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Physical Geography Quiz 9-12
Essay
These topics will call for your to research. Google is a good source.
1.
Chapter 9: Biogeography and Soils
According to the “Theory of Island Biogeography,” how might some plant species make their way to a remote and (initially) lifeless island?
2.
Chapter 10: Earth Materials and Plate Tectonics
Explain the rock cycle. Include information on how the three major categories of rocks differ from each other.
3.
Chapter 11: Volcanic and Tectonic Processes and Landforms
What factors determine whether a volcanic eruption is explosive or effusive? What are some ways in which the landforms created by the two different types of eruption differ?
4.
Chapter 12: Weathering and Mass Wasting
How do weathering and the effects of weathering differ in humid versus arid climates?