Define
Beaches
Flat surfaces at the seashore formed of sand or stones
What is erosion?
The wearing away of soils and rocks.
Two oceans.
The Pacific, the Atlantic, the Indian, the Arctic Glacier and the Antarctic Glacier
What percentage of the earth is covered in water?
A - 50%
B - 70%
C - 95%
B - 70%
Ripples on the surface of the sea caused by wind
Waves
Relief
Naturally created features of the earth.
What factors can create or change geographical features?
Plate tectonics, erosion and sedimentation.
A type of continental waters.
Rivers, lakes, glaciers and groundwater
Which ocean is the largest?
A - Atlantic
B - Indian
C - Pacific
C - Pacific
Passage of water from a liquid to a gas using energy from the sun
Evaporation
Plateaus
High plains at more than 200 meters of altitude
What do tides cause?
A fall and rise in sea levels.
Two causes of erosion.
Water/ ice, wind, thermal changes, animals and vegetation.
What is the minimum height of a mountain?
A - 500 metres
B - 550 metres
C - 600 metres
C - 600 metres
Valley
Hydrosphere
The total amount of water on earth.
What is the continental shelf?
A gentle incline that extends out from the continents under the marine water.
The four basic landforms
Plains, plateaus, mountains and valleys
Which of these describes a gulf
A - costal inlets in the sea
B - sea inlets in the continent
C - river valleys invaded by the sea
B - sea inlets in the continent
Underwater mountain systems formed by the collision of tectonic plates
Oceanic ridges
Precipitation
The fall of water onto earth's surface in the form of rain
What is the lithosphere?
The solid outer layer of the Earth.
The two key parts of the water cycle.
Evaporation and precipitation
Which of these are NOT a submerged land?
A - Plateaus
B - Continental slopes
C - Abyssal plains
A - Plateaus
Extensive land surrounded by water on all sides except one
Peninsulas