Layers of the Earth
What is the thickest layer of the earth?
Mantle
What is the capital of Mexico?
Mexico City
What is a cordillera?
A system of mountain ranges with the intervening plateaus and other features.
What’s the capital of El Salvador?
San Salvador
TRUE OR FALSE: The tectonic plates never shift they are always in the same place.
FALSE
Which layer is made out of liquid iron and nickel?
Outer core
Which are the most visited states in Mexico?
Cancún, Acapulco & Mexico City!
What is a dam?
A barrier constructed to hold back water
What is the capital of Guatemala and is it part of Mexico?
Guatemala City, No it is not.
TRUE
What is the temperature of the crust layer?
100 - 600 Celsius
Which is the capital of the largest state in Mexico?
Chihuahua!!
What is the rain shadow effect?
Area of significantly reduced rain behind a mountainous region
What is the Capital Of the Bahamas?
Nassau
How many types of plates are there?
2: Continental and Oceanic
Which layer has the highest temperatures?
Inner Core (5,500 C)
What is the capital of Guerrero?
Chilpancingo
Where can you find the most famous rain shadow effect?
South of New Zealand
What 2 islands’ capitals are named the same?
St. Kitts & Nevis ( Basseterre )
Guadeloupe ( Basse Terre)
What are the types of movements of the tectonic plates called?
1. Subduction
2. Divergence
3. Convergence
4. Transform
How many KM long is the mantle?
2,900 KM
Name the five Mexican states whose capitals start with the letter “M”
Yucatán (Merida) , Nuevo Leon (Monterrey), Michoacán (Morelia) , Mexico (Mexico City) y Baja California (Mexicali).
Explain the rain shadow effect.
Rain and aire move up towards the cascade range where it cools and condenses, leading to dry air which causes the rain shadow effect.
Name 2 Islands that start with G and 2 Countries!
Islands: Guadeloupe & Grenada
Countries: Guyana & Guatemala
Explain “ Subduction ” and what it may cause
When tectonic plates slide beneath the other plate, or subduct causing Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Landslides or Volcanic Erruptions