World Geography 1098 Flashcards
(123 cards)
1
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the smallest ocean
A
Arctic Ocean
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the largest ocean
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Pacific Ocean
3
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second largest ocean
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Atlantic Ocean
4
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warmest ocean
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Indian Ocean
5
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a portion of the ocean that is enclosed or partly enclosed by land
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sea
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a smaller river that flows into a larger one
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tributary
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land formed at the mouth of a river by deposited silt
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delta
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a river and its tributaries
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river system
9
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starting point of a river
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source
10
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land drained by a river and its tributaries
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river basin
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point at which a river empties into another body of water
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mouth
12
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longest river on Earth
A
The Nile
13
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river that carries more water than any other river
A
Amazon river
14
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source of the White Nile
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Lake Victoria
15
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source of the Blue Nile
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Lake Tana
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largest dam on the Nile
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Aswan High Dam
17
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narrow body of water that connects an enclosed sea with a larger body of water
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strait
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planet nearest Earth
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Venus
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planet that has a rust color
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Mars
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planets that have rings
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Neptune, Saturn, and Uranus
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planet nearest the sun
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Mercury
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planet that is called “the Blue Planet”
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Earth
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planet that looks bluish green because of methane
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Neptune, Uranus
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planet that has a surface covered with rock and methane ice
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Pluto
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largest planet
Jupiter
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planet that regularly exchange places as the planet farthest from the sun
Pluto, Neptune
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The ____ known point on Earth is in the ______ in the Pacific Ocean
deepest; Mariana Trench
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Because they are part of the ____, all seas are ____
ocean; salty
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Both the ____ Sea and the ____ Sea are actually lakes
Caspian; Dead
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The ____ Sea has always been historically significant
Mediterranean
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A ____ is usually more enclosed, generally larger, and usually has a more narrow mouth than a ____, but both make excellent ____
gulf; bay; harbor
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The ____ River is surrounded by the largest tropical rain forest on Earth
Amazon
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Only Earth has the proper ____, ____ range, and sufficient quantities of ____ to sustain life as we know it
atmosphere; temperature; water
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Why is Earth called the Blue Planet?
because the water makes the planet appear blue when viewed from space
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State the geographers' definition of a sea
portion of the ocean that is enclosed or partly enclosed by land
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In relation to ____, seas may be ____, ____, or _____
oceans they join ;enclosed; partly enclosed; not enclosed
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In some areas, a ______ acts as a line of demarcation between an ocean and a sea
group of islands
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Two reasons why the Middle East is a strategic location today
1. its vast oil reserves
| 2. its significance in Bible prophecy
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A strip of land that juts out into a lake or an ocean and is surrounded by water on three sides
peninsula
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A point of land smaller than a peninsula that extends into a body of water
cape
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land completely surrounded by water
island
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an island cluster or chain
archipelago
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a circular, ring-shaped coral island
atoll
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formed by skeletons of coral polyps
coral island
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narrow coastal island
barrier island
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formed by volcanic eruptions
oceanic island and volcanic mountain
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part of a large landmass at one time
continental island
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the height of a landform in relation to sea level
elevation
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all soil horizons in a specific area
profile
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formed when magma crust pushes upward, surface rock is eroded, and hardened igneous rock is exposed
dome mountain
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formed when crust shifted and broke into huge blocks that moved up or down
fault-block mountain
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formed when plates slowly collide, wrinkle, and are pushed upward
folded mountain
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elevation of at least 1,000 feet (300m)
mountain
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elevation of less than 1,000 feet (300m)
hill
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large area with level or slightly rolling land
plain
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tableland
plateau
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layer of solid rock underlying all soil
bedrock
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ability of soil to supply nutrients to plants
fertility
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horizontal layer of soil
horizon
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____ and ____ are the only continents completely surrounded by water
Antarctica; Australia
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____ and ____ have fewer mountains than other continents
Africa; Australia
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____ is molten rock beneath Earth's surface
Magma
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____ is molten rock after it has erupted from the surface
Lava
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The ____ is a plateau known as ____
Pamir; "the roof of the world"
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The highest mountain are found in the ____
Himalayas
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Name the four landforms on Earth
1. mountains
2. hills
3. plains
4. plateaus
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Soil may be classified according to ____ or ____
color; texture
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Loam is a combination of ____, ____, and ____
sand; silt; clay
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Name the six horizons in order
1. O
2. A
3. E
4. B
5. C
6. R
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The ____ is the land part of the Earth
lithosphere
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What is a sea?
a portion of the ocean that is enclosed or partly enclosed by land
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List three ways in which hills are formed
1. by a build up of rock and debris
2. by sand deposits left by glaciers or wind
3. when surrounding land is eroded away and elevated areas are left behind
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About ____ of Earth's land area, as well as most of the ____, is covered with mountains
20 percent; sea floor
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BIOTIC OR MINERAL
nonliving resources
mineral
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BIOTIC OR MINERAL
living resources
biotic
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BIOTIC OR MINERAL
vegetation
biotic
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BIOTIC OR MINERAL
metals
mineral
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BIOTIC OR MINERAL
renewable
biotic
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BIOTIC OR MINERAL
nonrenewable
biotic
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BIOTIC OR MINERAL
fossil fuels
mineral
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BIOTIC OR MINERAL
animals
biotic
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savannas?
tropical grasslands
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vegetation areas with rainy and dry seasons
tropical grasslands
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vegetation areas with summer and winter seasons
temperate grasslands
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vegetation in the far north
arctic tundra
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vegetation at high elevations
alpine tundra
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a combination of metals
alloy
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What are fossil fuels?
coal, petroleum, natural gas
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What is a map?
a representation of all or part of Earth on a flat paper
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What explains the meaning of symbols and/or colors on the map?
key and legends
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What relates distances on a map to actual distances?
Map scale
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one half of Earth
hemisphere
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the set of crisscrossed lines on a map
grid
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annual rainfall between 10 and 30 inches
grassland
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annual rainfall atleast 30 inches
forest
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annual rainfall 10 inches
xerophytic
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cold areas with short growing seasons
tundra
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mosses, lichens, short grasses
tundra
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cacti
xerophytic
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trees that shade the ground
forest
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grasses
grassland
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____, ____, and ____ are factors that affect vegetation
climate; soil fertility; topography
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Factors affecting animal life include ____ and ____
climate; vegetation
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____ are nonrenewable resources because they were formed during and immediately after the Flood and the process are not occurring today
Fossil fuels
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Lines of ____ run north and south; lines of ____ run east and west
longitude; latitude
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Latitude are numbered 0 degrees to __ degrees; longitudes from 0 degrees to __ degrees
90; 180
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____ are lines of latitudes; are lines of longitudes
parallels; meridians
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The ____ is at 0 degrees longitude; the ____ is at 0 degrees latitude
prime meridian; equator
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Lines of ____ are just points at the poles
latitude
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Lines of ____ are not parallel
longitude
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Each degree in a line of ____ represents 69 miles (111km) on Earth's surface
latitude
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The ____ map projection is the most commonly used projection
cylindrical
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The ____ projection is a type of azimuthal projection especially useful to pilots because it represents a great circle
gnomonic
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The ____ projection is often used to map areas around the poles
azimuthal
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Made as though a cone of paper were placed on the globe with its point over one of the poles
conic projection
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Made as though a piece of paper were wrapped around the globe
cylindrical projection
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Made as though paper were laid directly over a particular point on the globe
azimuthal projection
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Only about 3% of the water on Earth is ____, and less than 1/3 of that is in a liquid or a vapor state
fresh
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A ____ joins enclosed seas with an ocean
strait
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More than half of the world's population lives on ____, which cover about 55% of the Earth's surface
plains
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A ____ often has an escarpment at its edge
plateau
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The ____ divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres; 20 W ____ and 160 E ____
equator; meridian; meridian
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All flat maps are ____ in some way because it is not possible to draw a sphere accurately on a flat piece of paper
distorted
