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World Geography chapter 1 study guide

Terms in this set (31)

Geography
The study of where people,places, and things are located and how they relate to each other
GIS
A Geographic information system uses computer technology to collect,manipulate,analyze, and display data about the earth's surface in order to save geographic problem
Absolute Location
The position on the earth in which a place can be found
Hemisphere
a half on the earth; the Equator divides the Northern and Southern hemispheres; the Prime Meridian divides the Eastern and Western hemispheres
Relative Location
The position of a place in relation to another place
Character of a Place
The physical and human characteristics that help to distinguish a place from other places
Perception
A viewpoint that is influenced by one's own culture and experiences
Formal Region
A group of places that have similar attributes
Functional Region
A group of places connected by movement
Perceptual Region
A group of places that is defined by people's feelings and attitudes
Core
The earth's center, consisting of very hot metal
Mantle
a thick layer of mostly solid rock beneath the earth's crust
Crust
The solid rocky layer of the earth
Lithosphere
The surface features of the earth including soil,rocks,and land forms
Atmosphere
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hydrosphere
the water contained in oceans,lakes, and rivers, and under the ground.
Biosphere
the world of plants,animals, and other living thing in earth's land, and waters
continent
any of the seven large land masses of the earths surface. They are Africa,Antarctica,Asia,Australia,Europe,North America, and South America
Relief
The differences in elevation of the land forms in an area
plate tectonics
the theory that the earth's outter shell is the composed of a number of a number of large unanchored plates, which constant movement explains earthquakes and volcanic activity
continental drift theory
the idea that the continents slowly shift their positions due to movement of the tectonic plates on which they ride
ring of fire
a ring of volcanic mountains surrounding the Pacific Ocean
weathering
the chemical or mechanical process by which rock is gradually broken down, eventually becoming soil
mechanical weathering
the actual breaking up or physical weakening of rock by forces such as ice, and roots
chemical weathering
the process by which the actual chemical structure of rock is changed usually when water and carbon dioxide cause a breakdown of the rock
acid rain
rain whose high concentrations of chemicals, usually from industrial pollution, pollutes water, kills plants and animal life and eats away the surface of stone and rock; a forms of chemical weathering
erosion
the movement of weathered materials including gravel, soil, and sand, usually caused by water, wind and glaciers
Sediment
Particles of soil,sand, and gravel carried and deposited by wind or water
Loess
Fine-grained,mineral-rich Loam, dust,or silt deposited by wind.
Glacier
A huge,slow moving mass of snow and ice
Moraine
A ridge like mass of rock,gravel,sand,and lay carried and deposited by a glacier
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