T.e.d Geography Study Guide

Front 1

a _____ reigon includes one central place and the surounding areas affected by it

Back 1

Functional

Front 2

Over time, the effects of_____can reduce a mountian to gravel

Back 2

Weathering

Front 3

the thick rock layer around the Earths core is the_______

Back 3

Mantle

Front 4

many Caves are formed by ________ weathering

Back 4

Chemical

Front 5

_____ is the study of where people, places. and things are located

Back 5

geography

Front 6

The ______ location of chicago is 42N and 88w

Back 6

Absolute

Front 7

Windbloqwn deposits of mineral rich dust and silt are called

Back 7

loess

Front 8

a _____ is a large land mass in the ocean

Back 8

continent

Front 9

chemicalin polluted air combined with water vapor forms______

Back 9

acid rain

Front 10

The ______ is the outer layer of the earth that has a rocky surface

Back 10

Crust

Front 11

the circle of volcanoes surrounding the pacific ocean is called the _____

Back 11

ring of fire

Front 12

the layer of ait.water and other substances above the surface is the ______

Back 12

atmosphere

Front 13

_____ are plant eaithing animals

Back 13

Herbivores

Front 14

a layer of soil just below the surface of the tundra is known as _______

Back 14

premafrost

Front 15

the spring and Fall______ mark the days when the sun is directly over the equator

Back 15

equinoxe

Front 16

the earthes spining on its axis is ______

Back 16

rotation

Front 17

A tropical rain forest is one type of _____

Back 17

biome

Front 18

Tropical grass lands are called

Back 18

Savanas

Front 19

A _____ is an air mass

Back 19

front

Front 20

________ are meat eating animals

Back 20

Carnivores

Front 21

The earth copleres one ______ in approximetly 24hours

Back 21

Rotation

Front 22

The water that falls to earth from the atmosphere is_____

Back 22

Precipitation

Front 23

temepetures are always cold in the_____

Back 23

TUDRA

Front 24

A geographer would most likely use sonar to do which of the following task?

Back 24

Map a section of the ocean floor

Front 25

the movement about which geographers talk usually refers to

Back 25

people goods and ideas

Front 26

Which is not used by geographers to detrmine absolute location

Back 26

Distance from the ocean

Front 27

the Most common type of mechanical weathering

Back 27

occurs when water frezzes in a crack in a rock

Front 28

an intrnal force that helps create new landforms is

Back 28

volcanism

Front 29

Land forms are commonly classifided according to differences in

Back 29

Relief

Front 30

The largest canyons and deepest valleys were created by?

Back 30

Running water

Front 31

The force that probably propels the movement of th earths gigantic rock plates is

Back 31

Convection

Front 32

When geographers observe moraines ridge like piles of rock and debris th conclude that

Back 32

A glacier once covered the area

Front 33

The building of dams and canals to irrigate desert regions is an example of the geographic them

Back 33

Human enviorment interactions

Front 34

a geographer would most likely use GPS for

Back 34

providing detailed inmformation about a location

Front 35

Longitude is measured in degrees east or west of the

Back 35

prime meridian

Front 36

the conquest of mexico by the spanish best illustrates the geographic theme of

Back 36

movement

Front 37

similar climates vegitation ot landforems can be used to divide the earth ito

Back 37

formal regions

Front 38

convertiong land used for farminf into land used for housing development is an exam;pment is

Back 38

Human enviorment interaction

Front 39

the theroy of plate tectonics affirms that

Back 39

a large moving slabs of rocks slide slpwly over a layer of the mantel

Front 40

the most common type of mechanical weathering takes place when

Back 40

frozen water causes frost wedging