| Answer |
the study of where people, places and things are located and how they relate to each other | Geography |
instrument that analyzes sounds to determine distance and direction | Sonar |
uses multiple satellites to broadcast accurate time measurements to determine location | GPS |
uses computer technology to collect, manipulate, analyze, and display data in order to solve problems | GIS |
place's exact position on the globe | absolute location |
areas between poles and separated by Equator | hemispheres |
imaginary lines running parallel to the Equator | latitude |
imaginary lines running North and South between the poles | longitude |
location of a place in relation to another place | relative location |
a place's physical and human characteristics | character of a place |
a viewpoint that is influenced by one's own culture and experiences | perception |
area in which certain characteristics are found throughout the region | formal region |
central place and the surrounding areas affected by it | functional region |
defined by a people's feelings and attitudes about areas | perceptual region |
center of earth consisting of hot metal, iron, and nickel | core |
area around core made up of a thick layer of rock | mantle |
extremely (cake frost like) thin surface layer of rock 5 miles below oceans | crust |
"sphere" with soil, landforms, and surface features | lithosphere |
"sphere" that's layer of air, water, and other substances above surface | atmosphere |
"sphere" that's water in oceans, lakes, rivers and below ground | hydrosphere |
"sphere" that's the world of plants, animals, and other living things | biosphere |
large landmasses in the ocean | continents |
theory that earth's outer shell is not one solid sheet or rock, but rather broken up into several plates | plate tectonics |
Alfred Wegner's theory that there was once supercontinent called Pangea | continental drift theory |
breakdown of rock at or near earth's surface into smaller pieces | weathering |
when a rock is actually broken or weakened physically | mechanical weathering |
when a rock's chemical makeup is altered by changing the minerals or combining them with new elements | chemical weathering |
rain with a high concentration of chemicals that eat away at the surface or rock | acid rain |
movement of weathered materials such as gravel, soil, and sand | erosion |