Chapter 2
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| uniformatarianism | forces active now, have always been active
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| cataclysm | a violent upheaval or change in the earth's crust, especially a flood
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| atmosphere | covering of air that surrounds our planet
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| lithosphere | solid part of the earth
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| hydrosphere | water on the earth's surface
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| crust | outer skin of the earth
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| mantle | hot, plastic, liquid stuff
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| core | divided into liquid outer core and solid innner core
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| continents | main landmasses of the earth
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| islands | landmasses surrounded by water
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| continental islands | large islands that are really attached to continents, but have water over the land, thus, seperating the two
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| oceanic islands | rise from ocean floor
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| landform | every variation in the landscape
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| mountain range | clump of mountains together
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| plains | wide areas of level land
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| alluvium | sediments and water and deposits brought from mountains by rivers
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| plateaus | relatively flat land, but rise abruptly from the surrounding lands
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| world ocean | all the oceans flow into each other
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| tributaries | rivers that "feed" off of other rivers
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| river system | main river and all its tributaries
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| drainage basin | total land area drained by the main river and its tributaries
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| navigable rivers | carry goods from their distant sources to coastal cities
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| lakes | bodies of water fully enclosed by land
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| seas | arms of the ocean partially enclosed by land
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| harbor | sheltered body of deep water next to the shore
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| wetlands | areas of stagnant water
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| bogs | spongy areas that look dry but are covered with wet organic materials
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| marsh | small plants
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| swamps | large trees
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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