5 Themes of Geo
What a ______ is like in terms of both human and physical characteristics
Place
What causes temperatures to drop as you get higher?
Elevation
What are the 3 types of plate boundaries?
Transform, Convergent, Divergent
Name one phase of the Water Cycle
Precipitaion, Condensation, Evaporation, Transpiration, Runoff, Perculation
What is DEW
Name the two types of location
Absolute and Relative
What causes storms?
Mixing of pressure systems
When two tectonic plates split apart.
Divergent
What occurs during condensation?
Water molucules come together
What are the two types of lines on a globe.
Latitude and Longitude
The ways in which humans move themselves, goods, information or ideas.
Movement
Climate zones closest to the equator are typically much hotter
Latitude
What plate boundaries cause earthquakes?
Transform boundaries
What is transpiration?
Evaporation from plant leaves
Who came up with continental theory?
Alfred Wegener
Any of the ways in which land is split up into different sections.
Regions
_______ systems affect weather and climate. This can be low or high.
Pressure
What causes the movement of plate tectonics
Convection Currents
Name 3 parts of the water cycle
evaporation, condensation, precipitation, transpiration, percolation and surface runoff.
Where are tectonic plates located?
Upper crust of the Earf.
This includes adapting to survive, modifying the environment to meet our needs and depending on the environment for survival.
Human-Enviroment Interaction
One side of the mountain recieves moisture, the other side doesn't. What is this called?
Orographic Effect/Rain-Shadow Effect
What was the idea of the supercontinent?
Pangea
Briefly describe the water cycle
The Water Cycle is the process by which water is continuously cycled through the atmosphere
How does Coach Stinson spell Earth?
Earf