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World Geo Final Voca
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| geography | the study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the earth |
| absolute location | the exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found |
| relative location | describes a place in comparison to other places around it |
| equator | the imaginary line that divides the north and south halves |
| prime meridian | the imaginary line dividing the earth east and west |
| latitude | a set of imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator |
| longitude | a set of imaginary lines that go around the earth over the poles |
| cartographer | a mapmaker |
| map projections | a way of drawing the earths surface that reduces distortion caused by presenting a round earth on flat paper |
| topographic map | a represetnation of natural and man-made features on the earth |
| continents | landmasses above the water on earth, that fit together like a huge jigsaw puzzle |
| solar system | consists of the sun and nine known plantes as well as other celestial bodies that orbit the sun |
| core | is the center of the earth and is made up of iron and nickel |
| mantle | surrounding the core, that has several layers |
| magma | molten rock, that forms in the mantle and rises through the crust |
| crust | the thin layer of rock at the earths surface |
| atmosphere | surrounding the earth that is a layer of gases |
| lithosphere | solid rock portion of the earths surface which includes the crust and the uppermost mantle |
| hydrosphere | made up of the water elements on the earth |
| biosphere | the part of the earth where plants and animals live made up of the atmosphere, lithosphere and the hydrosphere |
| continental drift | a therory that maintained the idea that the earth was once a supercontinent that divided slowly drifted apart over millions of years |
| hydrologic cycle | the continuous circulation of water between the atmosphere, the oceans, and the earth |
| ground water | the water held in the pores of rock |
| water basin | the level of which the rock is saturated marks the rim of the.... |
| continental shelf | the earths surface from the edge of a continent to the deep part of the ocean |
| relief | the difference in elevation of a landform from its lowest point to its highest point |
| topography | is the combination of the surface shape and composition of the landforms and their distribution in a region |
| tectonic plates | enormous moving pieces of the earths lithosphere |
| divergent boundary | plates move apart spreading horizontally |
| convergent boundary | plates collide causing one plate to dive under the other |
| transform boundary | plates slide past one another |
| fault | rock that will crack under the pressures exerted by the plate movement |
| earthquake | as plate grind or slip past each other, the earth shakes or trembles |
| seismograph | detects earthquakes |
| epicenter | the point directly above the focus on the earths surface |
| richter scale | determines the relative strength of an earthquake |
| tsunami | a giant wave in the ocean sometimes caused by an earthquake |
| volcano | the materials pour out of a crack in earths surface, most of them are found along tectonic plate boundaries |
| Ring of Fire | a zone around the rim of the Pacific Ocean and is the location of the vast majority of active volcanoes |
| weathering | a physical and chemical process that change the characteristics of rock |
| sediment | weathering process creates smaller and smaller pieces of rock called |
| mechanical weathering | a process that breaks rock into smaller pieces |
| chemical weathering | occurs when rock is changed into a new substance as a result of interaction between elements in the air or water and the minerals in the rock |
| delta | when a river enters the ocean, the sediment is deposited in a fan-like landform called |
| loess | wind-blown silt and clay sediment that produce very fertile soil |
| glacier | a large long-lasting mass of ice that moves because of gravity |
| glaciation | the changing of landforms by slowly moving glaciers |
| humus | organic material |
| solstice | when the suns rays shine directly overhead at noon |
| equinox | the days and nights all over the world are equal length |
| weather | the condition of atmosphere at a particular time and location |
| climate | is the term for weather conditions at a particular location over a long period of time |
| hurricane | storms that form over warm, tropical ocean waters |
| typhoons | a word in Asia for hurricane |
| tornado | a powerful funnel shaped column of spiraling air |
| blizzard | a heavy snowstorm with winds of more than 35 miles per hour |
| drought | a long period of time without rain or with very minimul rainfall |
| provinces | political units |
| confederation | political union |
| parliment | a system in which legislative and executive functions are combined ina legislature |
| prime minister | head of the government |
| slash-and-burn | cut trees, brush, and grasses and burned the debris to clear a field |
| terraced farming | an ancient technique for growing crops on hillsides or mountain slopes |
| infastructure | the basic support systems needed to keep an economy going |
| global warming | the buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere preventing heat from escaping into space and causing rising temperatures and shifting weather patterns |
| biodiversity | a wide range of plant and animal species |
| basins | depressions |
| rift valleys | land that sank to form long, thin valley's |
| Nile River | worlds longest river |
| escarpment | a steep slope with a nearly flat plateau on top |
| Olduvai Gorge | a site of fossil beds in northern Tanzania containing the most continuous known record of hunamity over the past two million years including fossils from 65 hominids |
| cash crops | crops that bring in money to the country |
| pandemic | uncontrolable out-break of diease |
| apartheid | a policy of complete separartion of the races, instituted by the white minority gorvernment of South Africa |
| drip irrigation | the practice of using small pipes that slowly drip water just above the ground to conserve water used for crops |
| desalinization | the removal of salt from ocean water |
| fossil water | water pumped from underground aquafiers |
| crude oil | petroleum that has not been prossesed |
| refinery | a place where crude oil is pumped from the ground and placed |
| Mecca | the holiest city of Islam |
| Islam | a monotheistic religion based on the teachings of its founder, the prophet Muhammed |
| mosque | a place of worship |
| OPEC | the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries; a group establish in 1960 to coordinate polocies on selling pretoleum products |
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