theory suggesting that the earth was broken into more than 12 slow-moving plates
What is plate tectonics
200
One complete spin of Earth on its axis
What is rotation
200
winds that shift with the seasons creating wet and dry seasons
What is a monsoon
200
what is geography and what tools does a geographer use?
What is the study of the world's people and the landscapes they create. They use maps, globes, satellite images, notebooks, and tape recorders.
300
the study of the world's people, landforms, bodies of water, and other features
What is human geography
300
Earth's yearly trip around the sun
What is a revolution
300
resources that Earth replaces naturally
What is a renewable resource
300
resources that cannot be replaced by nature
What is a nonrenewable resource
300
Describe the stages of the water cycle.
What is surface water evaporates, condenses and forms clouds, then falls back to the Earth and precipitation.
400
the study of the world's landforms, bodies of water, and other features
What is physical geography
400
the distance North or South of the equator
What is latitude
400
anything that humans use or value
What is a natural resource
400
the place where a plant or animals lives
What is a habitat
400
What happens to a tree after it falls to the forest floor?
What is it decomposes due to the insects and bacteria breaking it down. Since it is decomposing, it is replacing nutrients that have been lost in the soil.
500
the study of the world, its people, and landscapes they create
What is geography
500
water that is found in Earth's streams, rivers, and lakes
What is surface water
500
permanently frozen layers of soil
What is permafrost
500
resources that come from the remains of ancient plants and animals
What are fossil fuels
500
Is coal a renewable or nonrenewable resource? Explain.
What is a nonrenewable resources because we could run out of it one day and it cannot be replaced.