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region that includes one central place and the areas affected by it.
What is a functional region?
100
half of a globe.
What is a hemisphere?
100
this type of region is defined by people's feelings and attitudes.
What is perceptual?
100
difference in elevation.
What is relief?
100
the greatest agent of erosion.
What is running water?
200
The ________ location of Chicago is 42N 88W
What is absolute?
200
theory that says the earth's outer shell is not solid rock.
What is plate tectonics?
200
soil, rocks, landforms and other surface features make up this.
What is the lithosphere?
200
Water freezing in a crack in a rock is the most common type of this weathering.
What is mechanical?
200
similar climates, vegetation, or landforms are used to divide the earth into these regions.
What are formal regions?
300
a large landmass in the ocean.
What is a continent?
300
caves are formed by this type of weathering.
What is chemical?
300
the circle of volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean.
What is the Ring of Fire?
300
an internal force that helps create new landforms.
What is volcanism?
300
the highest mountain on Earth.
What is Mt. Everest?
400
chemicals in polluted air combine with water to form this.
What is acid rain?
400
the effects of this can reduce a mountain to gravel.
What is weathering?
400
layer of air, water and other substances above the surface.
What is the atmosphere?
400
the largest canyons and deepest valleys were created by this.
What is moving water?
400
the two hemispheres Omaha is located in.
What is northern and western?
500
windblown deposits of mineral rich dust.
What is loess?
500
this consists of water in oceans, lakes, rivers and under the ground.
What is the hydrosphere?
500
movement of weathered material such as gravel, soil, and sand.
What is erosion?
500
force that most likely propels the movement of the earth's gigantic rock plates.
What is convection?
500
region of the United States where Arkansas is found.
What is the south?