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Question | Answer |
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What is climate? | represents the average pattern of these elements over a long period of time (usually 100 years) in a particular location. |
weather | the measurement of the elements at a particular moment in time. |
The three temperature extremes on the planet are... | North Pole, South Pole, and Equator. |
continents composed of... | composed of lighter minerals such as silica, aluminum, and potassium |
ocean basins | composed of larger amounts o fdenser minerals such as iron and magnesium. |
six continents | 1) Africa 2) Eurasia 3)Antarctica 4) Australia 5) North America 6) South America |
five oceans | Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern |
aquifer | a porous and permeable subsurface rock layer that contains water |
atoll | a circular coral island that forms on top of a volcano. |
basin | a broad flat area on the Earth's surface, usually surrounded by highlands. |
canyon | a steep sided valley eroded or cut by a river. |
cape | a pointed piece of land jutting into a water body. |
Continental Divide | the highest point on a continent that determines the direction of river flow. |
delta | sediment built up at the mouth of a river; usually swampy. |
escarpment | an inland cliff or steep slope |
estuary | the broad mouth of a river where fresh and seawater meet; usually somewhat enclosed by land. |
fjord/fiord- | a narrow in let or former coastal glacial valley that has filled with water after the glacier retreated (melted) and sea level rose, usually very steep-sided. |
gulf | an extensive inlet of seawater penetrating far into land. |
headwaters | the beginning point of a river in the highlands. |
island | a landmass surrounded by water; smaller than a continent; Greenland is the world's largest. |
isthmus- | a narrow piece of land with water on both sides connectin gtow larger landmasses. |
oasis | a place in the desert where on eor more artesian wells have brought water to the surface to allow vegetation to grow. |
peninsula | a relatively narrow piece of land jutting out into water; larger than a point or cape. |
plain | an extensive area of land that is relatively flat and lower lying than surrounding landforms. |
reef | a ridge of coral (skeletal remains of marine creatures that have collected in one place), lying close to the surface of the water; attracts other sea life. |
sea- | a smaller division of an ocean that is frequently surrounded almost completely by land;water is saline. |
strait (choke point)- | a narrow stretch of water that connects two larger bodies of water. Also referred to as a choke point. |
2 types of regions | formal/homogeneous and functional |
location | the bedrock concept of geography. represented as site or situation. |
site | the physical location of a place (latitude associated with climate, for example) |
situation | location of the place in relation to other places, including landforms, water bodies cities, countries, and other regions. |