ocean

What is the world largest freshwater lake

Lake Superior

Which map projection accurately shows direction and shape but distorts area and size?

Mercator projection

_________ have flat tops and extremely steep sides, and are usually round or oblong in shape.

Mesas

_________ are flat or rolling lands with few changes in elevation.

Plains

An artificial lake caused by a dammed river is called a ?

Reservoir

The_______ on a map helps the reader determine distances

Scale

On which continent would you be if your location were 20*S latitude and 60*W longitude?

South America

The equator passes through the mainland of which two continents?

South America, Africa

Which climate zones have a wide range of temperatures and experience season

Temperate

_________ refers to the changes that take place in the lower part of the earth's atmosphere in a localized area during a short period of time.

Weather.

What term is defined as a narrow strip of land that connects two landmasses?

isthmus