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Pacharis/Geography
Chapter 2 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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landform | shapes and types of land |
mountain | landforms that rise more than 2000 feet above sea level |
hill | raised landform, lower and less steep than mountains |
plateau | large, elevated piece of flat land |
plain | large areas of flat or gently rolling land |
plate tectonics | theory of the movement of the continents |
plate | huge pieces of the crust |
weathering | process that breaks rocks down into tiny pieces |
erosion | small pieces of rock are carried to new places |
atmosphere | thick layer of special gases surrounding the Earth |
natural resource | anything from Earth people use in meeting their needs |
raw material | resources that must be changed in some way to make them useful |
recyclable resource | resources that are recycled through the environment naturally |
renewable resource | resources that can be replaced |
nonrenewable resource | resources that cannot be replaced |
fossil fuel | fuels created millions of years ago from the remains of prehistoric plants and animals |
weather | day-to-day changes in the air |
temperature | how hot or cold the air feels |
precipitation | water that falls to the ground (rain, hail, sleet, snow) |
climate | average weather of a place over many years |
vegetation | plants that grow naturally in an area |