Spheres of the earth
What is Lithosphere?
the land and crust of the earth
what tectonic boundary creates mountains?
Boundary convergent
What does LANDOT represent?
Latitude, Altitude, Nearness to water, Direction of wind, Ocean currents, and Topography.
what is the x-axis of a climograph?
months of the year
What does HEI mean?
the relationships humans have with the space around them.
what is biosphere?
people, animals, plants, and anything that supports life in the world
what is the shaking of the Earth’s Lithosphere that releases energy?
Earthquake
Why is LANDOT important?
They are the main factors that affect climate.
what is the y-axis for a climograph?
precipitation and temperature
What does HEI and DAM represent?
Human-environment interaction and Depend, Adapt, and Modify.
What is atmosphere?
a thin layer of gases extending above the planet’s surface including the air we breathe
what tectonic boundary creates a rift valley?
Divergent boundary
What is the main factor that affects climate and why?
Latitude because the closer a region is to the equator the warmer the region is and the farther it is the colder the region is.
what kind of graphs are used to represent precipitation and temperature?
A bar graph is used for precipitation and a line graph is used for temperature.
clearing land to create new homes is an example of what?
modify
what is the hydrosphere?
Oceans, lakes, rivers, underground water, and other bodies of water in the world.
What boundary is found in the San Andreas fault?
Transform Boundary
How does the El Nińo phenomenon affect the U.S. weather?
It makes the weather warmer during winters.
What is a biome that experiences dry winds and extreme cold?
Tundra
People from saudi arabia using AC is an example of?
adapt
Hurricanes causing flooding affects what?
Hydrosphere
What is the ring of fire?
A region of tectonic plates that rings the Pacific Ocean and where 2/3 of all Volcanoes, and 90% of all Earthquakes occur in.
How does the orographic/rain shadow effect, affect the windward side and the leeward side?
Orographic effect causes the windward side to receive moisture causing more vegetation, while the rain shadow effect causes the leeward side to receive no precipitation causing a dry and rocky environment.
what is the largest biome that contains 30% of the worlds forest?
Taiga
India using monsoons to water their crops is an example of what?
Depend