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Geo Terms March
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Question | Answer |
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The equator divides the globe into 2 halves called | hemispheres |
Our planets land surface is organized into 7 large landmasses called | continents |
Landmasses that are completely surrounded by water are called | islands |
Major oceans in our world are Atlantic, Pacific, Artic and the | Indian |
Relative location decribes | position of a place in relationship to another place. |
Absolute location is the | exact location means the spot where the place is, like longitude/latitude. |
Regions are | areas that have shared characteristics |
Cartography is the study of | maps |
If I were concerned about global warming, I may study | climatolgy, the atmospheric conditions of the earth |
Objects that travel around the sun are said to be in | orbit |
It takes a ________for the Earth to orbit the sun. | year, or 365 days |
The earth's atmosphere has a form of oxygen called the | ozone |
The circulation of the water from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back is called | the water cycle |
Any smaller river that flows into a larger river is called a | tributary |
Groundwater sometimes contains poisons from factories. What is groundwater? | Water that has not evaporated and then it seeps into the ground. |
Another word for magma or melted rock is | Lava |
When 2 of earth's plates collide, one can be pushed upwards causing | Earthquakes |
Slow moving rivers of ice are called | Glaciers |
The difference between climate and weather is | Climate is the weather over a period of time. |
The process of trapping Earth's atmosphere thus causing the storing of heat is called | The Greenhouse effect. |
Groundwater sometimes contains poisons from factories. What is groundwater? | Water that has not evaporated and then it seeps into the ground. |
Another word for magma or melted rock is | Lava |
When 2 of earth's plates collide, one can be pushed upwards causing | Earthquakes |
Slow moving rivers of ice are called | Glaciers |
The difference between climate and weather is | Climate is the weather over a period of time. |
The process of trapping Earth's atmosphere thus causing the storing of heat is called | The Greenhouse effect. |