landform GEO-PARDY

waterways

100

this is where a river ends.

mouth

200

this is where a river starts.

source

300

what are the pieces of material, like small rocks, silt and sand, that get carried down a river and cause erosion?

sediments

400

why are river deltas so important?

they are fertile farmland

500

these are the bends or s-shapes in rivers.

meanders

landforms

100

this is a large flat landform that is used primarily for growing crops.

plain / prairie

200

this is a tall landform with snow capped peaks.

mountain

300

this landform is lower than a mountain, but taller than the land around it.

hill

400

this landform is an area of land in the middle of a body of water, surrounded by water on all sides.

island

500

this kind of landform is formed via weathering and erosion, and normally has a river running through it.

canyon

weathering & erosion

100

give one example of weathering.

physical, chemical, biological

200

what is deposition?

it is where something is deposited by weathering and erosion

300

this occurs when broken down pieces of earth's crust are carried away by wind or water.

erosion

400

this occurs when the earth's crust is exposed to water, temperature chnges, and air.

weathering

500

how is weathering different from erosion?

weathering is the breaking down of things, erosion is the transportation of those broken down things elsewhere

maps

100

what are the four cardinal directions?

north, south, east, and west

200

what is the small four pointed star that shows the directions N, S, E, and W?

compass rose

300

what kind of map uses contour lines to show the shape of earth's surface?

topographic map

400

what kind of map uses shading to show height instead of contour lines?

relief map

500

how many continents are there?

seven (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America)

earth's layers

100

this is the layer of earth that is in the sky, it is a layer of gases that surrounds us.

atmosphere

200

this is the layer of earth where most water is present, primarily in the oceans.

hydrosphere

300

this layer is a hard outer layer of earth, also the surface of most of the land that we live on.

lithosphere

400

in which layer of earth would you find sea creatures and lots of water?

hydrosphere

500

what is the order of earth's layers?

first lithosphere, second hydrosphere, third atmosphere