Introduction Flashcards
Geography is not a
trivia game
geography definition
a science that deals with the natural features of the earth, the climate, products and inhabitants
geography is a _____ topic
diverse
two divisions of geography at the macro level
human/social AND physical
how many divisions of geography are there at the macro level
2
geography definition is ______
broad
the beginning of the world is associated with
the beginning of the solar system
how would you describe the earth over its lifetime
changing, it has not remained the same
science is the pursuit of
truth
what don’t scientists do
believe in anything
people associate what with science
policy
are policy and science the same thing
NO
what interaction does this describe?
soils and ecosystems and biomes
the biosphere
the biosphere encompasses
soils
ecosystems
biomes
what interaction does this describe?
endogenic and exogenic processes
the lithosphere
the lithosphere is made up of both
endogenic and exogenic processes
endogenic process
processes that shape the land by forces coming from within the earth
earth structure is an ______ process
endogenic
tectonics is an ______ process
endogenic
exogenic process
geological phenomena and processes that originate externally to the Earth’s surface
fluvial is an ______ process
exogenic
glacial is an _____ process
exogenic
periglacial is an _____ process
exogenic
periglacial
concerned with the development of landscapes in cold, nonglacial environments.
glacial
concerned with the role of glacial ice in landform and landscape evolution
fluvial
associated with rivers and streams and the deposits and landforms created by them.
what interaction does this describe?
energy flow and global temp
atmosphere & hydrosphere/cryosphere
what interaction does this describe?
feedbacks
atmosphere & hydrosphere/cryosphere
what interaction does this describe?
weather, air mass, cyclones
atmosphere & hydrosphere/cryosphere
what interaction does this describe?
atmosphere and radiation
atmosphere & hydrosphere/cryosphere
atmosphere
made of the layers of gases surrounding a planet or other celestial body
hydrosphere/cryosphere
hydrosphere: all the waters on the Earth’s surface
Cryosphere : frozen water on Earth
biosphere
relatively thin layer of the Earth’s surface that supports life
lithosphere
outermost layer of Earth, composed of the crust and the brittle part of the upper mantle
4
lithosphere
3
Hydrospere
2
atmosphere
1
biosphere
what interaction is this
cryosphere