Latitude & Longitude
What is the name of the imaginary line at 0* longitude?
Prime Meridian
What is an area completely surrounded by water?
Island
What is a Biome
a biological community that is shared in response to a physical climate
One revolution of the earth takes
365 days
How old did the United States turn this year?
250 years old
Where do lines of longitude come together?
North Pole & South Pole
A large area of land with water on three sides
Peninsula
Where are tropical climates mostly located?
Around the middle of the globe (near the equator)
What is the definition of surface water?
water that is found in Earth's streams, rivers, and lakes.
What is the largest continent?
Asia
Name a continent that lies COMPLETELY above the equator.
North America & Europe
A narrow stretch of water that connects two larger bodies of water
Strait
What is the short term conditions of the atmosphere called?
Weather
Describe one stage of the water cycle
2. Precipitation
3. Vaporization
4. Runoff
What is Ms. Cullinan's favorite animal?
Sloth
30* N or 15* S
15* S
A high-flat topped landform with cliff like sides
Plateau, Butte, Mesa
When the conditions of the atmosphere are generally the same over an extended period of time, we call this ______
Climate
What happens when tectonic plates slide past one another?
Earthquake
Who did Miles City play during the homecoming football game?
Havre
Lines of Latitude run which direction?
East and West
A long narrow part of a sea bordered by steep cliffs, lots of them are found in northern europe
Fjord
What are renewable resources
Things that the earth continues to provide.
Name one physical environment process and describe how it effects Earth's surface
1. Weather
2. Erosion
3. Alluvial Deposition
What is the date of the largest terrorist take on the United States?
September 11, 2001