Introduction to Geography
Landforms/bodies of water
Lovely weather we’re having
Climate classifications
Natural resources
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better known as “the study of the earth”

geography

100

What are the most prominent landscape features on earth?

Mountains

100

This term involves the changes that take place in the lower part of the earth’s atmosphere in a localized area during a short period of time

weather 

100

This climate averages less than 10 inches of precipitation annually and has great variations between daytime and nighttime temperatures. 

Desert

100

This resource is renewed by the hydrologic cycle.

Water

200

What are the names of the two lines of longitude?

The primer meridian and the International Date Line

200

this landform ranges between 500 and 2000 feet and have rounded tops

hills

200

This involves certain patterns of weather which occur over a long period of time in a particular region.

Climate

200

This climate experiences high temperatures and heavy precipitation

tropical climates

200
Some countries with volcanic activity such as Iceland and Japan, make use of this type of energy source.

geothermal energy

300

water covers over ___% of the earth’s surface

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300

these are extensions of the main body of land with water on three sides. 

peninsulas

300

To better describe climates around the world, geographers have divided the earth into this, based on latitude.

climate zones

300

This climate is characterized as having tough, tall, and deep-rooted grasses, with a few hardy trees dotting the landscapes. 

Savannah/grassland

300

This renewable resource has been used for centuries, especially in countries such as Holland.

Wind
400

The Mariana Trench is located deep beneath the Pacific Ocean in this place

Challenger Deep

400

these resembles mesas but are even smaller in diameter

buttes
400

these three zones are better known as the basic climate zones of the earth

the torrid zone, the temperate zone, and the frigid zone

400

In 1900, this climatologist and meteorologist introduced a system of climatic classification.

Wladimir Köppen

400

The nonrenewable source, bauxite ore, is used to make an abundant supply of this.

Aluminum
500

Name the 5 lines of latitude in descending order from North to South

Arctic Circle

Tropic of Cancer

Equator

Tropic of Capricorn

Antarctic Circle

500

sometimes rivers are blocked off to create artificial lakes, also known as this

reservoirs

500

Sailors who used the trade winds to reach the Americas returned to Europe with the aid of these winds

Prevailing westerlies

500

These climates are located in the upper latitudes of the Temperate Zone on continents of the Northern Hemisphere.

continental climates

500

Uranium is a rare nonrenewable substance which can be used in very small quantities to produce a tremendous amount of power for this type of energy.

Nuclear energy