Intro to Geography

A process in which water, ice, or wind remove small pieces of rock and move them somewhere else

The areas between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is Erosion

Ways to show earth on a flat surface more accurately

The condition of the air and sky at a certain place

When plates slide across each other, earthquakes occur

Which layer is the Core?

Geographers use both _____ and _____ directions to determine where things are on the map. (Select 2)

Which layer is the Crust?

Which layer is the Mantle?

A process that breaks down rocks into tiny pieces

Temperate Zones are strong rainstorms with strong cyclones that form over oceans in the tropics

Is the average weather of place over many years

Is the position north or south. It is measured in degrees

Which statement is the most accurate about this picture when it comes to the term distortion?

Biomes are a group of plants and animals in a similar community

Geography is the study of human and nonhuman features of earth, our home planet

Which vocabulary term from Topic 1 lesson 1 best summarizes the picture above?

Grasslands, Forests, and Cold climate types are all examples of ______?

When a flood or natural disaster takes place in an area, _____ and _____ can occur reshaping the land. (Select 2)

Shows where humans tend to settle due to favorable geographic features

Solstice is a point at which days are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in the other

The study of the earths human and nonhuman features.

Is to prevent from using too much of things where it runs out

The area is given space on the globe that corresponds to the real world