World Geography Word Scramble
|
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Term | Definition |
1.Geography | The study of earths surface and the processes that shapes it and the connections between places and the complex relationships between people their environment. |
2.GIS | A geographic Information system which uses computer technology to collect and analyze data about earths data |
3.Absolute Loction | The position the earth in which a place can be found. |
4.Hemisphere | A half of the earth.The equator divides north and the south hemisphere and the prime meridian divides the east and the west hemisphere. |
5.Relative Loction | The position of one place compared to another place. |
6.Character of a place | The physical and human characteristics to help distinguish a place from other places. |
7.Perception | A view point that is influenced by ones own culture and experiences. |
8.Formal Region | a group of places that have similar attributes, for example, a political region. |
9.Functional Region | A group of places that is connected by movement. |
10.Perceptual Region | A group of places that is defined by peoples feelings and attuide. |
11. Core | The earths center,consisting of very hot metal that is dince in the inner core |
12. Mantle | A thick layer of mostly solid rock beneath earths crust that surrounds thee earths core. |
13.lithosphere | the surface features of earths surface. |
14.atmosphere | |
15.hydrosphere | |
16.biosphere | |
17.continent | |
18.relife | |
19. Plate tectonics | |
20. continental drift theory | |
21. Ring of fire | circle of volcainos surrounding the pafic ocean |
22.Weathering | breakdown of rock at or near the earths surface into smaller and smaller pieces. |
23. Mechanical Weathering | occurs when rock is achelly broken or worn down physically. |
24. Chemical Weathering | expose bedrock to the forces. |
25.Acid rain | chemicals in the polluted combined with Water vapor and fall back to earth as acid rain |
26. erosion | Movement of weathered material such as gravel, sand, and soil. |
27. sediment | Small sediments of gravel, soil and sand |
28. loess | windblown deposits of mineral-rich or dust and salt |
29. glacier | huge, slow-moving sheets of ice. |
30. moraine | left behind ridge-like pails of rocks and debrise. |
Created by:
Dance1999
Popular Geography sets