5 Themes
What are the two types of location in geography?
Absolute and Relative
What was the name of Earth's supercontinent?
Pangea (No Harper not Pangena)
How much of the earth do oceans cover?
About 71%
What causes tsunamis
underwater earthquakes
What are the 5 things geographers look at when studying soil? (P.R.O.C.T.)
Parent rock, relief, organisms, climate, and time
What is the difference between physical and human characteristics of a place?
Physical- naturally made Human- Manmade
Name at least 3 of the 4 spheres of the earth
Lithosphere, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, and Biosphere
What body of water holds more than 95% of the earth's freshwater?
Lakes
What are the four ways tectonic plates move?
Slide, collide, subduct, and spread
What is Abrasion?
The grinding away of rock by transported particles
What are the 3 things that move in geography?
People, goods, and ideas
What are the seven continents?
North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia (Oceania), and Antarctica
What is relief when talking about landforms
the difference in elevation of a landform from the lowest point to the highest point
What is a transform boundary? What does it mainly cause?
Plates slide past each other and it causes earthquakes
What term does this describe: the changing of landforms by slowly moving glaciers
glaciation
What are the 3 ways we interact with our environment? Give an example of each
Depend, modify, and adapt
Name the layers of the earth from inside out
Core, Mantle, and Crust
What has to happen in the hydrological cycle before precipitation?
Evaporation and condensation
Explain the difference between a fold and a fault
a fold is a bend in rock layers caused by ductile (flexible) bending, while a fault is a crack or fracture in rocks
Weathering _________ rocks while erosion ________ them.
Breaks down; moves
Give an example of a perceptual region
New England, the Middle East, the Midwest, etc
Name our solar system's eight planets from closest to sun to furthest away.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Waves are created by _____. Tides changes are created by _____.
Wind; gravitational pull of the moon.
Why do earthquakes and volcanoes happen especially in the Ring of Fire?
Eight major tectonic plates meet here
How is chemical weathering different than mechanical?
The substance of the rock changes