World Geography Unit 2

_______________ is a layer of gasses that surround the earth.

A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply is a __________________.

_____________ is the outer layer of the Earth.

____________ is the part of the Earth where life exists.

A polar climate has/is

______________ is the uppermost layer of the Earth that includes the crust and continents.

_________ is a process of cracking that occurs when the folded land cannot be bent any further.

Coal, petroleum, and natural gases are all _____________________.

__________ is the movement of weathered rock and material by wind, glaciers, and moving water.

A _____________ is a sheltered area along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely.

Process by which magma wells up in between oceanic plates and pushes the plates apart.

A __________ is a low area between hills or mountains often with a river running through it.

A wide strait or waterway between two land masses that lie close to each other is a __________.

A barren area of landscape where little rain occurs is known as a _______________.

Energy produced by the sun is known as ___________________.

An area of flat rolling land at a high elevation is known as a _______________.

____________ is molten rock that is located below Earth's surface.

A _________________ is part of a large body of wter that extends into a shoreline.

Theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart is known as _____.

A __________ is an area of low-lying, uncultivated ground where water collects; a bog or marsh.

Uses the energy of falling water to move machinery or generate electricity

_________ is the activities of continental drift and magma flow; it creates Earth's features.

A ______________ is an inland grassland area.

________________ is defined as the watery areas of the earth, including oceans, rivers, lakes.

An arid climate has/is

A narrow body of water between two land masses is called a _____________.

_____________ is a wetland usually covered with grasses.

A deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it is a ________________.

Water vapor gets into the atmosphere from plants by a process called _________________.

Turbines convert kinetic energy into mechanical power.

____________ is when oceanic plates dive beneath continental plates; causes mountains to form.

Resources that can be replaced through natural processes are known as ____________.

_____________ is a large body of ice that moves across the surface of the Earth.

Magma heats underground water, making steam which can be used to heat homes/make electricity.

_______________ is the part of a continent that extends out underneath the ocean.

______________ is a bend in layers of rock, sometimes caused by plate movement.

_______________ is the thick middle layer of the Earth's interior structure.

A ______ is a type of biome; tree growth is hindered by low temperatures/short growing seasons.

_________________ is the innermost layer of the Earth.

Any raw material ON or IN the earth that has economic VALUE is a __________________.

Land that can be farmed is known as _____________.

_______________________ is the mix of events that happen each day in our atmosphere.

A temperate climate zone has/is

A mediterranean climate has/is

___________________ is moisture that falls to the Earth as rain, sleet, hail or snow.

A small area in a desert where water and vegetation are found is a ___________________.

An ______________ is a narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas.

A climate graph shows ______________________.

The picture is an example of a _______________.

____________ is a crack or break in Earth's crust.

___________ a slow process when ocean plates slide under a continental plate; creates debris.

Produced by fission – the splitting of Uranium atoms to release their stored energy.

Snow and ice can also become water vapor through a process called _________________.

A ______________ is a large natural stream of water that runs through the land.

A __________ is a mountain that opens downward to a reservoir of molten rock.