WKA Cultural Geo - Chap 3

Wide areas of level land are called

The climate of the earth stabilized quickly after the Flood.

What term is used to indicate the period when huge glaciers covered the northern parts of Europe, Canada, and the US?

What is NOT one of the three ways God has provided to distribute the earth's thermal energy?

The longest river in the United States is the

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

Which term refers to soil that remains frozen year around?

Wide areas of flat land that rise abruptly above the surrounding land are

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

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

Which term refers to tropical grasslands with only a few scattered trees

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

Which term refers to areas in the tropics that support many trees, where the leaves form a canopy over the forest floor.

Areas of stagnant water are collectively known as

Nutrient-rich soil deposited by rivers is called

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

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

Which term refers to areas with trees requiring much water, grow broad, flat leaves, and have growing season of 4 mos?

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

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

Another term for the source of a river is its

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

Which term refers to cold areas that support limited vegetation, where snow covers the ground most of the year.

What term is used for rivers that "feed" other rivers?

What term is used for bodies of water fully enclosed by land?

Which term refers to grasslands in temperate regions where rainfall is 10-30 in. per year and soil is fertile but hard.

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

What is the idea that forces that shaped the earth operated in the past at the same rate as they do today?

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

All of the earth's surface is divided into what two types of landmasses?

What is the factor that usually determines whether a feature is called a mountain or a hill?

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

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

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

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

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

What term is used for arms of the ocean that are only partially enclosed by land?

Every variation in the landscape is called a

Which of the following is NOT part of the earth's surface as God divided it?

Which term refers to areas with trees, such as pines and firs, that can grow in cold, harsh, subpolar climates?

What theory states that the earth's surface is broken into pieces that crash into each other, causing earthquakes?

What are the names of the layers of the earth?

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

Which term refers to areas that have dense bushes but, are too dry to support trees in the dry, mediterranean climate?