9Th Permison Geography - Semester Rev. 2

Front 1

_____ particles of sand, silt and clay.

Back 1

sediment

Front 2

_____ formerly living matter in soil.

Back 2

humus

Front 3

_______ small pieces of soil moved from one place to another.

Back 3

erosion

Front 4

__ ___ alters the seashore, creating caves and arches.

Back 4

wave erosion

Front 5

______ large masses of moving ice and snow

Back 5

glaciers

Front 6

__ ___ is a large area of moving air with similar temperatures.

Back 6

air mass

Front 7

__ ___ the rotation of the Earth's effect on wind.

Back 7

Coriolis effect

Front 8

__ ______ the movement of water in the oceans.

Back 8

ocean currents

Front 9

______ changing water to water vapor.

Back 9

evaporation

Front 10

____ changing water vapor to liquid water.

Back 10

condensation

Front 11

When water liquid changes to vapor it is called ____.

Back 11

evaporation

Front 12

When water vapor changes to water liquid it is called ___.

Back 12

condensation

Front 13

The amount of water in the air is called ____.

Back 13

humidity

Front 14

The point at which water vapor condenses is known as __ __.

Back 14

dew point

Front 15

Water falls to the earth in the form of ___________.

Back 15

precipitation

Front 16

The processes of evaporation, condensation and precipitation make up the __ ___.

Back 16

hydrologic cycle

Front 17

_____ is mountain precipitation.

Back 17

orographic

Front 18

The line where warm air and cold air meet is called a ___.

Back 18

front

Front 19

The typical weather in a region is known as _____.

Back 19

climate

Front 20

The atmospheric conditions of an area are known as ____.

Back 20

weather

Front 21

_____ are trees that have seeds in cones.

Back 21

conifers

Front 22

______ are trees that lose their leaves in winter.

Back 22

deciduous

Front 23

Types of plants are known as ____.

Back 23

vegetation

Front 24

_____ a large area where the same kind of plants and animals live together.

Back 24

biome

Front 25

______ areas where only grass and shrubs grow.

Back 25

grasslands

Front 26

Tropical grasslands are known as _____.

Back 26

savannas

Front 27

Temperate grasslands are known as _____.

Back 27

steppes

Front 28

_______ are barren areas where very little rain occurs.

Back 28

Wastelands

Front 29

Cold regions near the poles are called ________.

Back 29

tundra

Front 30

______ is permanently frozen soil.

Back 30

Permafrost