Atmosphere
A line with blue triangles indicates a
Cold front
The deepest parts of the lithosphere are
ocean trenches
Is the zone of saturation above or below the water table?
Below
Micro
Australia is north west of New Zealand is an example of which theme of geography?
Relative location
a line with red half circles and blue triangles indicates a
stationary front
When weathering happens to metamorphic rock it becomes
sediment
What is CorrAsion/ Abrasion?
When rocks/ sediment are dragged along a riverbank and slowly erode it
Decaying vegetation is part of what process?
soil forming
Building a dam is an example of what aspect of Human/Environment interaction?
Humans adapting/ changing the environment
a line with purple half circles and triangles indicates...
an occluded front
sedimentary rock
When rocks bang together and get smaller in a riverbed this is called...
Attrition
Permafrost is one of the 5 types of soil
False.
Name the 4 spheres of geography
lith, bio, hydro, atmosphere
What is the second layer of the atmosphere and contains jet streams?
Stratosphere
Where are convection currents found?
Asthenosphere
What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
Weathering is just the breaking down of rocks but erosion is the breaking down AND transport of rocks
How does respiration occur as part of the carbon cycle or photosynthesis?
Plants give off water vapour and oxygen
Lithosphere
Describe where you would find the temperature on a weather station model (where would you find the correct number)
Top left
A volcanic arc is found near what?
Subducting plate/ Benioff Zone/ plate boundary
Give an example of something that can cause mass wasting
Water making soil heavier, buildings or roads built on the sides of slopes make them unstable, deforestation
Give an example of a biosphere and hydrosphere interaction
Describe where you would find the current weather conditions on a weather station model
Center left OR inside the circle