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the variety of shapes and heights on the Earth’s surface
geographical reliefs
a natural feature of the Earth
landform
The Earth moving around the sun every 365 days anbd 6 hours is its' _______.
revolution
layer of gases surrounding the planet
atmosphere
name three types of geographical reliefs
Mountains
Plains
Oceans
Valleys
imaginary lines perpendicular to the meridians, running east to west
lines of latitude, parallels
The Earth is _______. As a result, the sun's light hits the north and south hemisphere differently, causing seasons.
tilted
external, thinnest layer of the geosphere of Earth
crust
imaginary lines on the Earth running north to south
lines of longitude, meridians
name the three types of landforms
Continental (on land)
Coastal (land + sea)
Oceanic (under the sea)
deepest layer of the earth, extending to the center of the Earth, made of iron and nickel
core
cracks in the earths' crust where materials from inside the Earth are expelled at high temperatures
volcanoes
_________ __________ tell the latitude and longitude of a location. They indicate the exact position of any point on the planet.
Geographic coordinates
the line dividing the eastern and western hemisphere
Prime Meridian
Give me the three main types of oceanic landforms
Continental shelf → shallow underwater land near the coast
Abyssal plain → deep, flat ocean floor
Ocean trench → very deep, narrow valley
Give me the three types of volcanoes we discussed in class
Active: erupting now or recently
Dormant: sleeping but can erupt again
Extinct: will not erupt again
Name me three important parallels of lines of latitude
Equator
Antarctic/Artic Cirlce
Tropics of Cancer/Capricorn
give me the four main types of coastal landforms we dicussed in class
Peninsula → land with water on 3 sides
Island → land with water on all sides
Cape → land that extends into the sea
Gulf → sea that goes into the land
Give me the three causes of earthquakes
collision of tectonic plates
fault movements
volcanic eruptions