Understanding the Earth

This is the unit used by geographers to measure location on maps

The plates of the earth float on this

The symbol, usually in the corner, that shows the cardinal directions is a

A shape or type of land, like a mountain, a hill, or plateau

The polar zones are called the ...

Fast moving rivers in the ocean are called...

A resource that comes from the earth

A flat area or an area with gently rolling land

What happened when Pangaea broke apart

Why is it always hot in the area called the tropics?

The name of our galaxy

Resources that can be renewed or replaced

The giant landmass before it broke into the separate continents

What are two different ways to describe location?

A natural resource that cycles naturally through the environment

What type of resource is water?

A raised landform that is lower and less steep than a mountain

The earth makes one ROTATION every....

In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs

A round representation of a map

Equator circles the globe from E to W what line of latitude circles the globe north to south

This is the imaginary line running north to south through the earth.

The plants that grow in each climate

The earth makes one REVOLUTION around the sun every...

A resource that must be processed before it is used.

This is the average weather for an area over a long period of time

The temperate zone is also known as the _______ latitudes

The idea that the Earth's outer skin is broken into huge plates is the theory of

A flat area that ruses above the surrounding land is a...

The symbols that appear on a map are explained in the

The day to day changes in the air, measured by temperature and precipitation.

Why are the days longer than the nights

This a non renewable resource that was created from prehistoric remains of plants and animals

Rain, sleet, hail, or snow are examples of

What type of resource is a tree

Violent wind and rain storms that form over the oceans in the tropics

Geographers try to answer two questions, where things are and ??

Another name for a line of latitude is

What type of resource is natural gas?

A landform that is wide at the bottom and rises more than 2000 feet above sea level