Types of Landforms
This type of landform is characterized by large peaks above sea level
What are mountains?
This climate zone is characterized by very cold temperatures, and low precipiation.
What is a polar climate?
Population is an example of this type of geography
What is human geography?
This type of plate boundary moves towards eachother
What is a convergent plate boundary?
This chain of volcanoes surrounds the pacific ocean
What is the ring of fire?
This type of landform is created when a tectonic plate is pushed downward into the mantle, creating a magma chamber
What is a volcano?
This type of climate is characterized by moderate temperatures and high amounts of precipiation year round.
What is a temperate climate?
The study of mountain ranges and their formation is this type of Geography
What is physical geography?
The process moves debris from one area to another via wind, water, or ice
What is erosion?
The distance from the equator is indicated by these lines on a map
What is latitude?
This type of landform is created when mountains are eroded over millions of years, creating falt rolling landscape
What are plains?
This type of climate is characterized by large amounts of rainfall and high temperatures.
What is a tropical climate?
Where does the United States import the majority of their bananas from?
What is Guatemala?
What is a plateau?
The distance above sea level is known as
What is elevation?
This type of landform is created by the land/rock that makes up the continents
What are shields?
This type of climate is characterized by high temperatures, but low amounts of precipitation year round.
What is a desert climate?
This object on a map indicates which direction is North.
What is a compass?
This type of plate boundary moves away from eachother and is associated with volcanoes
What is a divergent plate boundary?
When magma exits a volcano it becomes this
What is lava?
Iceland was created by which type of activity?
What is volcanic activity?
This object can modify climate by adding moisture to the air, which in turn moderates temperatures and incrases precipitation.
What is water?
The tredns and patterns in temperature and precipitation in an area is known as
What is Climate?
The Juan de Fuca plate and the Pacific Plate create this type of plate boundary
What is a transfrom boundary?
The day to day levels of precipitation, temperature and wind conditions is known as
What is weather?