Basic Geography
A theme of Geography that deals with helping to organize the world by grouping places with common physical traits
Location
The area of the world that receives the most sunlight
Equator/Tropical Climate Zone
Resources found in nature that are useful and valuable
Natural Resources
When a resource is not replaceable and the supply can run out
Nonrenewable resource
Mostly flat large areas of land is called
Plain
Geography is like a social science because it deals with people and how they live.
True
The area of the earth that receives the most indirect sunlight all year long
Polar
Temperature and predictions from day to day
Weather
Air, Water, Soil are all examples of this
Renewable Resources
Large hills with steep slopes often found in ranges
Mountains
When the earth spins on its axis and completes one calendar year it is called a
Revolution
Where does the temperate climate zone occur
Middle Latitudes
Weather date and patterns over a long period time
Climate
Oil, coal, and natural gas are examples of
nonrenewable resources
Largest body of water in the world
Ocean (divided into 5)
The movement of water from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back again is
Water Cycle
What type of climate does Oklahoma have
Mild and Seasonal
A resource that can be replaced naturally
Renewable Resource
The clearing of trees faster than can be replaced then planting trees to replace those trees are these two processes
Deforestation and Reforestation
Land surrounded on all sides by water
Island
This happens when two plates pass each other and grind against each other
Earthquake
What is true of ice cap climates
Little vegetation
Snow and ice all year long
Very little precipitation
Shows the distance between two points on a map
Scale
When plan and animal matter decompose over many years and get trapped in layers of soil and rock we get these
Fossil Fuels
Large stretch of land bordering a large body of water
Coast