Water
Rivers that "feed" into other rivers
Tributaries
The strongest type of erosion
Running water
An example of a fault-block mountain is the ______ _____________range in California.
Sierra Nevada
___________ industries refer to all of the most basic industries
Primary
___________ is a mineral used to make gunpowder
Sulfur
DAILY DOUBLE
How do oceans benefit humans?
Strongest in dry areas
wind erosion
Mountains are one type of major landforms. What are the other two?
Plains and plateaus
Another name for subsistence husbandry; common in mountainous regions
nomadic herding
The process of the Flood where the supercontinent broke apart and set it in motion
continental drift
When comparing river systems, the four features are _________, discharge, drainage basin, and navigability.
length
Define erosion
the natural removal of small pieces of rock or soil
deep cracks in the earth's surface where two pieces of land have moved in different directions
faults
Farming seafood in a controlled, artificial environment
Aquaculture
Process by which the relatively thin and dense oceanic crust slides down and under the more massive continental crust
subduction
More than _______-__________ of the earth's fresh water is in polar icecaps, glaciers, or underground
two-thirds
Define weathering
the breakdown of rocks by water, plants roots, and temperature changes
DAILY DOUBLE
Explain the differences between plains, plateaus, and mountains.
Farming and ________ ___________ are the two major branches of agriculture
animal husbandry
This theory states that the earth's surface is broken into pieces that crash into and pull apart from each other, releasing energy that causes earthquakes
Plate tectonics
The Amazon River drains a rainforest that covers ____________% of the South American continent
40
_______________ is the process that created fjords
Glaciation
Faulting and _________ are ways in which many of the earth's mountains formed
folding
The ore from which we get aluminum
Bauxite
Define mineral
Solid crystals that occur naturally, have a definite chemical composition, and are extracted from rock