Glencoe Social Studies Geography: The World and Its People: Self Check Quizzes

Chapter 1 Looking+at+the+Earth

1.	Individual features of the land are called __________
		A) straits.
		B) landforms.
		C) biomes.
		D) characteristics.

2.	Areas that share common characteristics are called __________
		A) boundaries.
		B) landforms.
		C) climates.
		D) regions.

3.	The earth's atmosphere __________
		A) is about 1,000 miles thick.
		B) is mostly nitrogen and oxygen.
		C) holds in the heat from the sun.
		D) all of the above.

4.	Liquid rock exists in the earth's __________
		A) outer mantle.
		B) core.
		C) inner mantle.
		D) crust.

5.	Earthquakes and tsunamis are caused by __________
		A) strong winds.
		B) the movement of tectonic plates.
		C) strong ocean currents.
		D) weathering.

6.	The process of moving weathered material is called __________
		A) glaciation.
		B) tsunamis.
		C) erosion.
		D) tectonics.

7.	Elevation is __________
		A) height above sea level.
		B) height above the plain.
		C) height above any body of water.
		D) height above the ocean floor.

8.	A narrow piece of land that connects two larger pieces of land is a(n) __________
		A) plateau.
		B) strait.
		C) peninsula.
		D) isthmus.

9.	The lowest spot in the earth's crust is the __________
		A) Dead Sea.
		B) Mariana Trench.
		C) Grand Canyon.
		D) Rift Valley.

10.	One complete revolution around the sun takes Earth __________
		A) 24 hours.
		B) 30 days.
		C) 365 1/4 days.
		D) ten years.