Earths landmasses Flashcards

(44 cards)

1
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FtA continent that contains 48 countries in total

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Asia

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2
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Largest landmasses on earth

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Continents

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3
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A continent that Contains 54 countries

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Africa

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4
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A continent with 23 countries

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North America

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5
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A continent with less than 5000 human population

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Antarctica

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6
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A continent that is considered to be an “island continent” as it is also a country of itself.

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Australia

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7
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A continent with 51 countries

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Europe

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8
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Hottest continent

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Africa

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9
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These are materials that can be used to support life and at the same time, provide energy for living things to work.

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Natural resources

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10
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Is a closed system, meaning it can sustain as long as materials are recycled.

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Biosphere

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11
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The rigid of outer parts of Earth

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Lithosphere

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12
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Total amount of water on a planet.

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Hydrosphere

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13
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Where living things come to ineract on eachother.

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Ecosystem

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14
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Process on which we use and manage Earth’s resources suitably.

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Conservation

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Maintaining the present state on condition of areas which is not disturbed by human activities.

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Preservation

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16
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Largest sea

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Pacific ocean

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17
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The percentage of hydrosphere in Earth.

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71%

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18
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Is the amount of salt dissolves on water.

19
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The most abundant salt that dissolves on the ocean.

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Sodium chloride

20
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Is a body of water flowing through a permanent channel that begins in an elevated area and usually ends in a sea or lake.

21
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A stream steep slope or water is fast flowing.

22
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Is a permanent body of flowing water.

23
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Are small channels of running water which may or may not be permanent.

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Brooks, creeks, rivulets

24
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Water the eastward in less saturates the area . Is also the water-filled.

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The water reaches and saturates an impermeable layer of soil containing gravel sand and silt.
Aquifer
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It has about 97% of the water area and are oceans and seas.
Seawater
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Is a land area where all the water coming from various sources drain off.
Watershed
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Is defined as the over fertilization of water with nutrients.
Eutrophication
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Different materials used by humans and other living things come from the ______
Lithosphere
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Rocks that undergo chemical changes due to heat and pressure within earth's interior forming this type of rock.
Metamorphic rocks
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Is a form of sediment composed mostly of large quantities of plant remains.
Peat
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Percentage of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide and others.
Nitrogen 78%, oxygen 21% others 1%
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A phenomenon that heats up the earth making it warm.
Greenhouse effect
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Large geographical areas.
Biomes
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4 categories of human consumption of water
Domestic, agriculture, industrial, stream consumption
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Are those that can be used readily and can be produced or regenerated repeatedly.
Renewable resources
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I will said can have existed and cannot be generated easily.
Non-renewable resources
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Is the root cause of natural resources depletion.
Mismanagement
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Our deep zone of ocean or lake that doesn't receive light.
Aphotic
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A body of water that is disturbed by human activities.
Eutrophic
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A body of water that is undisturbed by human activities.
Oligotrophic
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Is a continuous direct movement of seawater.
Ocean currents
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Operation of water mass that receives a maximum heat from the sun.
Photic zone
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Also known as twilight layer.
Disphotic zone