Vocabulary
Landforms
Weathering
Maps
Mix
100

The process by which wind,water,ice or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another

What is erosion

100

An _____ is a body of land completely surrounded by water.

A. Peninsula

B. Island

C. Continent

B. What is an Island

100

This is the breakdown of rock material by physical and chemical processes.

What is weathering?

100

The line that runs 0° Latitude, cutting the earth in half.

Equator

100

The line that runs 0° Longitude, cutting the earth in half.

prime meridian

200

the process of scraping or wearing away.

What is abrasion

200

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

200

Temperature changes, pressure changes, plant and animal actions, water, wind, and gravity are all agents of this.

What is physical weathering?

200

What box has symbols use on a map?

Map Key (or Legend)

200

What does a political map show?

country/state borders, city boundaries and names

300

A mound of wind deposited sand that moves as a result of the Acton of wind

What is dune

300

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

300

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?

300

What is this called?

A scale

300

lines that measure east or west of prime meridian

lines of longitude

400

The slow downhill movement of weathered rock material

What is creep

400

Huge, flat areas of land that are higher than the surrounding land. 

A. Peninsula

B. Plateau

C. Island

B. What is a Plateau

400

What are the factors that control the rate the rock weathers?

Temperature, climate, water, time

400

What does a scale measure on a map?

Distance

400

Lines of latitude are also called

Parallels

500

A mass of material deposited in a triangular of fan shape at the mouth of a river or stream

What is Delta

500

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

500

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

500

What is this image called?

Compass Rose

500

Which two lines divide the Earth into the four hemispheres?

Equator & Prime Meridian

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