MAPS OF THE WOLRD
WHICH IS THE LARGEST OCEAN IN THE WORLD?
THE PACIFIC OCEAN
AS EARTH ROTATES ON ITS ________, ENERGY FROM THE SUN CREATES PERIODS OF DAY AND NIGHT.
AXIS
BRANCH OF GEOGRAPHY THAT STUDIES THE WORLD'S PEOPLE, COMMUNITIES, AND LANDSCAPES.
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
THINK ABOUT THE WATER CYCLE:
AS ENERGY FROM THE SUN HEATS WATER ON EARTH'S SURFACE, THE WATER _____________ AND RISES TO THE ATMOSPHERE.
EVAPORATES
EARTH'S SURFACE IS COVERED BY MANY DIFFERENT LANDFORMS, GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE:
MOUNTAINS, VALLEYS, ISLANDS, PENINSULAS, CONTINENTS
IN WHAT TWO HEMISPHERES WOULD YOU FIND NORTH AMERICA?
Western Hemisphere and Northern Hemisphere
WHAT IS REVOLUTION?
EARTH'S TRIP AROUND THE SUN (365 DAYS)
BRANCH OF GEOGRAPHY THAT STUDIES LANDFORMS, BODIES OF WATER, AND OTHER NATURAL FEATURES.
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
THINK ABOUT THE WATER CYCLE:
______________ OCCURS WHEN WATER VAPORS COOLS AND FORMS CLOUDS.
CONDENSATION
AS PLATES SEPARATE, GAPS BETWEEN THE PLATES ALLOW _______ TO RISE TO EARTH'S SURFACE.
MAGMA OR LAVA
NAME THE CONTINENTS OF THE WOLRD
NORTH AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA, EUROPE, AFRICA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, ANTARCTICA
WHAT IS ROTATION?
ONE COMPLETE SPIN OF EARTH ON ITS AXIS (24 HOURS)
WHAT IS CARTOGRAPHY?
THE SCIENCE OF MAKING MAPS
THINK ABOUT THE WATER CYCLE:
_____________ IS WATER THAT FALLS TO EARTH' SURFACE AS RAIN, SNOW, OR HAIL.
PRECIPITATION
WHEN TWO CONTINENTAL PLATES COLLIDE, THEY CREATE...
DIFFERENT SHAPES ON EARTH'S SURFACE LIKE MOUNTAINS
NAME THE OCEANS OF THE WORLD
PACIFIC, ARCTIC, INDIAN, SOUTHERN, ATLANTIC
EARTH'S MOVEMENT AFFECTS THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY WE GET FROM...
THE SUN
WHAT IS HYDROLOGY?
THE STUDY OF WATER ON EARTH
MUCH OF THE FRESH WATER ON EARTH IS LOCKED IN THE ________.
GLACIERS
NAME THE LAYERS OF THE EARTH
CRUST, MANTLE, CORE
WHAT ARE THE FOUR MAIN TIME ZONES?
Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern
EARTH'S SEASONS ARE CAUSED BY THE PLANET'S...
TILT
WHAT IS METEOROLOGY?
THE STUDY OF WEATHER AND WHAT CAUSES IT
ABOUT _______ PERCENT OF THE EARTH'S WATER IS SALT WATER.
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THIS THEORY SUGGESTS THAT EARTH'S SURFACE IS DIVIDED INTO A DOZEN OR SO SLOW-MOVING PIECES OF EARTH'S CRUST.
PLATE TECTONICS