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							                                 Review Guide for Unit II Test

Directions: Use the notes on Climate, Physical Processes, Human Environment Interaction,
Weather, and Technology to complete this study guide.

1. List four elements that cause regional climate patterns.
2. Most places near the __________ have warm climates.
3. Areas with higher elevation in a region are usually __________
4. What is savanna vegetation?
5. What are the three characteristics of climate?
6. What climate zone receives the least amount of precipitation?
7. What area of the world do monsoons usually occur in?
8. What area of the world do typhoons usually occur in?
9. List the climates that usually occur in the middle latitudes.
10. List the climates that usually occur in the high latitudes.
11. List the climates that usually occur in the low latitudes.
12. What latitude zone are rainforests found in?
13. What latitude zone is taiga found in?
14. What is tundra?
15. What is the climate zone that has a rainy season in summer and a dry season in winter called?
16. What is a monsoon and how does it help people?
17. A __________ is a twisting funnel shaped cloud that forms over land.
18. What is the definition of climate?
19. What is the definition of weather?
20. What is a polder?
21. List three causes of deforestation.
22. Why is the Aral Sea shrinking?
23. What is desertification?
24. Why do farmers practice terraced farming?
25. How do volcanoes benefit humans?
26. List the forces that cause erosion.
27. What happened at Chernobyl?
28. What type of pollution does Mexico City suffer from?
29. List three ecological processes that have shaped the earth's surface.
30. List three ways humans influence their environment.
31. List three ways humans are influenced by their environment.
32. List three forms of pollution.
33. The Aswan High Dam is on the __________ river.
34. List three examples of water diversion.