Geography Chapter 1 Vocab

What is the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere called?

• Biology

• Geography

• Chemistry

• Astronomy

What term describes half of a spherical or roughly spherical body?

• Hemisphere

• Equator

• Axis

• Meridian

What is the exact location of a place on Earth, usually expressed as latitude and longitude coordinates?

• Relative Location

• Absolute Location

• Geographic Position

• Global Position

What term describes the position of a place in relation to another place or landmark?

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

• Geographic Position

• Global Position

Which term refers to the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth occupied by living organisms?

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

What is the layer of gases that surrounds a planet called?

• Lithosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

What is the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior known as?

• Crust

• Core

• Mantle

• Lithosphere

What is the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet called?

• Mantle

• Core

• Crust

• Lithosphere

What is the gradual destruction or diminution of something called?

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Sedimentation

What is the process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces without changing their chemical composition?

• Chemical Weathering

• Mechanical Weathering

• Erosion

• Sedimentation