Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
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

Neely Vocab 01

WordDefinition
Geography The study of the earth in all its variety
Landform Individual features of the land
Environment Natural surroundings
Region Area that shares common characteristics
Global Positioning System (GPS) Group of satellites that travels around the earth, which can be used to locate exact places on the earth
Global Information System (GIS) Special software that helps geographers gather and use information about a place
Solar System Earth, other planets, and thousands of smaller bodies that all revolve around the sun
Orbit Path that a body in the solar system travels around the sun
Atmosphere Layer of air surrounding the earth
Axis Imaginary line that runs through the earth's center between the North and South poles; also the horizontal or vertical line of measurement on a graph
Revolution One complete orbit around the sun
Leap Year Year that has an extra day; occurs every fourth year
Summer Solstice Day with the most hours of sunlight and the fewest hours of darkness
Winter Solstice Day with the fewest hours of sunlight and the most hours of darkness
Equinox Day when day and night are of equal length in both hemispheres
Core Center of the earth, formed of hot iron mixed with other metals
Mantle Rock layer about 1,800 miles thick between the core and the crust
Magma Hot melted rock that sometimes flows to the earth's surface in a volcanic eruption
Crust Uppermost layer of the earth
Continent Massive land area
Earthquake Violent and sudden movement of the earth's crust
Plate Tectonics Theory that the earth's crust is not an unbroken shell but consists of plates, or huge slabs of rocks that move
Tsunami Huge sea wave caused by an earthquake on the ocean floor
Fault Crack in the earth's crust
Weathering Process that breaks surface rocks into boulders, gravel, sand, and soil
Erosion Process of moving weathered materials on the earth's surface
Glacier Giant slow-moving sheets of ice
Elevation Height above sea level
Plain Low-lying stretch of flat or gently rolling land
Plateau Flat land with higher elevation than a plain
Isthmus Narrow piece of land that connects two larger pieces of land
Peninsula Piece of land with water on three sides
Island Body of land smaller than a continent and surrounded by water
Trench Valley in the ocean floor
Continental Shelf Plateau off each coast of a continent that lies under the ocean and stretches for several miles
Strait Narrow body of water between two pieces of land
Channel Body of water wider than a strait between two pieces of land
Delta Area formed from soil deposited by a river at its mouth
Created by: mjneely1229
Popular Geography sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards