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Unit 2 Physical Geo
Question | Answer |
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What Are The Layers Of The Earth? | Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core |
What Is Rotation? | Means when the Earth tilts on it's axis. |
How Many Days Does Rotation Go Through? | 24 Hours ( 1 Day) |
What Is Revolution? | Means when Earth orbits around the sun. |
How many Days Does Revolution It Go Through? | 365 Days,(1 year, 12 months.) |
What Is The Climate Of the Low Latitudes Like? | Very Warm. Tropical Forest. |
What Is The Climate Of The High Latitudes Like? | Very Cold. Arctic Desert |
What Is The Climate Of The Mid-Latitudes Like? | Normal Weather. Ohio |
What Happens To Climate As Elevation Increases? | It gets colder and colder. |
What Is A Rain Shadow? | On the left side of a mountain, less rainfall due to the mountain elevation. |
What Are Tectonic Plates? | They are plates that are scattered all over the world. They are technically under the crust. |
How Many Tectonic Plates Are There? | 16. |
What Is A Fault? | A fault is when tectonic plates slam into each other and magma is stored and rock. This happens before a earthquake. |
What Is A Earthquake? | A earthquake is when all of the plates slam into each other and they cause a fault. The fault shakes the top of the land causing the earthquake. |
What Is Weathering? | Weathering means when rocks and minerals get breaked up. |
What Is Erosion? | When weathering breaks up things, erosion comes and sweep them away. |
Name Two Kinds Of Erosion. | Physical And Chemical Erosion. |
Name At Least A Positive And A Negative Result. | Agriculture: Positive:Can Grow Crops Negative: Pollution Urbanization: Positive:Interact And Socialize Negative:Pollution Dam Building: Positive:Irrigation Negative: Floods Deforestation: Positive:New Homes Negative:Pollution |
Name At Least A Positive And A Negative Result. Part 2 | Desertification:Negative: No Crops No Food Mining: P:Valuable Resources Negative:Sinkholes. |
What Causes Desertification? | When the crops die and there is no crops left. |
Which Landforms Are Most Desirable To Live In? | Lake,River, Delta |