Branches
Tectonics
Tools
Water Cycle
The Sun and the seasons
100
This branch of geography deals with the earth's landforms
What is physical geography?
100
The theory that the earth's landmasses have traveled over time is called this
What is continental drift?
100
A flat, drawn projection of the earth's surface is called this
What is a map?
100
Large areas of slow-moving ice are called these
What are glaciers?
100
Energy from the sun is called this
What is solar energy?
200
This branch of geography deals with the world's communities and cultures
What is human geography?
200
According to this theory, there are a dozen of these- pieces of the earth's crust.
What are plates?
200
A spherical model of the earth is called this
What is a globe?
200
Water that falls to Earth's surface in any form is called this
What is precipitation?
200
One complete spin of the Earth on its axis is called this
What is a rotation?
300
This area of geography involves the study of water
What is hydrology?
300
A collision of tectonic plates can produce this landform
What is a mountain?
300
This is a field that studies people and the relationships among them
What is a social science?
300
When water is present in the air as an invisible gas it is called this
What is water vapor?
300
One trip of the Earth around the sun is called this
What is a revolution?
400
This area of geography involves the study of weather patterns
What is meteorology?
400
A separation of tectonic plates can lead to this natural disaster
What is a volcano erupting?
400
This is a field in which one gathers, analyzes, and makes conclusions about data
What is a science?
400
This occurs when water vapor cools and forms clouds
What is condensation?
400
In late December, what season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?
What is summer?
500
A geographer in this branch would study how farmers in Colombia grow coffee to support their families
What is human geography?
500
Two plates sliding past each other and creating friction will cause this natural disaster
What is an earthquake?
500
These are the three levels that geographers use to study the world
What are the local, regional, and global levels?
500
The movement of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back is called this
What is the water cycle?
500
This causes a change in the amount of solar energy we receive
What is tilt or rotation?
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