Unit 1 test Geography Flashcards

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Describe Summer

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Tilted toward the sun, creates more direct solar energy, warmer temperatures, & longer periods of daylight.

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Describe Winter

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Tilted away from the sun, causing less solar energy, cool temperatures, & less daylight.

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Describe Fall

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Beginning to tilt toward the sun, solar energy increases, temperatures start to rise, and days grow longer.

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Describe Spring

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Beginning to be tilted away solar energy begins to decrease, causing cooler temperatures, and shorter days.

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5
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Types of Land forms

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Ocean -Coral Reef -Isthmus -Island -Strait -Wetland -River -Sinkhole -Lake -Forest -Volcano -Valley -Mountain -Canyon -Hill -Plain -Desert -Oasis -Plateau

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6
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Five Ways We Use Water

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Showering, washing dishes, making food, making drinks, and watering plants.

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7
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Two Problems Caused by Water

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Health and Precipitation

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8
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Explain The Four Steps of the Water Cycle

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1.when the water comes down from the sky
2. Goes into the ocean
3. Pulls together
4.evaporates

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9
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What would happen if we did not have an atmosphere?

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The world would be cold

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10
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The Atmosphere keeps the Earth

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warm

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11
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The Atmosphere protects us from _______ and _______

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Meteors and Comets

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12
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The Troposphere protects us from _______ Radiation

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Gamma

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13
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We live in the __________ layer of the atmosphere?

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Troposphere

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14
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Air

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Atmosphere

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15
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Land

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Lithosphere

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16
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Life

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Biosphere

17
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Water

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Hydrosphere

18
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Solar energy

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Energy from the sun

19
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Revolution

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The 365 ¼ day trip Earth takes around the sun each year

20
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Rotation

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One complete spin of Earth on its axis

21
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tropics

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Regions close to the equator

22
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surface water

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Water that is found in Earth’s streams, rivers, and lakes

23
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precipitation

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Water that falls to Earth’s surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

24
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groundwater

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Water found below Earth’s surface

25
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water vapor

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The movement of water from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back

26
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water cycle

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Water occurring in the air as an invisible gas

27
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land forms

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A shape on the planet’s surface, such as a mountain, valley, plain, island, or peninsula