Chapter 1

a huge, slow moving mass of snow and ice

The 2 types of location

the chemical or mechanical process by which rock is gradually broken down

plants, animals, and other living things that occupy the land

Which are the 5 themes of geography?

Imaginary lines that run east and west on the globe

Which is not a form of government?

the study of where people, places, and things are located and how they relate to each other

the theory of the earth's outer shell composed of a number of large plates which move

the process by which the actual chemical structure of a rock is changed

thick layer of mostly solid rock beneath the earth's crust that surrounds the earth's core

the world of plants, animals, and other living things in earth's land and waters

How thick is the mantle?

what is a type of economy?

Who proposed there was once a "super continent" and called it Pangea?

Which is NOT a geographic tool?

when rock layers bend or buckle

what is the 0 degree line that runs north and south through Greenwich, England?

0 degree line that circles the globe halfway between the north and south poles

which is not a type of region?

what does the core of the earth consist of?

what is the part of the earth that we live on?

The solid, rocky surface layer of the earth

imaginary lines that run north and south on the globe

Which is not a layer of the earth?

the water contained in oceans, lakes, rivers, and under the ground

surface features on the earth

Which are two processes that have shaped landforms?

the actual breaking up of rocks or physical weakening of rock by forces such as roots and ice

the idea that continents slowly shift their position due to the movement of tectonic plates

the layer of gasses, water vapor, and other substances above the earth

a break in the earth's crust

the surface features of the earth including soil, rocks, and landforms

Which is not a common cause of erosion?

layer of air, water, and other substances above the surface of the earth

the seven large land masses of the earth's surface

water in oceans, lakes, rivers, and beneath the ground

Most earthquakes, volcanoes, and other geographic events occur along_____boundaries

earth's center, consisting of very hot metal that is dense

which of these is not a physical characteristic?

movement of weathered materials, like gravel, soil, and sand, usually by water, wind, glaciers

what is not a type of movement?