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