Chapter 1 (page 2)
The center of Pangaea is through to have been modern-day?
Africa
What is climate change? And what sort of formations on the earth does it heavily effect?
After a long period of time climates begin to change as a whole Ice glaciers
Wind is created through relationships of:
Air pressure
The Pangaea hypothesis proposes what about the continents of the earth
Continents were once joined in a single vast continent called Pangea
What landform is created where rivers meet the sea?
Delta
When plates slip past each other the result is a
Earthquake
The highest average temperatures on earth fall within a band of 30 degrees north and south of what important line of latitude?
Equator
Oceanic plates are thicker and less dense than continental plates. T or F
False
14What term describes rainfall caused by the interaction of large air masses of different temperatures and densities?
Frontall precipitation
,-What famous classification system is utilized to classify regional climates around the world?
Koppen clssification system
Another name for molten rock is________when it is below the surface and____________when it is above the surface.
Magma, Lava
What feature on the physical landscape CANNOT be explained by the theory of plate tectonics?
Mississippi River Delta
Massive, sometimes catastrophic, rainfalls are called______________
Monsoons
What type of rainfall results when air is forced to rise over mountains? (It has a specific name)
Orographic rainfall
In what sub-discipline of geography do researchers study landforms? (It is not geology)
Physical geography
13-Warm, moist air rises and becomes less able to hold its moisture as it reaches higher altitudes. The result is:
Precipitation
The drier side of a mountain range is said to be in the___________
Rainshadow
What is the theory of plate tectonics? How does it work? ( Briefly explain and know this well as you may see a similar question on the exam)
Show earths surface is composed of large plates that float on the top of underlying layer of molten rock. Oceanic crust is located under oceans where intense pressures created by large volumes of water made it dense and relatively thick.
As one moves away from the equator, average temperatures drop due to what phenomena?
Sun striking at a less direct angle
What are the two variables by which climates are usually classified?
Tepmp & Precipitation
Continents heat up and cool off much more rapidly than the oceans that surround them T or F
True
Human activity such as agriculture, forestry, and damming rivers can contribute to external landscape processes Tor F
True
Low air pressure is associated with warm temperatures Tor F
True
____________refers to short-term changes in temperature and other factors, while__________ is a long-term balance of temperature and precipitation.
Weather, climate
Through which landscape process is rock broken down into smaller pieces?
Weathering