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WorksheetsGeography Chapter 1 Vocab
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
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
What is the interaction of rock with mineral solutions to change the composition of rocks called?
Mechanical Weathering
Chemical Weathering
Erosion
Sedimentation
What is a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow called?
Iceberg
Glacier
Snowpack
Ice Sheet
What theory explains the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena?
Continental Drift
Plate Tectonics
Seafloor Spreading
Volcanism
What term refers to any of the world's main continuous expanses of land?
Island
Peninsula
Continent
Archipelago
What term describes all the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas?
Atmosphere
Lithosphere
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
Crust
Thinnest, outermost layer of the Earth
Core
Inner-most layer of the Earth
Magma
Melted Rock or Lava
Mantle
Layer between the Crust and the Core.
The large landmasses are known as the
Continents
Oceans
Sea water
Islands
What is the primary focus of physical geography?
The study of political boundaries
The analysis of economic systems
The examination of natural features and processes
The exploration of cultural practices
