Landforms
What is a Shield
A flat rocky base formed from ancient worn-down mountain regions
True of False: The Earth's continents used to be connecting as one big super continent.
True
Short term atmospheric conditions.
What is natural Vegetation
Plants that grow without human help
Name one way that we can help protect and care for our oceans
Answers will vary
Name 3 types of natural landforms
Mountains, Plains, Plateaus, Valleys, Shields
What is the Lithosphere
Earth's crust
Name one way that Climate might affect daily life.
Clothes that people own, building types, food grown, etc.
Why are deserts growing larger today?
Humans are removing vegetation and exposing the soil to erosion, and over farming.
How do ocean currents regulate global temperatures
Warm and cold currents transport heat and cool waters, warming or cooling the nearby land
How are Valleys typically formed
By running water and moving ice weathering the valley as it passes between mountains, and movement of land
Name the three plate boundary types
Convergent, Divergent, Transform
Why do places near bodies of water have higher precipitation.
The water evaporates and adds more moisture to the air which creates more precipitation.
How do plants help against soil erosion?
Their roots anchor the soil and reduce the effects of wind and water weathering.
What percentage of water is fresh water
3%
What type of mountains are formed when plates converge and buckle upwards
Fold Mountains
Name the 4 outcomes of plate movements
Slip, Collision, Spreading, Subduction.
Why are regions at higher latitudes colder than regions at lower latitudes.
The suns energy is more spread out and less direct in these areas.
Name the three natural vegetation regions
Forests, Deserts, Grasslands
Describe the two parts of Erosion
Weathering breaks down landforms and deposition moves the broken-down pieces to new areas.
Name one Destructive force and one Constructive force and explain how they work.
Answers will vary but volcanoes, tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes are destructive. Earthquakes, volcanoes and deposition can be constructive.
What force moves tectonic plates? Explain how.
Convection Flow
Explain how/why higher elevation affects precipitation and temperature
Air cools as it rises to higher elevation, this cold air condenses and holds less moisture causing the excess moisture to come down as precipitation.
Explain how removing vegetation changes local climate
plants regulate humidity and temperature, as well as holding more water in the ground with their roots.
Explain how global warming can affect the water cycle
Global warming speeds up the water cycle because temperatures increase so does evaporation which causes the whole cycle to accelerate since the evaporated water must come down as precipitation.