Duplicate of Geography Chapter 2-Physical Geography

Rain that contains harmful amounts of poisons due to pollution is called what?

A long, narrow area that extends into a body of water is known as a what?

What causes earthquakes and volcanoes?

What percentage of Earth's water is salt water?

What do we call June 21st that is the beginning of summer in the northern hemisphere?

A region of reduced rainfall on one side of a high mountain is called what?

What is a large, continuous mass of land called?

What are the earth's 3 layers?

What is the largest underwater mountain range that is larger than any mountain range on land?

Hydrosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere are known as the Earth's what?

What is the process by which water, wind, or ice moves bits of rock elsewhere?

How much of the Earth's surface is covered with water?

The Grand Canyon was caused from erosion.

What is a long, narrow, steep-sided cut in the ground or on the ocean floor called?

What process works with weathering to change Earth's surface?

What is the human-made canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?

What is water in the form of rain, snow, sleet, hail, or mist called?

An area where sand, silt, clay, or gravel is deposited at the mouth of a river is called what?

What is a giant ocean wave called?

Earth's completion of one full trip around the sun is called what?

The deepest location on Earth found in the Pacific Ocean is called what?

What is an ecosystem with similar life-forms and climates called?

What do we call a way to remove minerals from salt water to make it safe to drink?

What is the increase in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere called?

What are land masses that are completely surrounded by water called?

A long, narrow band of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean is called what?

What is the largest type of ice mass?

What is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas?

What do we call December 22nd that is the beginning of winter in the northern hemisphere?

The 16 large pieces of the Earth's rigid crust are called what?

What is an underwater plain that borders a continent called?

The Earth completes one rotation on its axis every_______?

What force has caused the fastest change in Earth's environment in the last 50 years?

By which process is liquid water turned into water vapor?

Which climate zone do we live in?

Life on earth could not exist without heat and light from

A flat area that rises above the surrounding land is known as a what?

What is how far above sea level a landform or location is?

How many basic climate zones does the earth have?

What are movements of air called?

How many layers make up the inside of the Earth?

What is a large expanse of land that can be flat or have a gentle roll?

What is a coastal area where ocean waters are partially surrounded by land?

What is the name given to the regular movement of water?

What is the average weather in an area over a long period of time?