Landforms #1
the process of breaking down rock into smaller pieces
What is Weathering
a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river
What is a tributary?
a book of maps
What is an Atlas?
a board area of mostly flat land at high elevation
What is a plateau?
an example of a isthmus in North America
What is Central America?
the moving of weathered material
What is Erosion
a large mass of moving ice
What is a glacier
measures the per person wealth of a country
What is Per Capita GDP?
a fertile spot within a desert
What is an Oasis?
another name of longitude
What are Meridians?
a narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water
What is a strait
a body of water surrounded entirely by land. It is usually has freshwater.
What is a lake?
What is a desert?
is the exact location of an area
What is Absolute Location?
a triangular shaped area of land formed by deposition at the mouth of a river
What is a delta
A large body of water, partly or entirely surrounded by land. It usually has salt water
What is a sea?
the formula of birth rate minus death rate
What is increase or decrease of population?
What is a long low laying land between mountains or hills that usually contains a river
What is a valley?
MR. HELP
What is Movement, Region, Human Environment Interaction, Location, and Place?
a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses
What is an isthmus
is another name referring to a delta
What is a Mouth?
a book of facts, charts, and data of a country
What is an Almanac?
a large group of islands
What is an archipelago?
runs east to west but measures north and south
What is Latitude?