Earth's Layers
The outer layer of the earth
What is the crust?
Resources that can not be replenished as quickly as humans are using them
What are nonrenewable resources?
Bodies of water surrounded by land
What is a lake?
Very cold all year with permanent ice and snow
What is ice cap?
Permanent ice and snow; no plant life
What is ice cap?
The broken pieces of Earth's outer layer which are constantly moving
What are tectonic plates?
What are fossil fuels?
A mountain with a flat top
What is a plateau?
What is mediterranean?
Small trees, bushes, and other plants adapted to a dry climate
What is desert scrub?
The reason the inner core is solid
What is heat and pressure?
The harvesting of trees to produce wood products
What is forestry?
A deep, narrow valley with steep sides
What is a canyon?
Hot and dry all year with very little rain
What is arid?
Trees with broad, flat leaves that are shed before winter
What is a deciduous forest?
The partially liquid zone of the mantel
What is the asthenosphere?
Electricity that comes from moving water
What is hydroelectric power?
A group of islands clustered together
What is an archipelago?
Hot, dry summers and cool, dry winters
What is semiarid?
Vegetation varies with latitude and elevation
What is highlands?
Where the outer layer of the Earth is thinnest
What is the oceans?
Moving with livestock to find fresh food and water for them
What is nomadic herding?
A spot in a desert or arid region that has a water source
What is an oasis?
Cold, snowy winters and cool rainy summers
What is subarctic?
What is tropical grassland?