Geography Terms

1. What is an area defined by common characteristics? Region

2. You probably identify your home address by using a street name and number. This address illustrates the geographic theme of what? Location

3. Name the themes of geography. Location, region, movement, human environmental interaction, place

4. Name the branches of geography. Human and physical

5. The rotation of Earth creates what? night and day

6. It is summer in the Northern Hemisphere when? the North Pole points toward the sun

7. What happens during an equinox? Both hemispheres receive an equal amount of sunlight

8. What is the physical system that contains all of Earth’s animal and plant life? The biosphere

9. Why does our calendar include a leap year? Because every year it takes 365 ј days to complete a revolution. Every four years the ј turns into 4/4 day which equals an extra day

10. Name three factors that control the amount of solar energy that reaches different parts of Earth? the Earth’s rotation, the revolution, and the tilt

11. Which planet is farthest from the sun? Pluto

12. The sunlight changes into what? Heat energy

13. What is the most sudden and violent weather event? Storm

14. When does the Earth lose most of its heat to space? Night and winter

15. Who receives much more solar energy? Equator

16. What kind of water do most lakes have? Freshwater

17. Name the great lakes? Ontario, Huron, Eerie, Superior, and Michigan

18. What is the major source of groundwater? Freshwater

19. Name the oceans? Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic

20. Which is the largest ocean? Pacific Ocean

21. Where is the greatest ocean depth and how deep is it? Mariana Trench, 36,000 feet

22. Which is the most common material found in seawater? Salt

23. What is the first step in soil formation? Rock weathering

24. What is the most powerful force of erosion and transportation? Water

25. What are glaciers? Thick masses of ice that glide slowly across our planets surface

26. Our planet is composed of four distinct layers & name them. Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core

27. The soil horizon in which most plant roots are located is called the what? Topsoil

28. The final state of plant succession is called? A climax community

29. The type of soil I n a particular location is primarily determined by what? Climate

30. The living