Seismic Activity
Climate and Weathering
Physical and Human Features
Water Features
More Water Features
100
Sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust
What is Seismic Activity?
100
Weather conditions in an area
What is climate?
100
Anything ranging from bodies of water, landforms, climate, etc.
What is an example of a physical feature?
100
Partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it
What is a delta?
100
A deposit at the mouth of a river
What is a delta?
200
Plates that the Earth is made up of
What are tectonic plates?
200
The wearing away of materials (rocks)
What is weathering?
200
A manmade structure in an area (buildings, pools, schools, etc.)
What is a human feature?
200
The Nile River
Name the major river flowing through Egypt
200
A river or stream flowing into a lake
What is a tributary?
300
A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, as a result of movement's in the Earth's crust or volcanic activity
What is an earthquake?
300
Hot, dry, cool nights, etc.
Can you describe Egypt's climate?
300
Pyramids
What is one human feature of ancient Egypt?
300
A piece of land that projects into a body of water and is almost fully surrounded by water
What is a peninsula?
300
Food, water, transportation
What are three benefits to living on/near a river?
400
An opening in the Earth on a mountain or hill which allows gases, hot magma, and lava to escape from the Earth's surface
What is a volcano?
400
Rain enters through the cracks of the rocks, acids
How are rocks weathered?
400
Nile River, Nile River Valley, delta, desert, etc.
What are three physical features of ancient Egypt?
400
A large waterfall
What is a cataract?
400
A seasonal wind system that brings heavy amounts of rainfall to an area
What is a monsoon?
500
Richter Scale
How are earthquakes measured?
500
Humid Continental
What is Ohio's climate?
500
Water fountain, playground, basketball hoop, etc.
Name two human features of our school?
500
Fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment
What is silt?
500
Flooding, disease, contamination, etc.
What are two negatives of living on/near a river or major body of water?
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