Geography Vocabulary Unit 9

thin layer of gases that surrounds the earth

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• tectonic

part of the earth where life exists

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• tectonic

watery areas of the earth

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• tectonic

processes which control the Earths crust and evolution through time

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• tectonic

adverse events results from natural processes of the Earth

• El Nino

• La Nina

• Barrier Islands

• Natural Disasters

warming of the water in the mid pacific region Earth

• El Nino

• La Nina

• Barrier Islands

• Natural Disasters

cooling of the water in the Pacific that occurs at irregular intervals

• El Nino

• La Nina

• Barrier Islands

• Natural Disasters

certain gases in the atmosphere that trap heat, and warm the earth

• biomes

• Greenhouse gas

• desertification

• barrier Islands

arable land becomes desert, good land to desert

• biomes

• Greenhouse gas

• desertification

• barrier Islands

narrow land that runs parallel to a mainland, protects the coast from erosion

• biomes

• Greenhouse gas

• desertification

• barrier Islands