Landforms
The natural features that make up Earth's suface.
What are landforms?
The Volcano of ______ is one in a chain of volcanoes across Iceland.
What is Eyjafjallajökull?
Connect a series of points of equal elevation. They show the height of ground above mean sea level, and can be drawn at any desired interval.
What are Contour Lines?
the outer, solid layer of Earth made up of moving plates
What is Lithoshpere?
Name one type of erosion.
What is Water, Ice, or Wind?
A high, flat region that has been lifted up by the movement of Earth's surface.
What is Plateau?
The Kayapo people live in 44 villages on 5 reserves in the tropical rainforest of _____
What is Brazil?
Most Frequently Used Canadian Scale for Topographic Maps.
What is 1:50000?
the theory that Earth’s surface is made up of rigid plates that are pushed by forces inside the planet
What are Plate Tectonics?
What is Divergent, Transform, Convergent?
The base rock of an ancient mountain region, that has been worn away, leaving a flat, rocky landform region.
What are shields?
Rajan called for every child to donate $100 to ______
What is UNICEF?
The physical configuration of the Earth’s surface, depicted on a topographic map by contour lines and spot heights.
What is Relief?
a place where two plates of the lithosphere come together
What is Convergent Boundary?
The wearing away of Earth’s surface by wind, water, or glacial action
What is Erosion?
Extremely hot fluid or semi-fluid material under Earth's crust
What is magma?
Due to the volcano in Iceland, about ___ people had to be evacuated.
What is 700?
Shows cultural features such as buildings, railways and power transmission lines. It is also used to show geographical names, certain symbols, geographic coordinates and precise elevations.
What is Black (Colour on Map)?
a circular motion created when warm material rises and draws down cooler material, which replaces it
What is Convection Flow?
The breaking down of rocks by physical or chemical processes
What is Weathering?
Ice moves over rock or land and carries away material.
What is a U-shaped valley?
To stop the construction of dam, the Kayapo people collected ______ signatures.
What is 600000?
Place names, water feature names, landform names, boundary names
What is Toponymy?
soft weak layer under the lithosphere upon which the tectonic plates move
What is Asthenosphere?
What are Mining, Meeting Basic Needs, Creating Living Spaces?