God's Creation, God's Gift
Name two of the four aspects/characteristics of landscape.
Terrain, Mountains, Rivers/Lakes, and Seas/Oceans
What is the difference between political and physical geography?
Political is the boundaries between countries.
Physical is landscape.
Name the seven Continents.
North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Antarctica, Africa, Australia.
What are tropics?
Warm regions close to the equator.
Irrigation is _____________.
the supplying of land with water especially for growing crops.
What does fertile mean?
Producing crops easily.
What degree is the North Pole on?
90 Degrees North Latitude
What are tectonic plates?
Moving plates of Earth's crust.
What is an oasis?
A fertile green area in an arid, or dry region.
What water is used for irrigation?
Fresh Water
In Greek what does geography mean?
Earth Writing
What is the difference between latitude and longitude?
Latitude: North and South
Longitude: East to West
What are steppes?
Dry, level grasslands with few to no trees.
What does a gulf stream do?
Carries warm water up north.
What does Pacific mean?
What is the study of Earth's features called?
Geography
What does the Prime Meridian run through?
It runs through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England.
About how many years ago, did the earth's great landmass began to break up into plates?
120 Million Years Ago
A semiarid is _________________.
a short and rainy season
How is obsidian made?
By lava hardening.
What is the main terrain of Japan?
Volcanic Islands
What is the difference between the Mercator Projection and the Robinson Projeciton?
Mercator: A square map
Robinson: Rounded map
What is an isthmus?
A narrow strip of land, having water on either side, that connects two larger bodies of land.
What continents were covered by the last ice age?
How tall is Mt. Everest and what is it named after?
29,000 feet high; it is named after Sr. George Everest