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Unit 2 Flashcards

1
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What is the crust?

A

solid, outer layer of the earth

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2
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What is a topographical map?

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a map of surface feature, natural and human, drawn to scale

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What is the core?

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the central interior of the earth

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What is the mantle?

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the layer of the earth between the crust and the core

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5
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What is the asthenosphere?

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the outer layer composed of slow moving molten rock

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What is the mesosphere?

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the inner layer of the mantle

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What is the lithosphere?

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a rigid player made up of mantle and crust that sits on the asthenosphere

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8
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What is an oceanic plate?

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a segment of the earth crust beneath sea level

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What is a continental plate?

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a segment of the earth crust above sea level

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10
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What is the order of the eras?

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Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic

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What happened during the Precambrian era?

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Precambrian Shields are formed

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12
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What happened during the Paleozoic era?

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large parts of North American are covered by shallow seas, Appalachians formed

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13
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What happened during the Mesozoic era?

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formation of Rocky Mountains begins, Innuitian Mountains formed, shallow seas in the interior of North America at various times

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14
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What was Pangaea?

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a supercontinent that existed over 300 million years ago

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15
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What did the continents start to drift apart?

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200 million years ago

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16
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Who proposed the theory of continental drift?

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Alfred Wegener

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17
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What is a convection current?

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the circular movement of a liquid or gas undergoing convection in a limited space

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18
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What is convergent?

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when two plates move toward each other and collide

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19
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What is divergent?

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when two plates move away from each other forcing magma to rise and cool along the plate boundary

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20
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What is transform?

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when two plates slide past each other creating friction

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21
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What can happen as a result of convergent?

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Mountain formation
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Oceanic trenches

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22
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What can happen as a result of divergent?

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Rifts (which become rift valleys) and ridges
Underwater volcanoes
Earthquakes

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23
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What can happen as a result of transform?

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Strike-slip-faults

Earthquakes

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24
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What is a subduction zone?

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area where one plate slides below another

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25
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What to subduction zones cause?

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volcanism and earthquakes

26
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What is the Pacific Ring of Fire?

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where 80% of the world’s earthquakes occur

27
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What is folding?

A

uplifting of sedimentary rock layers due to tectonic movements

28
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What is faulting?

A

tectonic movements that create faults in rock strata

29
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What is erosion?

A

the degradation and removal of rock material by water, wind or ice

30
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What is weathering?

A

the breakdown of rock by physical and chemical processes

31
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What is glaciation?

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the process of being covered by glaciers or ice sheets

32
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What is deposition?

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when material, being transported by erosion, is placed down

33
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What is sedimentary rock?

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rock formed when grains of sand are moved by water/wind and get laid down in layers and compressed

34
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What is igneous rock?

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rock formed when magma solidifies.

35
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What is metamorphic rock?

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formed when igneous and sedimentary rocks change into new rock types through heat and pressure

36
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What is an air mass?

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a huge body of air that has the characteristics of where it formed

37
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Where do winds blow air masses?

A

from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure

38
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What are jet streams?

A

layers of fast moving, high altitude air that forms boundary between cold air masses from the north and warm air masses from the south

39
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What are westerlies?

A

the prevailing winds in Canada, travel from west to east

40
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What are prevailing winds?

A

winds that are most commonly found in an area

41
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What is a moderating effect?

A

effect that large water bodies have on climate over nearby land areas

42
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What are the characteristics of maritime climate?

A

Moderate temperature, High precipitation

43
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What are the characteristics of continental climate?

A

More extreme temperature, Low precipitation

44
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What are the numbers that determine whether a climate is maritime or continental?

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25 degrees C, 1000 mm

45
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What is a windward slope?

A

the side of the mountain range that faces the wind and receives more precipitation

46
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What is a leeward slope?

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the side of the mountain range that faces away from the wind and receives little precipitation

47
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What is a rain shadow?

A

area on the leeward side of the mountain that gets little precipitation

48
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What is relief precipitation?

A

precipitation created when an air mass rises to cross a mountain barrier

49
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What is convectional precipitation?

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precipitation caused by a hot summer day, when heated land warms the air causing it to condense and rise. This condenses air causes rainfall and thunder

50
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What is frontal rainfall?

A

rainfall caused by lighter, warmer air being forced to rise over colder, denser air

51
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What is climate change?

A

any change that occurs in climate over a long period of time

52
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What is global warming?

A

climate change that relates to an increase in the world temperatures due to a buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and natural fluctuations

53
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What is the greenhouse effect?

A

the special property of the atmosphere that allows it to radiate reflected energy from the earth’s surface back to the earth

54
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What is permafrost?

A

soil that is permanently frozen

55
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What are deciduous trees?

A

broad leaf trees that lose their leaves in the winter

56
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What are coniferous trees?

A

trees that have cones and needle-like leaves

57
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Who proposed the theory of plate tectonics?

A

J. Tuzo Wilson

58
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What is the theory of plate tectonics?

A

earth’s crust is divided into plates, which are in constant motion

59
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How do you calculate Total Annual Precipitation?

A

Sum of all monthly precipitation

60
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How do you calculate Annual Average Temperature?

A

Sum of all monthly temp / 12

61
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How do you calculate Temperature Range?

A

Highest temperature- lowest temperature

Grade 9 Geography (4 decks)

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