The study of of the world's physical features is what type of geography?
Physical geography
100
Weathering is when rock is broken down into smaller and smaller parts over a long period of time...True of False
True
100
What are the two main branches of Geography?
Human and Physical
100
Every 24 hours the Earth completes one __________.
Rotation
100
The warmest places on Earth are located on the Prime Meridian... True or False
False (Along the Equator)
200
Sleet, snow, and hail are examples of ___________.
Precipitation
200
Solar Energy is energy from the _____.
Sun
200
What is the difference between relative location and absolute location?
Relative= general idea or direction
Absolute= street address, coordinates, etc.
200
What Earth's continental plates crash together, what is the result?
Mountains
200
How many days does it take Earth to complete one revolution?
365 Days (Actually 365 and 1/4)
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300
Large areas of very slow moving ice are known as what?
Glaciers
300
Because of the Earth's tilt, various places on Earth receive different amounts of sunlight at certain times of the year. This causes a change in _______.
Seasons
300
List the three levels of which geographers study the world.
Local, Regional, Global
300
What are two examples of freshwater found in nature?
Lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, etc.
300
Give me two examples of landforms...
Canyons, mountains, hills, plateaus, islands, peninsulas, plains, etc.
400
Water that is found below Earth's surface is known as _______________.
Groundwater
400
Name the major four oceans.
Atlantic, Arctic, Pacific, Indian
400
What is the difference between a map and a globe?
Maps= 2D and flat images of all or part of Earth
Globe= 3D and shows the Earth as it actually is
400
97% of Earth's water is actually what type of water?
Saltwater
400
What is geography?
The study of Earth and its people...
500
Magma from Earth's core that reaches the surface is often called....
Lava
500
What are the seven continents?
North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, Antarctica
500
What are the five themes of geography?
Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region
500
What is the Earth's water cycle? Just tell me the simple process...
Water is evaporated into the atmosphere, then condenses and precipitates back to Earth and repeats the process.
500
What type of images help geographers make really accurate maps?