Individual features of the land, like mountains and valleys.
Landforms
100
The earth has life because of the ___
Sun
100
Name the four parts that make up the inside of the Earth.
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, & Inner Core
100
About how tall is Mt. Everest?
~ 30,000 ft (29,035)
100
These are smaller than mountains and rounded.
Hills (or foothills)
200
Geographers try to understand both of these characteristics of a place
physical and human
200
Earth is the ________ planet from the sun
third
200
The Earth's crust is broken into plates called this:
Plate Tectonics
200
What is it called when a river cuts through a plateau?
Canyon.
200
This is a narrow piece of land that connects two larger pieces of land.
Isthmus
300
How people interact with the _________________ or natural surroundings, is another concern of geographers.
Environment
300
The ______ is an imaginary line that runs through Earth's center between the North and South Poles.
axis
300
What was the name of the continents when they were connected?
Pangaea
300
A plateau off the coast of a continent.
Continental shelf
400
An area that shares common characteristics.
Region
400
When day and night are equal length
equinoxes (vernal in the spring and autumnal in the fall)
400
These cause tsunamis:
Underwater earthquakes
400
What is the lowest spot (trench) on earth?
Mariana Trench in the ocean: -35,840 ft
400
How long does it take the Earth to orbit around the sun?
365 1/4 days. Yup, the 1/4 day is important.
500
How many people live in a place, were they live and why, what religion they follow... these are all examples of ____________ characteristics of a place.
Human
500
Explain solstice (either summer or winter).
Summer: most hours of sunlight. Winter: fewest hours of sunlight.
500
What is weathering?
Breaking down rock into smaller forms.
500
Large piece of land surrounded by water on three sides.