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Old 12-19-2009, 12:15 AM
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Default Social studies :Geography please help quickk ten points best answer?

11. What is a landform that usually rises more than 2,000 feet (610 meters) above sea level?

a plateau
a hill
a mountain
a valley

12. Continents move by

water eroding rocks.
conveyor-like belts of magma dragging plates and continents.
Ring of Fire activity.
wind shifting the crust.

13. Climate depends upon

evaporation.
air and cyclones.
location, water, wind, and air.
temperature alone.

14. What would happen to Earth without wind and water?

It would become too cold.
It would overheat.
It wouldn't rotate evenly.
It wouldn't orbit the sun.

15. Why is it always cooler by the water on a hot summer day?

Summer storms.
People dress lighter.
Water heats up slowly.
Warm water moves north.

16. What do plants need to survive in a particular climate?

vegetation, adaptations, and sunlight
vines, food, and rain
water, sunlight, and proper temperatures
roots, water, and wind

17. Since temperatures in humid continental climates can be very hot in the summer and very cold in the winter, the vegetation in these areas is?

limited to trees only.
limited to grasslands and forests.
limited to scrub only.
widely varied.

18. Why is there no vegetation at the top of Mount Everest?

It is too cold to support any plant life.
There is no oxygen or carbon dioxide there.
The sunlight is too strong for plants.
It is too wet for plants to survive.

19. To find the population density of a place, divide the number of people living there by the number of

mountains.
rivers.
square miles or kilometers.
countries.

20. How have advances in medicine affected population?

People live longer.
More babies are born.
The death rate has increased.
The birthrate has decreased.
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11. What is a landform that usually rises more than 2,000 feet (610 meters) above sea level?

a mountain

12. Continents move by

conveyor-like belts of magma dragging plates and continents.

13. Climate depends upon

location, water, wind, and air.


14. What would happen to Earth without wind and water?

It would overheat.



15. Why is it always cooler by the water on a hot summer day?

Water heats up slowly. ???


16. What do plants need to survive in a particular climate?

water, sunlight, and proper temperatures


17. Since temperatures in humid continental climates can be very hot in the summer and very cold in the winter, the vegetation in these areas is?

limited to grasslands and forests.
OR
widely varied.

18. Why is there no vegetation at the top of Mount Everest?

There is no oxygen or carbon dioxide there.

19. To find the population density of a place, divide the number of people living there by the number of

square miles or kilometers.


20. How have advances in medicine affected population?

People live longer.
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