Natural Resources and Map skills
Land, Air, and Water
Plate Tectonics and Landforms
Climate, Weathering and Erosion
Culture and Population
100
Any useful material found in the environment such as wood, oil, water, etc. A. raw materials B. natural resources C. environmental resource
What are natural resources.
100
What elements shape the Earth's surface. A. air and water B. volcanoes C. water and rain D. land, air and water.
What is air and water.
100
The Earth has this many land continents
What is 7 land continents.
100
The breaking down of rocks into tiny pieces wearing away the Earth's landforms is called A. erosion B. weathering C. decomposition D. dissolution
What is erosion.
100
A society's (or group's) system of shared, learned values and norms; these are the group's design for living is the definition of A. society B. culture C. norms D. values
What is culture.
200
Any natural resource that the environment continues to supply or replace as it is used (for example trees or water). A. renewable resource B. replaceable resource C. island resource
What is a renewable resource.
200
The Earth is made up of this % of land and this % of water.
What is 25% land and 75% water.
200
A mountain, lake, river, desert, valley, etc. are known as
What is a landform.
200
Wind, rain, and ice are elements that cause
What is weathering.
200
Abstract ideas about the good, the right, and the desirable is called a A. morals B. values C. ethics
What is value.
300
Any resource that cannot be replaced once it has been used (for example fossil fuels such as coal and oil, minerals such as iron, copper, and gold). A. extinct resource B. renewable resource C. non-renewable resource
What is a non-renewable resource.
300
The imaginary line that encircles the Earth horizontally West to East.
What is the Equator.
300
Once known as the supercontinent where scientist theorize all continents were once connected in on big landform is called
What is Pangaea.
300
The measurement of population per unit area or unit volume.
What is population density.
300
A similarity among people; a cause and effect of national boundaries is the definition of A. culture B. society C. nationalism
What is society.
400
The kind of material that is in its natural state such as wood, crude oil, or grains. A. raw material B. natural material C. economic material D. export
What is a raw material.
400
When tectonic plates push against each other and the crust cracks and splinters from pressure releasing great amounts of energy is a
What is an earthquake.
400
Location, place, human and environment interaction, movement and region are known as
What is the 5 themes of geography.
400
People leaving a country to find jobs, better climate or to escape war is called
What is emigration/immigration.
400
These are social rules and guidelines that guide appropriate behavior for specific situations. A. values B. norms C. ethics
What is a norm.
500
This type of location uses latitude and longitude coordinates to locate a precise point on Earth.
What is absolute location.
500
This type of volcano is built from particles and blobs of congealed lava ejected violently from a single vent. A. Shield volcano B. Pyroclast volcano C. Cindercone volcano D. Composit volcano
What is a Cindercone volcano.
500
The theory that explains how crustal plates move on super heated currents of magma deep within the Earth under these plates is known as
What is the theory of Plate Tectonics.
500
Latitude and elevation both have an effect on what measurement
What is temperature.
500
The difference between birth and death rates determines this.
What is population growth.
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