Vocab
Grasslands in temperate regions where rainfall is 10-30 inches each year and soil is fertile but very hard
What is steppes
This is located at the 0 degree line
What is the equator
Christians generally believe that the earth's features were altered dramatically by a great what?
What is a cataclysm
Areas of stagnant water are collectively known as
What are wetlands
Deep cracks in the earth's surface where two pieces of land have moved in different directions
What are faults
Areas in the tropics that support many trees, the leaves and branches of which form a canopy over the forest floor
What is The Tropical Rain Forest
The North and South Poles are located in what region?
What are the polar regions
Three parts of the earth as God divided it
What is atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere
Spongy areas of land that look dry but are covered with wet organic material are called
Whats are bogs
Mountains, plains, and, plateaus are types of what?
What are landforms
Tropical grasslands with only a few scattered trees
What are the savannas
The rotation of the Earth greatly influences wind direction as something known as what?
Whats is the Coriolis Effect
Name the supercontinent
What is Pangaea
The water on the earth's surface is called?
What is the hydrosphere
What term is used for arms of the ocean that are only partially enclosed by land?
What are seas
Soil that remains frozen all year
What is permafrost
What is the longest river in the Unites States?
What is the Missouri River
A sheltered body of deep water next to the sore is called
What is called a harbor
What are the four oceans?
What are the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and Arctic Oceans
Areas that are barren most of the year because of low precipitation are
What are wastelands
Areas that require much water, grow broad, flat leaves, and have a growing season of at least four months
What are the deciduous forests
This theory states that the Earth' surface is broken into pieces and that crash into and pull apart from each other, releasing energy that cause earthquakes
What is the plate tectonic theory
The most powerful force of erosion
What is running water
Phases of Earth's History
What is the Flood
The area between the equator and the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn are known as
What is the lower latitudes