Geography Ch3 BJU

Wide areas of level land are called

Nutrient-rich soil deposits by rivers is called

Some scientists believe all of the continents were once linked together as one super continent called

What is the most powerful force of erosion?

Areas of visible standing water with vegetation that has its roots submerged in the water are

The longest river in the United States is the

What is the natural removal of small pieces of rock or soil?

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

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

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

The climate of the earth stabilized quickly after the Flood.

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

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

Which of the following is not one of the three basic biomes?

Evolutionists believe it is possible that a universal flood changed the earth's crust.

Wind erosion is strongest in dry areas.

Wind belts combine with the Coriolis effect to help explain the basic movement of thermal energy around the earth.

A river and all of its tributaries are called a(n)

The three layers of the earth's surface are the crust, the outer core, and the inner core.

Most of the world's good farmland and major civilizations are located in the moderate climate regions.

The most powerful erosion force is running water.

Hot prevailing winds that blow in the Tropics are called the

Another term for the source of a river is its

What term means the breakdown of rocks by water, plant roots, and temperature changes?

The four features used to compare river systems are length, width, discharge, and navigability.

Areas of stagnant water are collectively known as

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

For every one-thousand-foot increase in altitude, the temperature drops about 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit.

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

The three major types of landforms are mountains, plains, and plateaus.

Wood from deciduous trees is often used for furniture.

Sonar uses underwater sound waves to detect objects.

Many of the earth's mountains seem to have been formed by

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

The Amazon River drains a rainforest that covers 75 percent of the South American continent.

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

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

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

The effect of the earth's being "yanked" out from under the wind is called

The area between the equator and the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is called the

Wider areas of flat land that rise abruptly above surrounding land are

Which of the following is not one of the three parts of the earth?

Tundra is rich in nutrients and therefore supports great quantities and types of vegetation.

Areas that are barren most of the year because of low amounts of precipitation are called

More than two-thirds of the earth's fresh water is in polar icecaps, in glaciers, or underground.

What are deep cracks in the earth's surface where two pieces of land have moved in different directions

A growing season is the time between the last killing frost of spring and the first killing frost of fall.

Every variation in the landscape is called a