Unit 0 Terms 1/2

Question 1

Height from above sea level

Answer 1

Elevation

Question 2

Horizontal line (north or south of equator)

Answer 2

Latitude

Question 3

General circulation (areas of high pressure to low pressure)

Answer 3

Wind Patterns

Question 4

Movement of seawater

Answer 4

Ocean Currents

Question 5

Things about the continent (location, shape)

Answer 5

Location on continent

Question 6

Air masses flow over high topography

Answer 6

Orographic effect

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Leeward

Question 8

The island’s leeward side faces towards the wind, exposed to prevailing winds by hills and mountains

Answer 8

Windward

Question 9

Land that becomes a desert, mountain blocks rain

Answer 9

Rain Shadow Effect

Question 10

Stretch of water with many islands

Answer 10

Archipelago

Question 11

Ring shaped reef, island

Answer 11

Atoll

Question 12

A broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward

Answer 12

Bay

Question 13

High point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean

Answer 13

Cape

Question 14

A very large area of land, main divisions of land

Answer 14

Continent

Question 15

Piece of continent submerged under water

Answer 15

Continent Shelf

Question 16

Little precipitation, little plant/animal life

Answer 16

Desert

Question 17

Wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water

Answer 17

Deltas

Question 18

Portion of the ocean that penetrates land

Answer 18

Gulf

Question 19

Areas of land that are not connected to a continent and are surrounded by water

Answer 19

Island

Question 20

A narrow strip of land that connects two larger landmasses and separates two bodies of water

Answer 20

Isthmus

Question 21

A huge body of saltwater that covers about 71 percent of Earth’s surface

Answer 21

Ocean

Question 22

Landform that rises at least 1,000 feet (300 meters) or more above its surrounding area

Answer 22

Mountain

Question 23

Large bodies of water that are surrounded by land and are not part of an ocean

Answer 23

Lake

Question 24

Artificial lake where water is stored

Answer 24

Reservoir

Question 25

An area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side

Answer 25

Plateau

Question 26

A piece of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water but is connected to the mainland on one side

Answer 26

Peninsula

Question 27

Narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water

Answer 27

Strait

Question 28

Portion of ocean, partly surrounded by water

Answer 28

Sea

Question 29

Stream of water flowing in a channel

Answer 29

River

Question 30

Areas where water covers the soil, or is present either at or near the surface of the soil all year or for varying periods of time during the year, including during the growing season (marshes or swamps)

Answer 30

Wetland

Question 31

Low land between hills and mountains

Answer 31

Valley

Question 32

A freshwater stream that feeds into a larger stream, river or other body of water

Answer 32

Tributary

Question 33

Geological forces that buckle, distort, and fracture the Earth’s crust, including warping, folding, faulting, and volcanic activity

Answer 33

Tectonic forces

Question 34

The breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of the Earth

Answer 34

Weathering

Question 35

The geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water

Answer 35

Erosion