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Mountains and Hills Study Guide Flashcards

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1
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The topography of a region is…

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the difference of land elevations in that region.

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2
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Elevation is the height of a mountains peak above…

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mean sea level.

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3
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Which of the following regions would you expect to have the greatest relief?

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Mountains and Valleys

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4
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Mountain landforms that are made of anticlines and synclines are…

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Fold Mountains

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A normal fault that formed deep under series of overlying rock strata could create a(n) ? fold structure.

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Monocline

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6
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The ability of wind and water to transport sediment is mostly directly related to their…

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Speed

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7
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The heights of mountains can change over…

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Time

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The term ? refers to the balance of forces between the earth’s crust and mantle that determine topography.

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Isostacy

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9
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Monocline

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Convergent landform

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10
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Drumlin

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Depositional landform

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Plateau

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Uplift landform

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Dome

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Uplift landform

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13
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Sand Dune

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Depositional landform

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Basin

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Subsidence landform

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15
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Butte

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Erosional landform

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Graben

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Divergent landform

17
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The variety and arrangement of elevations of a region determine its…

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Topography

18
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Two factors in distinguishing between a mountain and a hill are ? and ?

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Height and Tradition

19
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The study of mountain-building processes is called…

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Orogeny

20
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Mountains resulting mainly from forces acting in the crust of the earth are classified as ? landforms.

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Tectonic

21
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A large area of flat, elevated land is called a(n)…

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Plateau

22
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A seamount is an underwater…

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Volcano

23
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Mountain is to hill as mesa is to…

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Butte

24
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James and eskers are both made up of…

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Glacial till

25
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Long, low hills made of glacial till are called…

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Drumlins

26
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What is the difference between a mountain’s elevation and it’s actual height?

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A mountain’s elevation is the height of its peak above a reference height such as above sea level. It’s actual height is the height of its summit above its base.

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Are you ready for the Test?

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Yes

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