Mapping
Define Latitude
Horizontal lines measuring South to North
Name 5 Landforms
Island, Mountain, Valley, Desert, Delta, Plateau, Volcano
Name the 2 human changes to landforms
Mining & Deforestation
Name the 3 Natural Vegetation Regions
Grasslands, Forests, Deserts
Define temperature
The measure in degrees of how hot or cold it is
Define Longitude
Vertical lines measuring East to West
Define Erosion
Erosion moves weathered pieces to a new location using natural things like ice, wind, water, and living organisms
Define Mining
The extraction of minerals from the Earth
Why are they called natural vegetation regions
The vegetation is growing naturally - it was not planted there by humans
Define climate
The average weather over a long period of time in a given area
Define Map
a representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc.
Define Glaciation
The process of landforms becoming covered by glaciers or ice sheets. As glaciers move they erode the land beneath them causing landforms to change
Define deforestation
The act of removing all the trees from a large area of land
Define grasslands & name the two types of grasslands
Vegetation regions where grasses are the dominant vegetation source.
1. Tropical savannah
2. Temperate grassland
DOUBLE JEOPARDY BONUS QUESTION (not on the quiz):
Which two qualities of climate does a climate graph measure?
1. Precipitation
2. Temperature
Define Geography
the study of the physical features of the earth and how the humans interact with it
Define Deposition
The process of eroded soil and rock being transported by wind, water, ice, or gravity and deposited in their new location creating new landforms or making changes to existing landforms
Name the 2 Human factors that cause landforms to change
2. Land Reclamation Projects
Define deserts and name the two types
A vegetation region that does not get a lot of precipitation making it very dry.
1. Hot deserts
2. Cold deserts
Name the 5 Climate Zones studied in class (not on the quiz)
1. Dry
2. Polar
3. Tropical
4. Continental
5. Temperate
Name all 7 continents in the world
North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania/Australia, Antarctica
Define Weathering
The natural process that breaks down rocks, soils and minerals into smaller parts when they come into contact with the Earth's atmosphere
Name the 5 Natural Factors that cause landforms to move
1. Tectonic forces
2. Weathering
3. Erosion
4. Deposition
5. Glaciation
Define Forests and name the two types
Large land areas covered by trees and other plants.
1. Boreal forests
2. Tropical rainforests
Define Fossil Fuel and provide an example of one
a material formed underground over time from the remains of organic materials such as dead plants and animals.
-coal
-petroleum
-natural gas