Vocabulary
a steep hill with a small, flat top
Butte
A key that shows what the map symbols stand for.
legend
Made up of rocks, moves in all directions, and can create mountains and volcanoes.
Earth's plates
Rock that forms from molten rock, or magma.
igneous rock
Rain mixes with chemicals and interacts with the rock.
chemical weathering
pictures, colors, and lines on a map that have a specific meaning
symbol
Shows the distance a map covers
map scale
Plate boundaries surrounding the Pacific Ocean, you can find many volcanoes and earthquake activity here.
Ring of Fire
Rock that changes by heat, pressure, or both.
metamorphic rocks
Wears away or breaks down rock
weathering
a long, narrow, sunken area of the ocean floor
trench
Shows natural, physical features
physical map
Explain how mountains and hills are formed.
Rock that settles and forms layers.
sedimentary rock
Wind, water, ice, or plants cause rock to flake or crack.
physical weathering
a deep, narrow area surrounded by mountains
canyon
Shows countries, states, and cities.
political map
Explain the difference between a butte and a plateau.
Buttes are single hills that have steep sides and a flat top. Plateaus are a large area of raised, flat land.
List all 4 layers of soil.
Humus, topsoil, subsoil, parent material
Weathered particles are removed from land by gravity, wind, water, and ice.
erosion
an area in Earth's crust where tectonic plates meet
fault
Shows contour lines and steeper land
topographic map
Mountain ranges located underwater
ridges
In what soil do plants grow the best?
topsoil
Creates deltas from particles being removed by erosion and deposited in a new place.
deposition