Earth's Structure
The part of the earth’s crust that is made up by land
What is the Lithosphere?
Parts of land that rise above the rest of the land with steep slopes and a peak
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, Indian, Southern
What are Oceans?
Measure distances North and South of Equator called parallels
What are lines of Latitude?
Latitude, Elevation, Wind, Currents, Landforms
What is the factors of climate?
Physical features on the earth’s surface and ocean floor
What are Landforms?
A stream of water of considerable volume
What are Rivers?
Described by landmarks, directions, time, or distance from one place to the other
What is relative location?
Side of a mountain facing land (hot, dry air)
What is a Leeward?
A piece of land that extends outward from a continent and is surrounded by water on three sides
What is a Peninsula?
A body of water completely surrounded by land
What is a lake?
Tools of Geographers
What are Maps, Graphs, Charts, and Diagrams?
Frequently windless area located around the equator
What is Doldrums?
A narrow piece of land that connects two large landmasses
What is an Isthmus?
A body of water flowing through the land
What are Streams?
Humans adapt to, modify, and depend on the environment
What is human-environmental interaction?
The thick middle layer of the earth’s interior structure consisting of dense hot rock
What is the Mantle?
A long hollow in the earth’s surface
What is a Valley?
A freshwater source that lies beneath the earth’s surface in wells and springs
What is groundwater?
Defined by common characteristics such as language, culture, religion, exports/imports
What are Regions?