The Basics
This term describes long-term weather patterns in a region.
Climate
These huge pieces of the Earth's crust fit together like a puzzle.
Tectonic Plates
A region that receives almost no rainfall all year is known as this type of climate.
Desert climate
Cutting forests for farms or cities removes this important gas from the air.
People often settle near this natural feature because it provides fresh water.
Rivers
Large landforms such as mountains usually form where tectonic plates do this.
Collide/Converge
This shaking of the ground happens when plates suddenly move.
Earthquake
A region with tall grasses and very few trees is called this.
Grassland
Cutting down large areas of forest is called this.
Deforestation
People often choose to live in flat areas because it makes this easier.
Building Homes and Roads
A very flat area of land is called this.
Plain
When wind or water carries rock away, its called this.
Erosion
People in Bangladesh build raised homes to adapt to this environmental challenge.
Flood
Throwing away too much garbage instead of recycling contributes to this issue.
Waste Pollution.
This term describes how people are spread across an area.
Population Distribution
This type of vegetation region is found in very cold northern areas with short summers.
Tundra
This slow process happens when rocks break apart because of rain, wind, or ice.
Weathering
This vegetation region includes tall trees, warm temperatures and high rainfall.
Tropical Rainforest
Using solar panels and wind turbines is one way to use this kind of energy.
Renewable energy
This term describes when people move from one place to another to live.
Migration
The Canadian Shield was shaped by this slow process involving ice.
Glaciation
Volcanoes commonly form at this type of plate boundary where one plate sinks under another.
Convergent zone
Farmers in drought-affected areas often use this method to deliver water slowly and efficiently to crops.
Drip Irrigation
The rapid and uncontrolled spread of a city into the countryside around it is called this.
Urban Sprawl
People often settle in valleys because it is easier to do this activity there.
Farming