What's in the World
How much of the earth’s surface is covered in water?
70%
Which landform ranges between 500-2,000 feet in height?
Hills
Where rivers plunge from a cliff or a shelf of rock?
Waterfall
Lines that run east to west across the globe are called what?
Lines of Latitude
What are tropical storms called?
Hurricanes
Which landform is an extension of land with water on three sides?
Peninsulas
What are the names of the five oceans?
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern
Which landform consists of broad, flat tops with steep sides?
Plateaus
What is the process of moving moisture to the oceans to the land and back to the oceans?
Hydrologic cycle
Lines that run north to south across the globe are called what?
Lines of Longitude
What is the release of water from the atmosphere and form of rain, snow or ice called
Precipitation
Which landform is land surrounded by water?
Island
What is geography?
The study and collection of facts about the earth and its features as well as about the activities of people on the earth
Which landform is like a mesa but smaller?
Butte
Which ocean is the warmest?
Atlantic
What line divides the world into a northern and southern hemisphere?
Equator
Which type of wind is prevalent in the torrent zone?
What is the art of making maps?
Cartography
What is the single most important factor in any culture?
Religion
Which landform consists of low land areas between mountains or hills?
Valleys
Which ocean is the largest?
Pacific
What line divides the world into an eastern and western hemisphere?
Prime Meridian
Which type of wind is prevalent in the temperate zone? Westerlies
Westerlies
At what rate does air temperature decrease per thousand feet of elevation increase?
3.5°F
Where the government owns or controls the nation’s resources and industries?
Government
Which landform consists of flat, rolling lands with few changes in elevation?
Plains
Bodies of water surrounded by land are called what?
Lakes
Which line roughly covers the opposite side of the prime meridian?
International Date Line
When warm air rises over colder air this causes what kind of precipitation?
Frontal
What are the names of the seven continents?
North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, and Antarctica
Where people have the opportunity to have private ownership of property and make individual decisions in business?
A triangular-shaped landform where a river fans out into smaller streams before it reaches the ocean
Delta
Small pockets of water usually found in deserts are called what?
Oasis
Define the term where Parallels and Meridians intersect at certain locations.
Coordinates
What kind of precipitation is caused when warm air rises over a mountain?
Orographic
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is what takes place in a localized area during a short period of time while climate involves certain patterns of weather which occur over a long period of time in a region
Define culture?
Way of life
Which landform is described where the ocean tide meets the river current directly?
Estuary
Artificial lakes created by dammed rivers are called what?
Reservoirs
What is the sport Mr. Howard enjoys most?
Basketball
What are the three types of precipitation?
Frontal, orographic, and conventional
What are bodies of water connected to an ocean but partially enclosed by land?
Gulfs