Physical Geography Test Review

North, South, East, and West are what type of directions?

Cardinal Directions

Ocean currents are patterns of ______ and _____ streams of water that circulate through the oceans.

Cold and warm

An earthquake describes when the ground shakes or trembles brought about by the ____ of tectonic plates

Collision

The scale represents ______ between points on a map (an example of this is one inch = one mile)

Distance

The Prime Meridian creates the ____ and ____ hemispheres

East and West

The North and South hemispheres are created by the ______.

Equator

Geography is the study of ______.

Everything on Earth

When two tectonic plate's grind against each other this is called a ...

Fault

Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest are the _______ directions

Intermediate

A(n) _____ is a piece of land surrounded by water.

Island

What does the compass rose do on a map?

It shows directions

A ____ is a large body of water surrounded by land

Lake

This is where the symbols' meanings are explained.

Legend/ key

Erosion is the process by which weathered bits of rock are ______ ______ by water, wind, or ice.

Moved elsewhere

What type of lines are Longitude, and what do they measure?

N-S lines, measure E-W

Latitude measures ___-___ of the Equator and are ___-___lines.

N-S; E-W

When someone says " in relationship to somewhere else", or you're given the general direction of somewhere (North, East, South, West), then they're giving you the _______ location.

Relative

___ plates make up the Earth's crust and are known as _______ ________.

16; Tectonic Plates

A deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it, describes what physical feature?

A Canyon

What type of map is used for personal use?

A Mental Map

What physical feature is a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the Sea, a lake, or another such stream?

A River

This map has a "theme" to it and shows specific information...

A Thematic Map

What is a plain?

A large expanse of land that can be flat or have a gentle roll

What physical feature represents a large natural elevation of the Earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level?

A mountain

An ocean is....

A very large expanse of sea, in particular, each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically

When you're given the exact location of somewhere with latitude and longitude coordinates, then you are given the _____ location.

Absolute

What is the process by which Earth's surface is worn away by natural forces?

Weathering

The Equator measures ______..

0° latitude

The Prime Meridian measures ______.

0° longitude

A Political map shows what four major things?

Borders, Boundaries, Capitols, and Major cities

If "hemi" means "half", then "hemispheres" are ______.

Halves of the Earth

This type of map shows physical features such as landforms and bodies of water, so it must be a ______ map.

Physical

____ ______ are processes that occur naturally in the environment without the intervention of man.

Physical processes

What's a helpful way to remember latitude lines?

Steps of a ladder

What helps to balance the temperature of the planet?

The movement of cold water from the polar regions toward the equator

Caused by volcanic eruptions or movement of the earth under the ocean, what is the physical process that can be described as a giant ocean wave

Tsunami 🌊