Ch. 1 Vocab/Test

Question 1

The distance in elevation, or height, of the landforms in any particular area

Answer 1

Relief

Question 2

A ring of volcanic mountains surrounding the Pacific Ocean

Answer 2

Ring of Fire

Question 3

Rain whose high concentraction of chemicals

Answer 3

Acid Rain

Question 4

The chemical or mechanical process by which rock is gradually broken down

Answer 4

Weathering

Question 5

The process where the chemical structure of a rock is changed

Answer 5

Chemical Weathering

Question 6

Fine-grained, mineral rich loam

Answer 6

Loess

Question 7

A thick layer of mostly solid rock beneath the Earth

Answer 7

Mantle

Question 8

The theory that Earth’s outer shell is composed

Answer 8

Plate Tectonics

Question 9

The solid, rocky layer of Earth

Answer 9

Crust

Question 10

The movement of weathered material

Answer 10

Erosion

Question 11

A huge, slow-moving mass of ice

Answer 11

Glacier

Question 12

The water contained in lakes oceans rivers or underground

Answer 12

Hydrosphere

Question 13

The surface features of the Earth, including soil rocks and landforms

Answer 13

Lithosphere

Question 14

The position of the Earth in which a place can be found

Answer 14

Absolute Location

Question 15

A group of places connected by movement

Answer 15

Functional Region

Question 16

The study of Earth’s surface

Answer 16

Geography

Question 17

Half of the Earth

Answer 17

Hemisphere

Question 18

A group of places defined by feelings

Answer 18

Perceptual Region

Question 19

The layer of gas, or water vapor

Answer 19

Atmosphere

Question 20

Any seven large landmasses

Answer 20

Continent