Unit 2 Vocab

There are 5 Themes of Geography.

1-Location

2-Place

3-Movement

4-Human Environment and Interaction

Which one is the fifth theme?

• region

• continent

• country

• state

What does CLIMATE mean?

• Hot weather

• Climbing mountains

• weather patterns over a period of years

• snow

What does WEATHER mean?

• the condition of the air for a brief time (changes throughout the day)

• to endure

• expressing a doubt or choice between alternatives

• oblivious

What does ELEVATION mean?

• like an escalator, but faster

• how high the land is above sea level

• we get nosebleeds

• running is easier in other cities

What is the name for the mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth?

• Atmosphere

• Troposphere

• Air Pressure

• Ozone Layer

All living and nonliving things in an environment and the many ways they interact are called ______

• ecosystem
• community

The system that contains all living things on Earth.

• Biosphere

• Atmoshpere

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

Example: Rain washing away soil from a hillside

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

What is the process of the removal and movement of sediment from one location to another?

• erosion
• weathering
• compaction
• deposition

The crust and upper mantle of Earth

• Asthenosphere

• Outer Core

• Lithosphere

• Inner core