Chapter 1

the actual breaking up of rocks or physical weakening of rock by forces such as roots and ice

How thick is the mantle?

Which is not a form of government?

what does the core of the earth consist of?

0 degree line that circles the globe halfway between the north and south poles

when rock layers bend or buckle

the seven large land masses of the earth's surface

thick layer of mostly solid rock beneath the earth's crust that surrounds the earth's core

Most earthquakes, volcanoes, and other geographic events occur along_____boundaries

layer of air, water, and other substances above the surface of the earth

water in oceans, lakes, rivers, and beneath the ground

surface features on the earth

the process by which the actual chemical structure of a rock is changed

Which is not a layer of the earth?

a break in the earth's crust

The 2 types of location

Which are the 5 themes of geography?

which of these is not a physical characteristic?

the world of plants, animals, and other living things in earth's land and waters

what is the part of the earth that we live on?

a huge, slow moving mass of snow and ice

what is the 0 degree line that runs north and south through Greenwich, England?

which is not a type of region?

the surface features of the earth including soil, rocks, and landforms

movement of weathered materials, like gravel, soil, and sand, usually by water, wind, glaciers

Which are two processes that have shaped landforms?

the idea that continents slowly shift their position due to the movement of tectonic plates

Which is not a common cause of erosion?

the theory of the earth's outer shell composed of a number of large plates which move

the chemical or mechanical process by which rock is gradually broken down

Who proposed there was once a "super continent" and called it Pangea?

the water contained in oceans, lakes, rivers, and under the ground

the study of where people, places, and things are located and how they relate to each other

The solid, rocky surface layer of the earth

Imaginary lines that run east and west on the globe

earth's center, consisting of very hot metal that is dense

Which is NOT a geographic tool?

plants, animals, and other living things that occupy the land

what is a type of economy?

the layer of gasses, water vapor, and other substances above the earth

what is not a type of movement?

imaginary lines that run north and south on the globe