Geography Ch.1 & 2 Test

The air that surrounds the earth is called the _____.

The imaginary lines that circle the globe parallel to one another are called _____.

What line of Longitude divides the earth into Eastern & Western Hemispheres?

LANDFORM: a deep valley with steep sides, often with a stream flowing through it

LANDFORM: a natural elevation of the earth's surface with steep sides and a summit or peak

Name the continent pictured.

What type of plate boundary moves apart or spreads horizontally?

The earth is _____ miles from the sun.

_____ is the seventh planet from the sun.

A process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces is called _____.

This type of map projection is distorts the continents at the poles but is good for sea travel.

_____ is the lowest point on the earth's surface.

What is a political map designed to show?

The deepest point on the earth is _____.

Name the continent pictured.

Name the continent pictured.

_____ describes a place in comparison to other places around it.

A _____ is a 2D graphic representation of selected parts of the earth's surface.

Name the continent pictured.

_____ is the study of the earth and the way people live and work on it.

What type of plate boundary causes tectonic plates to collide?

What does the compass rose on a map show?

The most important line of longitude is the _____.

Name the continent pictured.

T/F: A fracture is a break in the earth's crust.

LANDFORM: a broad, flat area of land higher than the surrounding area

Which of the following is NOT an ocean on earth?

In which of the following hemispheres do you live?

The picture shows lines of _____.

This type of map shows the physical features on the earth's surface.

WATER FEATURE: a large natural stream of water that flows into a lake or ocean

What is a 3D representation of the earth called?

_____ occurs when weathered material is moved by the action of wind, water, ice, or gravity.

LANDFORM: a piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides

Which country first received a permit to build the Panama Canal but FAILED?

The continents and continental shelf make up the earth's crust or _______.

The _____ is the center of the earth and is made of iron and nickel.

This is a man-made or artificial waterway.

Name the largest continent on earth.

This is the highest point in elevation on the earth.

_____ are people who make maps.

The picture shows lines of _____.

The earth's _____ consists of huge plate like sections that rest on the earth's surface.

WATER FEATURE: fresh or salt water completely surrounded by land

The _____ is part of a map that tells you what the symbols on the map mean.

The earth is divided into two equal halves, and each half of the globe is called a _____.

_____ is a giant wave in the ocean.

Which of the following are problems that humans create for the environment?

The _____ is part of a map that tells you what the map is about.

What continent do you live on? 

_____ are enormous moving pieces of the earth's lithosphere.

_____ is the second planet from the sun.

This map projection shows nearly true size and shape of continents and oceans.

Sudden or violent movements in the earth's crust is called an _____.

T/F: Desertification is the cutting down of trees.

What percent of the earth's surface is water?

What is a giant tidal wave caused by an earthquake called?

_____ is the largest planet in the solar system.

What line of latitude divides the earth into Northern & Southern Hemispheres?

The _____ is where plants, animals, and humans live on earth.

Name the continent pictured.

Name the supercontinent that slowly divided & drifted apart over millions of years.

Name the continent pictured.

This is the cutting down and clearing away of trees and forests

An opening in the earth's crust where lava, gas, and ash flow or erupt is called a _____.

The lakes, oceans, rivers, and other bodies of water are part of the earth's _____.

Name the geographic theme that asks the question, "Where is it?"

LANDFORM: a piece of land smaller than a continent and completely surrounded by water

_____ maps focus on a special topic or theme of an area.

This part of a map that shows the distance between cities.