Chapter 1 and 2 Review

Designing and making maps is the work of

____ moving around formed Earth’s physical features—continents, oceans, volcanoes,mountains 

____, orbends, are layers of rock that form when plates squeeze Earth’s surfaceuntil theybuckle

To draw a map of the round Earth on a flat surface, map makers use 

___________ linesare parallel to the Equator and measure distance north or south ofthe Equator

Planets are large _________ bodies in oursolar system

The lithosphere also includes the land beneath the _________

When water flows downhill in streams, wears away soil and rock which is known as

About ______ percent of Earth’s surface iswater

The Isthmus of _____ links North and South America

In studying the Earth and its people, geographers use ______________

Lines on globes and maps intersect to form a pattern called a 

The __ drives the water cycle 

One of the factors that influences soil formation is

Whensea plates pull apart and cause a rift, it allows ______ to arise

The Earth is composed of three main layers known as the

Underwater _________ are as diverse asthose found on dry land

The process where water circulates between oceans, air, land, and back to the oceans

Thetheory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart, is known as

To study and interpret the Earth's complexity, geographers often divide it into

Cartographers program ________________ to process the data and produce maps

A ___________ is one of the halves into which the Earth is divided

The part of Earth that supports life iscalled the 

About ____ percent of Earth's water is saltwater

Lines of ____________ are vertical lines that measure distance east and west

The gigantic supercontinent where ourcurrent continents originate from is called

Cloudsrelease the water they can no longer hold, causing 

The shortest distance between two places on the Earth follows a 

The three types of map projections are

How has the geographer's craft changed over the last 100 years?

_______ refers to all of the physical processes that create many of Earth’sphysical features

______  isthe highest point on Earth in South Asia

Comets are made of icy dustparticles and frozen gases and can travel

Land makes up the Earth’s _____________,the Earth’s crust 

One of Earth's major oceans is the

What are the two main branches of geography?

Whenwarm air cools in the air, excess watervapor turns into liquid, known as

Oceanslakes, rivers, and other bodies of water make up the Earth’s 

There are __ large landmasses known as continents

Evaporation is when water changes into

 ___ percent of Earth’s water is freshwater

A city and its surroundings make up a _____________ region

The two types of planets are __________ and __________ planets

____________ location is a place's global address (exact location)

The air we breathe is part of Earth’s ____ a layer of gases extending above theplanet’s surface