Chapter 1-2 Terms

Question 1

GIS

Answer 1

Geographic information system- computer technology

Question 2

Geography

Answer 2

study of Earth’s surface

Question 3

Absolute location

Answer 3

Location of a place on earth- address, coordinates

Question 4

Hemisphere

Answer 4

A Half of the earth

Question 5

Relative location

Answer 5

a locations relation

Question 6

Character of a place

Answer 6

what a place’s geography is like

Question 7

Perception

Answer 7

viewpoint based on culture and experiences

Question 8

Formal Region

Answer 8

a region with certain characteristics

Question 9

Functional region

Answer 9

central place- surrounding places affected by it

Question 10

Perceptual Region

Answer 10

defined by people’s feelings

Question 11

Core

Answer 11

innermost layer

Question 12

Mantle

Answer 12

layer surrounding core

Question 13

Crust

Answer 13

after mantle- “thin”

Question 14

Lithosphere

Answer 14

All soil, rock, ground

Question 15

Atmosphere

Answer 15

above Earth

Question 16

Hydrosphere

Answer 16

water

Question 17

Biosphere

Answer 17

world of plants, living stuff

Question 18

Continent

Answer 18

large landmass in oceans

Question 19

Relief

Answer 19

difference in elevation

Question 20

Plate Tectonics

Answer 20

Large slabs of rock

Question 21

Continental drift theory

Answer 21

continents slowly shift positions

Question 22

Ring of fire

Answer 22

ring of volcanic mountains

Question 23

Weathering

Answer 23

ways rocks are broken down

Question 24

Mechanical weathering

Answer 24

weathering due to rain, wind, and tree roots

Question 25

Chemical Weathering

Answer 25

Rock change-mostly in caves

Question 26

Acid Rain

Answer 26

polluted rain- destroys forests

Question 27

Erosion

Answer 27

gravel moved by wind, water, and glaciers

Question 28

Sediment

Answer 28

Sand carried by wind and water

Question 29

Loess

Answer 29

Dirt- gets blown around

Question 30

Glacier

Answer 30

huge slow-moving mass of snow

Question 31

Moraine

Answer 31

a ridge mass of rock clay carried and deposited by glaciers

Question 32

Weather

Answer 32

condition of the atmosphere over a short period of time

Question 33

Climate

Answer 33

weather patterns over a long period of time

Question 34

Rotation

Answer 34

how Earth spins around on the axis

Question 35

Revolution

Answer 35

complete orbit around the sun

Question 36

Solstice

Answer 36

the sun appears directly overhead the tropics of Capricorn and Cancer

Question 37

Equinox

Answer 37

sun, at noon, appears directly overhead the equator

Question 38

Precipitation

Answer 38

All forms of water that fall on the Earth’s surface

Question 39

Front

Answer 39

2 air masses of different temperatures meet

Question 40

Continental climate

Answer 40

have a snowy winter, and a hot summer- really hot, super cold

Question 41

Ecosystem

Answer 41

formed by plant life, animal life, and the environment they live in

Question 42

Biome

Answer 42

certain type of ecosystem

Question 43

Deciduous

Answer 43

tree that sheds leaves, changes colors

Question 44

Coniferous

Answer 44

a tree that does not shed with seasons

Question 45

Chaparral

Answer 45

type of forest with small evergreens and low shrubs and bushes

Question 46

Savanna

Answer 46

tropical grassland, scattered trees

Question 47

Herbivore

Answer 47

plant-eating animal

Question 48

Carnivore

Answer 48

meat-eating animal

Question 49

Praire

Answer 49

grassland, a variety of grassland

Question 50

Tundra

Answer 50

temperature is always cold, only certain plants grow

Question 51

Permafrost

Answer 51

permanently frozen solid