Geo - Ch. 3

T/F: Plateaus are often called tablelands because the are elevated and flat

Areas with trees, such as pines and firs, that can grow in cold, harsh, subpolar climates

Wide areas of flat land that rise abruptly above surrounding land are called

What are one of the three parts of the earth's surface?

Areas with trees that require much water, grow broad, flat leaves, and have growing season of at least four months.

T/F: At the center of the earth is a core that has a liquid exterior a solid interior

Areas in the tropics that support many trees, the leaves and branches of which form a canopy over the forest floor

What are the names of the three layers of earth?

What term means the breakdown of rocks by water, plant roots, and temperature changes?

Every variation in the landscape is called a

What term is used form bodies of water fully enclosed by land?

Areas that have dense bushes but are too dry to support many trees in the dry, mediterranean climate

Soil that remains frozen all year

Theory states that the earth's surface is broken into pieces that crash into and pull apart?

The total are from which a river and its tributaries get their water is the

What is the term for the nature removal of small pieces of rock or soil?

Deep cracks in the earth's surface where two pieces of land have moved in different directions?

A river and all of its tributaries are a(n)

The term used for rivers that "feed" other rivers?

Term for Grasslands in temperate regions where rainfall is 10-30 inches each year and soil is fertile but very hard

Tropical grasslands with only a few scattered trees

Which of the following are NOT a part of the hydrologic cycle?