Geo

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What is landform

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The shape of earth's surface

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What does geomorphology

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Academic field that studies landform

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What are endogenic forces

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Forces originating inside earth

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What are exogenic forces

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Forces originating at or above earth surface

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Describe earth's core (Inner)

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Rigid, 900 miles

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Describe earth's core (Outer)

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Molton, 1300 miles

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Describe layers in earth (crust)

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Outer most shell, 25-30 miles

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Describe layers in earth (lithosphere)

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number of rigid slabs of plates

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Describe layers in earth (mantle)

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Rigid rocks

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Describe the softer layer

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200 miles thick tar-like

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Describe the tectonic plates

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float on tar-like

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Describe the result of collision between two oceanic plates

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produces earthquakes

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Describe the result of collision between an oceanic plates

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Heavier oceanic plate

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What would happen when two plates spread apart

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magma wells up and hardens

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What is a volcano

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An surface vents magma is expelled onto earth's surface

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What is the Ring of Fire

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where large numbers of earthquakes and volcanoes occurs

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What is an earthquake

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Sudden displacement of earth's crust

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What is folding

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crustal rocks bent in a slow plastic deformation

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What is faulting

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Rocks fractured and displaced along cracks

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What is an ecosystem

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All living organisms in an area

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Components of an ecosystem

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Decomposer, producer, and consumer

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What is a food chain

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Sequential consumption of food in an ecosystem

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What are tropic level

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An organisms position in a food chain

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What is a biomagnfication

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Increasing concentration of a substance when it moves up the food chain

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What is biodiversity

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Degree of various life

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What is species extinction

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The last member of a species dies

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Human actions causing species extinction

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Over exploitation, over harvesting, and over hunting

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Pollution that causes species extinction

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introduce contaminants

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Habitat destruction that causes species extinction

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Destroy an ecosystem that supports a species

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Introducing new predators that causes species extinction

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a species that dominate

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How many species extinction by human actions were documented between 1500 and 2007

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900

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Global warming that causes species extinction

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Rising temperatures causes certain species to extinct

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Where can you find forests

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In places with ample annual precipitation

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3 types of forests

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Mid-latitude, grassland, and needleleaf

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Where can you find grasslands

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In places with semi-humid conditions

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3 types of grasslands

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tropical savanna, subtropical scrubland, and mid-latitude

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Describe tundra vegetation

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Low plants, woody shrubs, no trees

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2 types of wetlands

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swamps and marches

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Characteristics of animal regions

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Ethiopian, oriental, palearctic, and pacific island region

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What is a resource

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Anything from nature that people used and value

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Different types of minerals

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Metallic, non-metallic, and energy

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What is zero-growth

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Lasting environmental protection only achievable via a halt

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Green-growth

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The new source of economic growth