geography Flashcards

1
Q

Name all of the different landscapes

A

-Mountains
-Grasslands
-Rainforests
-Deserts
-Built landscapes
-Coastal landscapes
-Islands
-Karst landscapes

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2
Q

Name some of the landforms you would find in a coastal landscape

A

-beach
-headland
-stack
-cliff
-cave
-lagoon
-river estuary

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3
Q

Name some of the landforms you would find in a desert landscape

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-desert oasis
-butte
-plateau

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4
Q

Name some of the landforms you would find in a mountain landscape

A

-mountain
-valley
-ridge

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5
Q

name the three geomorphic processes

A

-weathering
-erosion
-deposition

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6
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what is deposition

A

the laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice.

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7
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what is weathering

A

the breaking down rocks over time by long exposure to the enviroment

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8
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what are the 5 steps to creating a stump

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  1. crack
  2. cave
  3. arch
  4. stack
  5. stump
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9
Q

what are the values of landscape and landforms

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  1. Aesthetic
  2. Cultural
  3. Spiritual
  4. Economic value
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10
Q

coal, natural gas, oil, and nuclear energy are all renewable or non-renewable

A

non-renewable

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11
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name some renewable resources

A

solar energy, wind, falling water, the heat of the earth plant materials, waves

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12
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what are some enviromental reasons people might want to live or not live somewhere

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-climate
-landforms
-natural recourses

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13
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name some human reasons someone might want to live or not live somewhere

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-culture
-income
-employment
-crime and safety

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