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World Geography, sections 1, 2, 3, and 4.

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sediment   is formed when physical or chemical processes weather rock on or near the earth's surface  
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mechanical weathering   is the type of weathering that changes the size of a rock, but not its composition  
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a delta   is a fan-like landform that is created when a river carries sediment to the ocean  
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humus   is the organic material that contributes to the fertility of soil  
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Glacation   is a process by which moving masses of ice change the topography of a region  
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tectonic plates   moving pieces of the earth that make up the earth's crust  
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an earthquake   a seismograph measures the size of waves caused by  
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tsunami   a giant ocean wave that is sometimes caused by an earthquake is called a  
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lava   magma can flow out of cracks in the earth's surface as  
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a volcano   the flow of magma through cracks in the earth's surface is called  
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ring of fire   a chain of volcanoes that line the pacific rim  
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continental drift   the hypothesis that all continents were once joined into a supercontinent that split apart over millions of years.  
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hydrosphere   the ___________ is made up of tha=e water elements on the earth, which include oceans, seas, rivers, lakes, and water in the atmosphere  
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richter scale   a way to measure information collected by seismographs to determine the relative strength of an earthquake  
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epicenter   the point on the on the earth's surface that corresponds to the location in the earth where the earthquake begins  
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hydrologic cycle   the continuous circulation of water among the atmosphere, the oceans, and the earth  
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drainage basin   and area that has been drained by a major river and its tributaries  
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groundwater   the water held under the earth's surface; often in and around the pores of rock  
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water table   the level at which rock is saturated  
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landform   a naturally formed feature on the surface of the earth.  
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continental shelf   the earth's surface form the edge of the water to the deep part of the ocean  
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relief   the difference in elevation of a landform from the lowest point to the highest point  
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