Earth

Question 1

Geography

Answer 1

Study of the Earth

Question 2

What planet do we live on?

Answer 2

Earth

Question 3

How many planets are there?

Answer 3

8

Question 4

Orbit

Answer 4

path the Earth revolves around the Sun

Question 5

Axis

Answer 5

Imaginary line between the North and South Poles

Question 6

equinox

Answer 6

a point in which the everywhere on Earth, days, and nights are nearly equal in length

Question 7

solstice

Answer 7

days are longer or shorter in opposite hemispheres (Northern/Southern)

Question 8

Earth rotation

Answer 8

it takes 24 hours to rotates around its axis

Question 9

3 layers of Earth

Answer 9

Crust, Mantle, Core

Question 10

Which layer of the Earth do you live on?

Answer 10

Crust

Question 11

Weathering

Answer 11

process that breaks rocks down into tiny pieces

Question 12

Erosion

Answer 12

process in which water, ice, or wind remove small particles of rock

Question 13

Weathering & erosion

Answer 13

shape many landforms

Question 14

Pangea

Answer 14

theory of supercontinent that included all current land masses, believed to have been in existence before the continents broke apart

Question 15

Continental drift

Answer 15

the gradual movement of the continents across the earth’s surface through geological time.

Question 16

Weather

Answer 16

condition of air and sky at a cetain time

Question 17

climate

Answer 17

average weather of a place over many years

Question 18

savanna

Answer 18

grasslands

Question 19

ecosystems

Answer 19

group of plants and animals that people on each other and their enivonment for survival

Question 20

tornado

Answer 20

swirling funnel of wind

Question 21

hurricane

Answer 21

strong winds and rainstorm that forms over the Atlantic Ocean

Question 22

tsunami

Answer 22

tidal waves

Question 23

earthquakes

Answer 23

a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction

Question 24

Place

Answer 24

physical features of an area

Question 25

Region

Answer 25

common features of an area

Question 26

Location

Answer 26

where a place is

Question 27

Absolute Location

Answer 27

exact spot on the Earth

Question 28

Relative Location

Answer 28

Relates one place to another

Question 29

Movement

Answer 29

shifting of ideas, people, and goods

Question 30

Human-Environment Interaction

Answer 30

how people interact with their surroundings

Question 31

Island

Answer 31

land completely surrounded by water

Question 32

peninsula

Answer 32

land that has water on three sides

Question 33

desert

Answer 33

dry land that receives little to no rainfall

Question 34

continents

Answer 34

largest landmasses of Earth

Question 35

Climate Zones & Vegetation

Answer 35

Refer to notes

Question 36

Five Elements of Geography

Answer 36

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