Forces Shaping the Earth
Landforms and Water Resources
Climate Regions
Human-Environment Interaction
Vocabulary
100
What are the 3 major layers of the earth?
Core, Mantle, and Crust
100
Wide, flat areas or gently rolling lands
Plain
100
Which of theses influences the climate of an area..... a. the size of an area b. the latitude c. the day of the week d. the position of the planets
Latitude
100
A resource that can be replaced
Renewable resource
100
A resource that cannot be replaced when used up
A nonrenewable resource
200
A huge piece of the outer skin of the Earth's crust
Tectonic plate
200
an isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top (similar to but narrower than a plateau).
Butte
200
A predictable pattern of weather
CLIMATE
200
A type of animal that is dying out is called an ________________ _______________
Endangered species
200
Another name for a cyclone is a _____________
Tornado
300
One trip of the Earth around the sun
Revolution
300
Which type of tectonic plate movement results in the most volcanoes?
Subduction
300
Evaporation occurs when water changes from a liquid to a __________.
gas
300
Name three renewable resources
Wind, sun, water
300
The day-to-day changes in the temperature and precipitation
Weather
400
What causes seasons?
The Earth's tilt
400
Wind, water, and glaciers, carve already existing landforms into new shapes in a process called _______________
Erosion
400
Which of the following is directly linked to Earth's climate? A) prevailing winds B) sun C) moon d) the ocean tides
SUN
400
Communities of plants and animals.
Ecosystem
400
Sea waves generated when an earthquake, eruption, or underwater landslide abruptly moves the seabed
Tsunami
500
Over millions of years the continents broke away from each other, slowly drifting to their current positions, in a process called _____________
Continental Drift
500
An underwater plateau near the coastline is called a __________ _________.
CONTINENTAL SHELF
500
The area in which an animal lives
Habitat
500
Why are scientists concerned that rain forests are being cut down at high rates? A) Rainforest habitats are being removed B) People who live in rain forests are being displaced C) Rain forest habitats are being moved. D) The forests help replace oxygen in the atmosphere
D) The forests help replace oxygen in the atmosphere
500
Plants that grow in a region.
Vegetation
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