Unit 0 - 1

Question 1

the altitude of a place above sea level or ground

Answer 1

elevation

Question 2

the numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator

Answer 2

latitude

Question 3

a current of air sometimes of considerable force, moving generally horizontally from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure

Answer 3

wind patterns

Question 4

the continuous predictable, directional movement of sea water driven by gravity, wind and water density

Answer 4

ocean currents

Question 5

any of the world’s main continuous expanses of land

Answer 5

location on continent

Question 6

occurs when air masses are forced to flow over high topography

Answer 6

orographic effect

Question 7

the island’s side faces away from the wind, sheltered from prevailing winds by hills and mountains

Answer 7

leeward

Question 8

an island’s side faces the prevailing, or trade, winds

Answer 8

windward

Question 9

a patch of land that has been forced to become a desert because mountain ranges blocked all plant-growing, rainy weather.

Answer 9

rain shadow effect

Question 10

a large group of islands

Answer 10

archipelago

Question 11

a string of closely spaced small coral islands enclosing or nearly enclosing a shadow lagoon

Answer 11

atoll

Question 12

a small body of water that extends into the land

Answer 12

bay

Question 13

a piece of land jutting into the sea of some other large body of water

Answer 13

cape

Question 14

one of the main landmasses of the globe

Answer 14

continent

Question 15

the part of the sea floor that slopes gently down from the continents

Answer 15

continental shelf

Question 16

a region of little rainfall where few plants and animals live

Answer 16

desert

Question 17

a fan shaped landform at the mouth of a river created by deposits of sediment

Answer 17

delta

Question 18

a large body of salt water that is partly enclosed by land

Answer 18

gulf

Question 19

a piece of land surrounded by water

Answer 19

island

Question 20

a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas

Answer 20

isthmus

Question 21

the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth’s surface

Answer 21

ocean

Question 22

a high area of land with steep sides and a sharp peak

Answer 22

mountains

Question 23

an inland body of fresh or salt water

Answer 23

lake

Question 24

a natural or artificial place where water is collected and stored for use

Answer 24

reservoir

Question 25

a flat area of land that is higher than the land around it

Answer 25

Plateau

Question 26

a landform bordered by water on three sides

Answer 26

peninsula

Question 27

a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water

Answer 27

strait

Question 28

a body of salt water that is mostly enclosed by land or islands

Answer 28

sea

Question 29

a long body of water that flows across land from higher elevation to a lower elevation

Answer 29

river

Question 30

lowland area such as a marsh or swamp that is saturated with moisture

Answer 30

Wetlands

Question 31

an area of low land between mountains or hills

Answer 31

valley

Question 32

a stream or river that feeds a lake or a larger stream or river

Answer 32

tributary

Question 33

geological forces that buckle, distort and fracture the earths crust including warping folding faulting and volcanic activity

Answer 33

tectonic forces

Question 34

geological forces that buckle, distort and fracture the earths crust including warping folding faulting and volcanic activity

Answer 34

weathering

Question 35

the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water or other natural agents.

Answer 35

erosion