1. Physical Processes LEMPOSABiomes/ Climate ConceptsEarth in Space 100 200 300 400 500 Geography Jeopardy! Physical Geography

2. Final Jeopardy! Question Physical Geography Latitudinal Zones Latitudinal Zones

3. Theory that explains how forces within the planet create landforms Plate tectonics Physical Processes 100

4. Two plates move across each other at this Fault Physical Processes 200

5. Natural disaster caused by separation, colliding, subduction, or transformation of plates Earthquake Physical Processes 300

6. Folding or Subduction Mountains are formed when plates do this Physical Processes 400

7. Hot magma, gasses and water pour out of an opening in the earth’s crust, usually on a plate boundary. Volcano Physical Processes 500

8. The reason for this… Elevation LEMPOSA 100

9. Makes the climate in Western Europe warmer than Canada (at the same latitude) Ocean Currents LEMPOSA 200

10. Not necessarily an element of climate, but they do occur regularly in certain parts of the world and are associated with certain climates Storms LEMPOSA 300

11. The reason why the Mojave Desert is directly inland from the Sierra Nevada Mountains Mountain Barrier (Orographic) Effect LEMPOSA 400

12. The reason why California stays warm in the winter and not too hot in the summer Proximity to Water LEMPOSA 500

13. This climate zone is found in the upper-mid latitudes near the West Coast and has temperate evergreen forests Marine West Coast Climate Zones 100

14. This climate zone receives less than 10 inches of rain Desert Climate Zones 200

15. This climate zone is cold all year, with permanently frozen ground that only allows moss, lichens, and low shrubs to grow Tundra Climate Zones 300

16. This climate zone is home of the rainforest Tropical Wet Climate Zones 400

17. This climate zone contains no vegetation. Ice cap Climate Zones 500

18. Leeward The inner (dry) side of a mountain range Concepts 100

19. Hydrosphere All of the water on the Earth and in the air Concepts 200

20. Mid-latitudes The area of the globe with four seasons Concepts 300

21. Subduction The process by which plate collision results in one plate being drawn down or overridden by another Concepts 400

22. High latitudes The area of the globe with only one season Concepts 500

23. Day The length of time it takes for the earth to spin on its axis (rotate) Earth in Space 100

24. Leap Year The result of the fact that the Earth’s revolution takes an uneven number of days. Earth in Space 200

25. Tilt of the Earth’s axis The reason why seasons exist Earth in Space 300

26. Tides Result of the sun and moon’s gravitational pull on the Earth Earth in Space 400

27. West to East The direction the earth rotates Earth in Space 500

28. The outer boundaries of the region that experiences only two seasons (low latitudes) The Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn Final Jeopardy!