World Geo unit 1 revie

what's absolute location?

• the EXACT place on Earth where a geographic feature is.

• A place in comparison to other places around it

What's the hydrosphere?

• A layer of gasses containing oxygen.

• The water elements on Earth

• The part of Earth where plants and animals.

• Solid rock portion of the Earths surface. Contains the crust and upper mantle + forms the seafloor.

What marks the beginning of summer + winter

• Equinox

• Solstice

What marks the beginning of spring + fall

• Solstice

• Equinox

What's the lithosphere

• A layer of gasses containing oxygen. Protects the Earth from radiation + space debris.

• The water elements on Earth

• Thin layer of rock at Earth's surface

• Solid rock portion of the Earth's surface. contains the crust and upper mantle + forms the seafloor

What's linear distance

• The amount of time it takes to travel

• How far something travels

• The way people view distance

What's time distance?

• The amount of time it takes to travel

• How far something travels

• The way people view distance

What's psychological distance?

• The amount of time it takes to travel

• The way people view distance.

• How far something travels

What holds 95% of Earths freshwater

• Lakes

• The ocean

• Rivers

• Swamps

What factors affect climate

• Wind currents

• Convection

• Ocean currents

• The moon