What is Geography
Landforms/Bodies of Water
Maps
Internal/External Forces
Climate & Vegetation
100
What is the question/Word Geography begins with?
Where?
100
Put these in order starting from the center: Outer Core, Crust, Inner Core, Mantle
Inner, Outer, Mantle, Crust
100
What are mapmakers called?
Cartographers
100
An Earthquake occurs when what happens?
When plates grind or slip past each other.
100
What is responsible for the changing of seasons on earth?
The earths Tilt and Revolution.
200
Line of latitudes are known as... Lines of Longitude are known as...
Latitude= Parallels Longitude= Meridians
200
What is the difference in Comets and Asteroids?
Comets- Icy spheres Asteroids- Large chunks of Rocky Material
200
What is the first thing to look at when reading a map?
Title
200
What is Erosion?
When weathered material is moved by winds, water, ice, gravity.
200
What is an ecosystem?
Community where plants and animal interact and depend on each other.
300
Longitude can go only ________ degrees East or west
180
300
Describe Lithosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, Biosphere
Lithosphere-Rock Portion of Earths surface Hydrosphere- Water on earth Atmosphere- Gasses surrounding the earth Biosphere- all of of these together
300
Physical Maps show _________ Political Maps show _________
Physical = locations, shapes, physical features Political = boundaries, cities
300
Whats difference in Mechanical and Chemical weathering?
Mechanical- something breaks into pieces Chemical- interaction with elements that change something into a new substance.
300
What is the difference in weather and climate?
Weather is a condition for a particular place and time while Climate is a condition for a long period of time.
400
What are the 5 themes of geography?
Location, Place, Human-Environment interactions, Movement, Regions
400
The Zone of volcano located in the Pacific Ocean is known as:
The Ring of Fire
400
Give at least 2 examples of a special purpose map?
Climate, Land Use, Population, Exploration Routes, Population, Battle Sites
400
Whats the scale that determine the strength of a earthquake?
Richter Scale
400
Describe El Nino and La Nina?
El Nino- Winds push warm pacific waters toward America and causes America to get a lot of rain. La Nina- Winds push warm pacific water's away from America and causes America to not get much rain.
500
The Prime meridian runs through where?
Royal Observatory in Greenwhich, England.
500
Name the 5 Oceans discussed in class:
Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Indian, Southern
500
What is the "best general reference world map"?
Winkel Tripel Projection
500
Plate movement can happen in what 4 ways?
Spreading(DIVERGENT), (SUBDUCTION), Collision(CONVERGENT), Sliding Past Each Other(TRANSFORM)
500
Give 1 example of Deciduous trees and 1 example of Coniferous tress
Deciduous- Broad leaf, maple, oak, birch, cottonwood Coniferous- needle leaf trees, cone bearing, pine, fir, cedar
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