BJU Cultural Geography chapter 2

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

Less than 3% of the earth's water is fresh.

A sheltered body of deep water next to the shore is called a

Tropical area that support many trees, the leaves,and branches form a canopy over the floor

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

The longest river in the United States is the

When many mountains appear together, such as Rocky Mountains, the formation is called a(n)

The climate of the earth stabilized quickly after the Flood.

Soil that remains frozen all year

What are the names of the three layers of the earth

Christians generally believed that the earth's features were altered dramatically by a great

A river and all its tributaries are a(n)

Wide areas of flat land that rise abruptly above surrouding land are

Area of visible standing water with small vegetation that has its roots submerged in the water

Tropical grasslands with only a few scattered trees

The Great Lakes is the largest system of freshwater lakes in the world.

Wide areas of level land are called

Areas with a mediterranean climate that have dense bushes but are too dry to support many trees

Grassland in temperate regions have rainfall is ten - thirty inches/yr and soil is fertile/hard

The amount of water that flows from a river is called its

What are the three parts of the earth as God divided it?

Plateaus are often called "tablelands" because they are elevated and flat.

Spongy area of land that look dry but are covered with wet organic materials are called

More than two-thirds of the earth's fresh water are polar ice caps, in glaciers, & underground.

Every variation in the landscape is called a

Areas with trees that have broad, flat leaves, requiring lots of water and growing seasons

The apostle Peter stated that scoffers who do not believe in the Flood are "innocently deceived

At the very center of the earth's interior is a liquid outer core and a solid inner core.

Another term for the source of a river is its

Nutrient-rich soil deposited by rivers is called

Areas of stagnant water are collectively known as