Social Studies- Chapter 2 Review

Two major climate regions are...

The average weather over many years is called what?

The amount of heat the N and S hemispheres receive depends on what?

A process that breaks rock down into small pieces is called what?

Moderate climates are found where?

The rainforest has a lot of vegetation because...

The sphere of very hot metal at the center of the Earth is called what?

Examples of landforms are...

Trees that lose their leaves in the fall are called what?

Without wind and water, the Earth would do what?

The thin, rocky layer on Earth's surface is called what?

Water that falls to the ground as rain, sleet, hail, or snow is called what?

Earth's climate is affected by latitude, landforms, and what?

The thick layer around Earth's core is called what?

Vegetation in a HUMID CONTINENTAL includes what?

Earth's path around the sun is called its what?

70% of Earth's surface is covered by what?

The removal of small pieces of rock by water, ice, or wind is called what?

The causes of weathering are...

When plates move, the Earth's surface does what?

One reason Earth doesn't overheat is because...

Vertical climate zones are found where?

It takes Earth ____ to travel around the sun.

The circular motion Earth makes in its orbit around the sun is called what?

A huge section of Earth's crust is called what?

An imaginary line through Earth at the north and south pole is called what?

The complete turn Earth makes on its axis is called what?

The Earth's tilt causes what?

how hot or cold the air is

soft, nearly molten rock

The ______ influences the climate of an area.

The sun is important to Earth because...