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Earth Patterns
Our World Today Ch2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Physical Geography | the study of the earth's land, water, plants, and animals |
| Landforms | individual features of the land, like mountains or valley |
| Environment | natural surroundings |
| Region | area that shares common characteristics |
| Global Positioning System (GPS) | satellites that can tell the exact latitude and longitude of any place |
| Geographic information Systems (GIS) | software that helps geographers gather and use different kinds of information about the same place |
| Plate Tectonics | Theory that the crust of the earth is not an unbroken shell but consists of plates, or huge slabs of rock, that move. |
| Faults | Cracks in the earth's crust |
| Plain | low-lying stretch of flat or gently rolling land |
| Plateau | flat lands that have higher elevations |
| Canyon | steep-sided lowlands that rivers have cut through a plateau. |
| Aquifer | underground rock layer that water flows through |
| Climate | usual, predictable pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time. |
| Tropics are areas that lie near _____ imaginary line | Equator |
| Greenhouse Effect may cause | the overall temperature of the earth to increase |
| 2 tools of geography | Maps and Globes |
| Pesticide | Powerful chemical that kills crop-destroying insects |
| Ecosystem | Place where the plants and animals are dependent upon one another |
| Farmers practice Crop Rotation | to avoid using up all the minerals in the soil |
| What does Erosion do? | Wears away Natural surfaces by wind and rain |
| Places in the lower latitudes are near the ______ | Equator |
| 3 examples of landforms | Plateaus, canyons, mountains |
| 4 major Oceans | Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific and Indian |
| Earth's structure is made up of _____ | Plates |
| About 70% of the earth's surface is made of ____? | Water |
| Tectonic plates float on top of _______ | Liquid Rock |
| Most of our LIQUID fresh water is found ____? | Underground |
| When altitude increases, air temperature _________? | Temperature decreases |
| When 2 continental plates smash into each other, they produce | Mountain Ranges |
| Temperatures are generally lower in _____ elevations | Higher elevations |
| Most of the earth's freshwater found? | Glaciers |
| Percent of the earths water is salt water | 98% |
| Percent of the earth's water is fresh? | 2% to 3% of the earth's water is fresh |
| 2 major sources of air pollution | Industries and vehicles |
| 2 main tools of geography | Maps and Globes |
| 3 examples of REGIONS | Western United States, Your state (Texas), Your City (Houston) |
| 3 examples of physical characteristics | Landforms, temperature, bodies of water, and resources |
| 5 major oceans | Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and Southern |
| When 2 continental plates separate they cause _____ | FAULTS are caused when continental plates separate |
| Glaciers | Giant, slow-moving sheet of ice |
| Valleys | A low area of land between hills or mountains |
| oceans | Large bodies of salt water. |
| Plate | Huge slab of rock that makes up the earth's crust |
| Greenhouse effect | Warming of the earth from the buildup of gases |
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