The process by which wind,water,ice or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another
What is erosion
An _____ is a body of land completely surrounded by water.
A. Peninsula
B. Island
C. Continent
B. What is an Island
This is the breakdown of rock material by physical and chemical processes.
What is weathering?
The line that runs 0° Latitude, cutting the earth in half.
Equator
The line that runs 0° Longitude, cutting the earth in half.
prime meridian
the process of scraping or wearing away.
What is abrasion
A _______ is a deep Valley with very steep sides. These are often formed by Erosion from a River Water over a Long, Long Period of Time, taking Millions of Years.
A. Gorges
B. Trench
C. Canyon
C. What is a Canyon
Temperature changes, pressure changes, plant and animal actions, water, wind, and gravity are all agents of this.
What is physical weathering?
What box has symbols use on a map?
Map Key (or Legend)
What does a political map show?
country/state borders, city boundaries and names
A mound of wind deposited sand that moves as a result of the Acton of wind
What is dune
A _____ is a Landform surrounded by Water on Three Sides and is connected to a Main Landform such as a Continent.
A. Trench
B. Delta
C. Island
D. Peninsula
D. What is a Peninsula
This is the breakdown of rocks by this type of reaction. Agents of this include oxygen in the air and acids. This results in a change of color for the rock.
What is chemical weathering?
What is this called?
A scale
lines that measure east or west of prime meridian
lines of longitude
The slow downhill movement of weathered rock material
What is creep
Huge, flat areas of land that are higher than the surrounding land.
A. Peninsula
B. Plateau
C. Island
B. What is a Plateau
What are the factors that control the rate the rock weathers?
Temperature, climate, water, time
What does a scale measure on a map?
Distance
Lines of latitude are also called
Parallels
A mass of material deposited in a triangular of fan shape at the mouth of a river or stream
What is Delta
An _____ is a narrow strip of land, with water on either side, which connects two land masses.
A. Fjord
B. Isthmus
C. Island
B. What is an ISTHMUS
Solid material moved by wind and water, that settles on the surface of land or the bottom of a body of water
What's deposition
What is this image called?
Compass Rose
Which two lines divide the Earth into the four hemispheres?
Equator & Prime Meridian