BJU Geography Ch. 2

Theory that earth's surface is broken into pieces

Term for the natural removal of small pieces of rock or soil

The apostle Peter stated that scoffers who deny the Flood are

Plateaus are elevated and flat

Tropical grasslands with a few scattered trees

Alluvial deposits are made up of

How much of the earth's water is in polar ice caps, glaciers and underground?

Discharge is

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

What happened to the climate of the earth after the Flood?

A river and its tributaries comprise a(n)

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

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

Which is NOT part of the hydrologic cycle

The longest river in the U.S. is the

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

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

Wide areas of level land are called

Areas of stagnant water are known as

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

Which river has the largest discharge in the world?

Soil that remains frozen all year

Which is NOT one of the three parts of the earth as God divided it

Areas with a mediterranean climate that have dense bushes but few trees

When will the test on this material be?

Another name for a plateau is

Hot, dry wastelands

One way that God has provided to distribute the earth's thermal energy

Areas with trees, such as pines and firs, that can grow in cold, harsh, subpolar climates

Cold area with limited vegetation because it has snow which nearly always covers the ground

Areas of the ocean that are only partially enclosed by land

Which is the Earth's largest ocean?

What are the three layers of the earth?

Deep cracks in earth's surface where two pieces of land have moved in different directions

Bodies of water fully enclosed by land are known as

Another term for the source of a river is its

What do we call rivers that "feed" other rivers

Where is the largest system of freshwater lakes in the world?

Theory that forces shaping the earth in the past operated at the same rate as they do today

Grasslands in temperate regions with 10-30 inches of rainfall per year

The breakdown of rocks by water, wind, plant roots, temperature changes and freezing & thawing

What do scientists believe is at the center of the earth?

Areas in the tropics with many trees that form a canopy over the forest

Variations in the landscape are called

When many mountains are close together, such as the Rockies, they are called a

The period when huge glaciers covered Canada and Northern Europe