GROSS FEATURES OF THE EARTH

Question 1

refers to the sum total of conditions which surrounded man at a given point in space and time

Answer 1

Environment

Question 2

It consists of land, air, water and life.

+ The land contains mountains, valleys
and flat areas.

Answer 2

Earth

Question 3

a feature on the Earth’s surface that is part of the terrain.

Answer 3

Landform

Question 4

Major Types of Landform

Answer 4

• Mountains
• Hills
• Plateaus
• Plains

Question 5

Minor Types of Landform

Answer 5

• Buttes
• Canyons
• Valleys
• Basins

Question 6

Tectonic plate movement under the Earth can create ____ by pushing up mountains and hills.

Answer 6

landforms

Question 7

_____ by water and wind can wear down land and create landforms like valleys and canyons.

Answer 7

Erosion

Question 8

It took 6 million years, in fact, for the Colorado River to carve out the _____ in the U.S. state of Arizona.

Answer 8

Grand Canyon

Question 9

The highest landform on Earth is a mountain: ______ in Nepal. It measures 8,850 meters (29,035 feet) above sea level. It is part of the Himalaya range that runs across several countries in Asia.

Answer 9

Mount Everest

Question 10

Landforms can exist under water in the form of mountain ranges and basins under the sea.

+ The _______, the deepest landform on Earth, is in the South Pacific Ocean.

Answer 10

Mariana Trench

Question 11

landform that rises prominently above its surroundings, generally exhibiting steep slopes, a relatively confined summit area, and considerable local relief.

Answer 11

Mountain

Question 12

Mountains generally are understood to be larger than ____, but the term has no standardized geological meaning.

Answer 12

hills

Question 13

A piece of land that rises higher than everything surrounding it.

Answer 13

Hills

Question 14

It looks like a little bump in the Earth, easier to climb than mountains, and they are less steep and not as high

Answer 14

Hills

Question 15

extensive area of flat upland usually bounded by an escarpment (i.e., steep slope) on all sides but sometimes enclosed by mountains.

Answer 15

Plateaus

Question 16

The essential criteria for plateaus are low ____ and some _____.

Answer 16

relative relief and altitude

Question 17

are tall, flat-topped, steep-sided towers of rock.

Answer 17

Buttes

Question 18

Buttes were created through the process of _____, the gradual wearing away of earth by water, wind, and ice.

Answer 18

erosion

Question 19

_____ were once part of flat, elevated areas of land known as mesas or plateaus

Answer 19

Buttes

Question 20

a deep, narrow valley
with steep sides.

Answer 20

Canyons

Question 21

“Canyon” comes from the Spanish word cañon, which means:

Answer 21

“tube” or “pipe”

Question 21

“Canyon” comes from the Spanish word cañon, which means:

Answer 21

“tube” or “pipe”

Question 22

The term _____ is often used to mean “canyon,” but a ____ is almost always steeper and narrower than a canyon

Answer 22

“gorge”

Question 23

are depressed areas of land–scoured and washed out by the conspiring forces of gravity, water, and ice.

+ Some hang; others are hollow. They all take the form of a “U” or “V.”

Answer 23

Valleys

Question 24

a depression, or dip, in
the Earth’s surface.

+ are shaped like bowls, with sides higher than the bottom.

Answer 24

Basin

Question 25

They can be oval or circular in shape, similar to a sink or tub you might have in your own bathroom. Some are filled with water

Answer 25

Basin

Question 26

The Grand Canyon is __________ long

Answer 26

446 kilometers (277 miles)

Question 27

It took ______ years, in fact, for the Colorado River to carve out the Grand Canyon in the U.S. state of Arizona.

Answer 27

6 million