1. Section I: Water (Hydrosphere) Page 1 of 17 Name: ______________ Date _________ Period: _______ Points: ____ I. Definitions: In the space provided, fill in the definition for each of the terms. World Geography Unit 1: The World Chapter 2: Water, Climate and Vegetation 1.Water vapor: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.Water cycle: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.Evaporation: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.Condensation: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 5.Precipitation: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.Glacier: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 7.Groundwater: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 8.Aquifer: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 9.Water table: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 10.Drainage basin: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. Desalinization: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Notes: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Name: ______________ Date _________ Period: _______ Points: ____ II. Graphic organizer: Fill in the phases of the water cycle; condensation, runoff, water vapor, rain, evaporation, ground water. (some terms maybe used more than once) III. Map skills: Identify the oceans of the globe. (Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic and Southern – highlight the largest) World Geography Unit 1: The World Chapter 2: Water, Climate and Vegetation Section I: Water (Hydrosphere) Page 2 of 17

3. Name: ______________ Date _________ Period: _______ Points: ____ IV. Recalling the facts: Use the information in your textbook to answer the questions. Use additional sheets of paper if necessary. 1. Which form of air holds more moisture – warm of cool? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What percentage of the Earth is covered by water? Compare and contrast salt vs fresh water (percentages) and where is most of the fresh water located? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Compare and contrast the water that flows below the earth’s crust. a. ___________________________________________________________________________________ b. ___________________________________________________________________________________ c. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Explain why we should be careful of the pollutants we put in the soil. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Discuss the two (2) natural disasters of the hydrosphere. a. ___________________________________________________________________________________ b. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 6.Explain the desalinization process? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Fill in the chart below of the spheres? ________________________________________ ______________ ____________ _______________ __________ World Geography Unit 1: The World Chapter 2: Water, Climate and Vegetation Section I: Water (Hydrosphere) Page 3 of 17

4. Section II: Climate Name: ______________ Date _________ Period: _______ Points: ____ I. Definitions: In the space provided, fill in the definition for each of the terms. 1.Weather: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.Climate: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.Temperature: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.Drought: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 5.Prevailing winds: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.Winds: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 7.Monsoon: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 8.Doldrums: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Jet stream: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 10.Gulf stream: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 11.Greenhouse effect: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ World Geography Unit 1: The World Chapter 2: Water, Climate and Vegetation Page 4 of 17

5. Section II: Climate Name: ______________ Date _________ Period: _______ Points: ____ IV. Recalling the facts: Use the information in your textbook to answer the questions. Use additional sheets of paper if necessary. 1. Describe the orographic effect. (precipitation, condensation, snowline, rain shadow, windward, leeward ) a. ___________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________ b. ___________________________________________________________________________________ c. ___________________________________________________________________________________ d. ___________________________________________________________________________________ e. ___________________________________________________________________________________ f. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ A. D C B E Air flow F World Geography Unit 1: The World Chapter 2: Water, Climate and Vegetation Page 5 of 17

6. Section II: Climate Name: ______________ Date _________ Period: _______ Points: ____ IV. Recalling the facts: Use the information in your textbook to answer the questions. Use additional sheets of paper if necessary. 1. Explain the impacts ocean currents have on weather and climate. a. ___________________________________________________________________________________ b.___________________________________________________________________________________ c. ___________________________________________________________________________________ d. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What are five (5) elements that effect our climate. a. ________________________________ b._________________________________ c. _________________________________ d. _________________________________ e. _________________________________ 3.Discuss the wind patterns of the earth and explain why the winds change from day to night? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.Compare and contrast El Nino and la Nina: a. El Nino _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ b. La Nina _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Label the Earth’s latitude regions. a. ________________________ b. ________________________ c. ________________________ d. ________________________ e. ________________________ A B C D E World Geography Unit 1: The World Chapter 2: Water, Climate and Vegetation Page 6 of 17

7. Section III: Climate Zones and Vegetation Name: ______________ Date _________ Period: _______ Points: ____ II. Recalling the facts: Use the information in your textbook to answer the questions. Use additional sheets of paper if necessary. Major Weather Patterns  _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Physical Features  _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Geographical Location  _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Tropical Climates - Rain Forest World Geography Unit 1: The World Chapter 2: Water, Climate and Vegetation Page 7 of 17

8. Page 8 of 17 Name: ______________ Date _________ Period: _______ Points: ____ II. Recalling the facts: Use the information in your textbook to answer the questions. Use additional sheets of paper if necessary. Major Weather Patterns  _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Physical Features  _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Geographical Location  _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Tropical Climates – Savanna World Geography Unit 1: The World Chapter 2: Water, Climate and Vegetation Section III: Climate Zones and Vegetation

9. Name: ______________ Date _________ Period: _______ Points: ____ II. Recalling the facts: Use the information in your textbook to answer the questions. Use additional sheets of paper if necessary. Major Weather Patterns  _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Physical Features  _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Geographical Location  _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Dry Climate - Arid World Geography Unit 1: The World Chapter 2: Water, Climate and Vegetation Section III: Climate Zones and Vegetation Page 9 of 17

10. Name: ______________ Date _________ Period: _______ Points: ____ II. Recalling the facts: Use the information in your textbook to answer the questions. Use additional sheets of paper if necessary. Major Weather Patterns  _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Physical Features  _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Geographical Location  _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Dry Climate – Semi Arid World Geography Unit 1: The World Chapter 2: Water, Climate and Vegetation Section III: Climate Zones and Vegetation Page 10 of 17

11. Name: ______________ Date _________ Period: _______ Points: ____ II. Recalling the facts: Use the information in your textbook to answer the questions. Use additional sheets of paper if necessary. Major Weather Patterns  _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Physical Features  _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Geographical Location  _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Middle Latitude Climates – Humid Subtropical World Geography Unit 1: The World Chapter 2: Water, Climate and Vegetation Section III: Climate Zones and Vegetation Page 11 of 17

12. Name: ______________ Date _________ Period: _______ Points: ____ II. Recalling the facts: Use the information in your textbook to answer the questions. Use additional sheets of paper if necessary. Major Weather Patterns  _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Physical Features  _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Geographical Location  _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Middle Latitude Climates – Humid Continental World Geography Unit 1: The World Chapter 2: Water, Climate and Vegetation Section III: Climate Zones and Vegetation Page 12 of 17

13. Name: ______________ Date _________ Period: _______ Points: ____ II. Recalling the facts: Use the information in your textbook to answer the questions. Use additional sheets of paper if necessary. Major Weather Patterns  _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Physical Features  _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Geographical Location  _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Middle Latitude Climates – Marine West Coast World Geography Unit 1: The World Chapter 2: Water, Climate and Vegetation Section III: Climate Zones and Vegetation Page 13 of 17

14. Name: ______________ Date _________ Period: _______ Points: ____ II. Recalling the facts: Use the information in your textbook to answer the questions. Use additional sheets of paper if necessary. Major Weather Patterns  _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Physical Features  _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Geographical Location  _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Middle Latitude Climates – Mediterranean World Geography Unit 1: The World Chapter 2: Water, Climate and Vegetation Section III: Climate Zones and Vegetation Page 14 of 17

15. Name: ______________ Date _________ Period: _______ Points: ____ II. Recalling the facts: Use the information in your textbook to answer the questions. Use additional sheets of paper if necessary. Major Weather Patterns  _______________________________________________________ ___________________________________ Physical Features  _______________________________________________________ ___________________________________ Geographical Location  _______________________________________________________ ___________________________________ High Latitude Climates – Subarctic World Geography Unit 1: The World Chapter 2: Water, Climate and Vegetation Section III: Climate Zones and Vegetation Page 15 of 17

16. Name: ______________ Date _________ Period: _______ Points: ____ II. Recalling the facts: Use the information in your textbook to answer the questions. Use additional sheets of paper if necessary. Major Weather Patterns  _______________________________________________________ ___________________________________ Physical Features  _______________________________________________________ ___________________________________ Geographical Location  _______________________________________________________ ___________________________________ High Latitude Climates – Tundra Major Weather Patterns  _______________________________________________________ ___________________________________ Physical Features  _______________________________________________________ ___________________________________ Geographical Location  _______________________________________________________ ___________________________________ High Latitude Climates – Ice Cap World Geography Unit 1: The World Chapter 2: Water, Climate and Vegetation Section III: Climate Zones and Vegetation Page 16 of 17

17. Section IV: Environment and Society Name: ______________ Date _________ Period: _______ Points: ____ I. Definitions: In the space provided, fill in the definition for each of the terms. 1.Acid rain: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.Deforestation: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.Crop rotation: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.Conservation: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 5.Irrigation: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.Pesticides: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 7.Ecosystem: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 8.Why do farmers practice crop rotation? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 9.Explain how and why should we manage our water consumption? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 10.Discuss the impacts of human growth and expansion. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ World Geography Unit 1: The World Chapter 2: Water, Climate and Vegetation Page 17 of 17