Foundations of Geography
The word geography comes from two roots meaning ___________________
“earth” and “written description”
What is a sheltered body of deep water next to the shore called?
Harbor
What are farmers who produce only enough food to meet the needs of their own households called?
Subsistence farmers
What is the highest mountain range in the world?
The Himalayas
What is the most powerful force of erosion?
Running Water
Other than Creation, what was the most significant physical event in history?
The Flood
What is the largest system of freshwater lakes in the world?
The Great Lakes of North America
What percentage of the earth’s water is in the oceans?
97%
What does the Creation Mandate say?
"Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion… over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.”
What are 2 methods of fishing?
Capture & Aquaculture
What are Plateaus?
Wide areas of relatively flat land, like plains, but they rise abruptly above surrounding lands
Describe the weathering process.
Factors or conditions in the environment break rocks into smaller pieces.
What is Uniformitarianism?
Geologic processes have been relatively uniform in activity and rate
What are rivers that feed other rivers called?
Tributaries
What is the word "industry" is often used to describe?
People’s hard work to make a living
According to the plate tectonics theory, what happens when plates crash into and pull apart from one another?
They cause earthquakes and volcanoes
What is Erosion?
The process of wearing away rock and transporting sediments
List the 5 themes of Culture.
Religion, Institutions, Social Groups, Aesthetics, Physical Environment
What is the world’s largest lake by both area and volume?
The Caspian Sea
What are the three types of mining resources?
Metals, Nonmetal minerals, & Fossil fuels
List the four ocean basins.
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic
What are Faults?
Deep cracks in the earth’s surface where two pieces of land have moved in different directions.