Landforms
A landform higher than areas around it
What is Mountain
Natural event such as a flood, earthquake, or hurricane
Natural disaster
More evaporation than precipitation, with hot or cold desert climates
Dry
Violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. Very fast spirals of wind and most common in Canada and the United States
Tornados
The display of yearly temperature and precipitation for a particular location. Used to analyze climate and compare climate between regions and changes over time.
Climate Graph
A slow-moving, huge body of ice
Glacier
The study of places and the relationships between people and their environments.
Geography
Hot temperatures (avg 18 C) with abundant precipitation
Tropical
Warm ocean water being forced upwards by wind, and air is forced outward to form storm clouds
Hurricanes
The breaking down of substances such as rocks and minerals
Weathering
An area of land completely surrounded by water
Island
The gradual increase of global temperatures
Climate Change
Temperatures never exceed 10 degrees C, difficult for life and vegetation to survive. With permanently frozen layers of ice, or glaciers
Polar
The crust of the Earth releases stress and plates of the outer crust brush against each other
Earthquakes
What year was Ms. Devlin born
1996
A flat highland with steep slopes
Plateau
The imaginary line drawn around the earth, equally distant from both poles
Equator
Cold, long winters with extreme weather between seasons for crops. As cold as -30 degrees C in the winter and only exist in the Northern Hemisphere.
Continental
In August 2005 a hurricane flooded this city which became a controversial political issue, by people blaming the government for a slow response to the issue.
New Orleans
Movement of sediment from one location to another
Erosion
A natural flowing stream of fresh water
River
The average weather conditions in a location over a long period of time
Climate
Four seasons with warm, humid summers and mild winters. Coastal areas are temperate and located between tropic and polar.
Temperate
April 25 2015 this country was hit by two major earthquakes that killed over 9000 people and injured 22 000 others.
Nepal
Wind, water, and gravity are all common forces causing what?
Erosion