Chapter 1
Imaginary Lines that Parallel to the Equator
Latitude
The solar system has how many planets
Eight
The process where water becomes a gas.
Evaporation
Massive moving parts of the earth's lithosphere.
Tectonic Plates
the process by which chemical reactions break down rocks
Chemical Weathering
This technique is applied to maps to make it fit on a 2d surface.
Map Projection
T or F The mantle contains two layers an outer liquid layer and a solid inner layer.
True
Process where water shifts from ocean to atmosphere to earth.
Water Cycle or Hydrological Cycle
Molten Rock is referred to as this when it is below earths surface
Magma
The process of rocks breaking down without changing their chemical composition
Mechanical Weathering
The exact place where a geographic feature is found.
Absolute location
This sphere is layers of gasses surrounding the earth where weather occurs.
Atmosphere
Smaller rivers that contribute to larger rivers.
Tributaries
A ________ boundary is where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally
Transform Boundary
This term refers to decayed plant or animal matter
Humus
This imaginary line divides the Earth into east and west.
Prime Meridian
This sphere contains all of earth's solid rock and forms the ocean floor.
Lithosphere
The process where water soaks into the soil
Infiltration.
This area has over half of the world's active volcanoes.
Ring of Fire.
Name three factors that determine a soil's properties.
Parent material, Relief, Organisms,Climate, Time
This region is defined by limited characteristics such as continental area and similar culture. (ie U.S.A., Canada, and Latin America)
Formal region
This theory, proposed by Alfred Wagner, suggests all the continents were once one supercontinent called Pangea.
Continental Drift
Sea floor from continent’s edge to the deep part of the ocean
Continental Self
A stationary super-heated area that can form volcanoes in the middle of tectonic plates.
Hotspot
A hill formed by glacial material
Moraine