Landforms
Vocab
Vocab 2: Revenge of the Vocab
Our Changing Earth
Final Jeopardy
100
Large build up of earth that can reach over 14,000 feet into the sky
What is mountain
100
division of the earth surface that moves all the time
What is tectonic plate
100
Typical weather patterns of an area
What is climate
100
name the fiveclimate regions in the world
What is tropical, dry, mid-latitude, high latitude, and highland
100
Name of the International agreement to reduce emissions
What is the Kyoto Protocol
200
Edge of the land that lies in the ocean and has a dramatic drop off
What is continental shelf
200
cycle of water that includes four stages
What is hydrologic cycle
200
The gradual wearing away of the Earth
What is weathering
200
What are the four steps in the Hydrologic cycle
What is run off, evaporation, condensation, precipitation
300
Large mound of Earth found on land and in the ocean that has magma inside and a crater on top
What is volcano
300
the gradual stripping of minerals and nutrients from soil leading to barren land
What is desertification
300
the measurement of a landform from its base to its highest point
What is relief
300
These are the four types of tectonic plate movement
What is spreading, diving, colliding, sliding
400
Large ditch or canyon fould in the ocean
What is Trench
400
the increase of the average Earth temperatures due to greenhouse gases
What is global warming
400
The quick wearing away of the land
What is erosion
400
What are the three main causes of desertfication
What is overgrazing, cultivation of marginal land, deforestation
500
Large landform with a flat top
What is Plateau
500
The typical type of plant that is in an area
What is vegetation
500
the points where day time and night time are equal
What is equinox
500
name 6 the forces that change the Earth
What is Tectonic plate movement, earth quakes, volcanos, erosion, weathering, continental drift
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