Test 1 Intro to Geography

The process by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces

• Weathering

• Wind

• Erosion

• Climate

Energy from the sun

• Solar energy

• Environment

• Weather

• Earth's movement

One complete spin of Earth on its axis; each one takes about 24 hours

• Tilt

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Latitude

A theory suggesting that Earth’s surface is divided into a dozen or so slow-moving pieces of Earth’s crust

• Sliding

• Colliding

• Separating

• Plate Tectonics

The distance north or south of Earth’s equator

• Latitude

• Longitude

A shape on the planet’s surface, such as a mountain, valley, plain, island, or peninsula

• Landscape

• Landform

• Hill

• Earthquake

Half of the earth, usually divided into Northern & Southern

• Hemisphere

• Equator

• North Pole

The study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create

• Geography

• Social Studies

• Culture

• History

The movement of sediment from one location to another

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Wind

• Glacier

A large landmass that is part of Earth’s crust

• Glacier

• Continent

• Country

• Pole