AN INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL
GEOGRAPHY EXAM SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉Look at the accompanying graph, and read the following
statements regarding the time relationship between rainstorms and
flooding. Based on this graph, which of the statements are true?
Answer: Flooding correlates with increased stream discharge.
Peak stream flow happens after a storm.
◉Look at the two graphs below. Label each graph with the scenario
it most likely represents. Notice that for each graph, a similar
rainstorm occurs, releasing a certain amount of water into the
environment. The horizontal (x) axis represents time. The light blue
curve shows the amount of streamflow (called river discharge) in
each environment. Answer: Graph with tall peak: Flooding in an
urban area; This setting is more likely to produce flash floods;
Concrete surfaces mean water flows directly to the stream or river
after a storm.
Graph with small peak: Flooding in a rural area; Abundant open
farmland allows for infiltration of water into the ground.
, ◉Piedmont glacier . Answer: a broad lobe that spreads out to flow
on an open plain
◉Ice sheet .Answer: a large, massive glacier that moves
independently of the topography.
◉Cirque .Answer: an amphitheater-shaped basin at the head of a
glaciated valley produced by frost wedging and plucking.
◉Valley glacier . Answer: a long, narrow glacier that flows
downslope.
◉Which of the following locations does not currently have glaciers?
Answer: Scotland
◉Glaciers form because of the accumulation of large amounts of ice
and snow. Which of the following provides the most water needed to
create glaciers? Answer: Oceans
◉Ice shelves are grounded in ________ and float in ________. Answer:
shallow water; deep water
◉Which choice below is a type of glacier? Answer: ice cap
valley glacier
GEOGRAPHY EXAM SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉Look at the accompanying graph, and read the following
statements regarding the time relationship between rainstorms and
flooding. Based on this graph, which of the statements are true?
Answer: Flooding correlates with increased stream discharge.
Peak stream flow happens after a storm.
◉Look at the two graphs below. Label each graph with the scenario
it most likely represents. Notice that for each graph, a similar
rainstorm occurs, releasing a certain amount of water into the
environment. The horizontal (x) axis represents time. The light blue
curve shows the amount of streamflow (called river discharge) in
each environment. Answer: Graph with tall peak: Flooding in an
urban area; This setting is more likely to produce flash floods;
Concrete surfaces mean water flows directly to the stream or river
after a storm.
Graph with small peak: Flooding in a rural area; Abundant open
farmland allows for infiltration of water into the ground.
, ◉Piedmont glacier . Answer: a broad lobe that spreads out to flow
on an open plain
◉Ice sheet .Answer: a large, massive glacier that moves
independently of the topography.
◉Cirque .Answer: an amphitheater-shaped basin at the head of a
glaciated valley produced by frost wedging and plucking.
◉Valley glacier . Answer: a long, narrow glacier that flows
downslope.
◉Which of the following locations does not currently have glaciers?
Answer: Scotland
◉Glaciers form because of the accumulation of large amounts of ice
and snow. Which of the following provides the most water needed to
create glaciers? Answer: Oceans
◉Ice shelves are grounded in ________ and float in ________. Answer:
shallow water; deep water
◉Which choice below is a type of glacier? Answer: ice cap
valley glacier
