Unit 02 | Higher Education | Oxford University Press Canada

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Question 3:

What term is used for the gently sloping and submerged plain at the edge of a continent?
a) continental shelf
b) continental slope
c) continental rise
d) abyssal plain
e) oceanic ridge

Question 4:

Submarine volcanic mountain ranges are termed:
a) abyssal mounts
b) midoceanic ridges
c) continental rises
d) midoceanic mounts
e) continental shelves

Question 5:

The portion of Earth's surface where permanent settlement is possible is the:
a) land area
b) habitat
c) ecumene
d) biosphere
e) ecosystem

Question 7:

The Earth is approximately 29% land.
a) True
b) False

Question 8:

Australia is the world's smallest continent.
a) True
b) False

Question 9:

The lithosphere does not continue beneath the oceans.
a) True
b) False

Question 10:

The hydrosphere includes water in the atmosphere.
a) True
b) False

Question 11:

Eurasia is the Earth's largest landmass.
a) True
b) False

Question 12:

The continental slope is a gentle rise connecting margins to the abyssal zone.
a) True
b) False

Higher Education

Physical Geography: The Global Environment, Canadian Edition - Unit 02