Introduction to Geography Chapter 1

Lakes and Valleys are carved out by

• mountains

• chemical weathering

• wind

• glaciers

What are the three main causes of erosion?

• fire, air, and movement

• water, wind, and glaciers

• volcanoes, earthquakes, and tornadoes

• rocks, soil, and sand

What is one effect of chemical weathering?

• chemical changes in rock

• formation of more ice

• loss of glaciers

• invention of sand paper

Weathering is

• movement of glaciers

• the study of climates

• study of erosion

• the process of breaking down rock into smaller pieces

The theory that the earth's crust is broken into moving plates

• geography

• absolute location

• plate tectonics

• the core

What is the name of the center of the earth?

• Falut

• core

• earthquake

• Lava

Geology is the study of

• the earth's plants and animals

• How roads and factories are built

• the earth's history and structure

• how ships and airplanes carry people

A group of places with one thing in common

• location

• Place

• Region

• movement

The theme of Place describes

• exact location

• how areas are alike or different

• relative location

• how goods are moved from place to place

The study of places, how they affect people, and how people change them.

• geology

• geography

• culture

• climate