Geography Chapter 2: The Earth's Surface & Climate

Which of these is not 1 of the 3 major landforms?

The point at which water begins condensation is known as the dew point.

Warm air mass crashes into cold air mass, causing rain along the line where they meet.

Water is heated near equator & moves toward...

Which is not a category of world climate?

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

Folds occur when...

the most powerful force of erosion

world's tallest mountain range

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

Which of these is not 1 of the 3 systems that distribute thermal energy over the earth?

The world’s deepest lake is...

How many continents are there?

Weathering produces particles called...

Earth's crust has a bottom layer of basaltic rock and an upper layer of granitic rock.

Flat and wide stretches of land that rise abruptly from surrounding land are

Which of these is not a type of erosion?

Which of these is not 1 of the 3 layers of the earth?

Total surface area of the earth is...

Since the oceans flow into each other, the whole system is called the...

The hydrosphere is

Rivers are measured by all of the following except:..

Seasons are caused by slant of sunlight and....

What causes variations between ocean currents?

The atmosphere is

The belief that only the forces acting on the earth today could have shaped it in the past is

The Bible is the only ancient book that mentions a great flood.

Which of these is not contained in the earth's core?

Water from mountains deposits a nutrient-rich sediment called ________ on plains.

A cataclysm is a violent upheaval or change in the earth’s crust.

Bottom layer of the earth's crust is...

rate at which temperature drops as altitude increases

Which of these is not 1 of the 4 main ocean basins?

Winds blowing over middle latitudes that bring warm air from tropics to far north are called

An island formed near a continent out of the same landmass is...

What percentage of the earth's surface is covered by water?

decayed formerly living matter

The lithosphere is

Top layer of the earth’s crust is...

Which of the following are large bodies of waterfully enclosed by land?

Large bodies of water partially enclosed by land are...

The layer of Earth composed of hot molten material is the

The world's largest lake is...

Conifers

Deep cracks where 2 pieces of land have moved in different directions are called

Which of these is not 1 of the 3 basic biomes?

The dry land just beyond the mountains is known as the...

Climate changes; weather stays the same.