Geography End of term test Flashcards
(24 cards)
What 4 things are in Environmental Geography?
Pollution, climate change, deforestation , energy
What 4 things are in human geography?
Population growth, migration, settlement, different countries and cultures
What 5 things are in physical geography?
Volcanoes and earthquakes, rivers, coastal erosion, weather and climate, flooding
What are continents?
Large land masses
What is an ocean?
A large body of open sea water
True or false: seas are bigger than oceans
False
Are latitude lines vertical or horizontal?
Horizontal
Are longitude lines horizontal or vertical?
Vertical
Latitude is called the…….
Equator
Longitude is called the……..
Greenwich Meridian
What is the name of the first layer of the earth?
The crust
What is the crust made from?
Basalt and granite
What is the name of the second layer of the earth?
The mantle
What is the mantle made from?
Silicates
What is the name of the third layer of the earth?
The outer core
What is the outer core made from?
Iron and nichel
What is the name of last layer of the earth?
The inner core
What is the inner core made from?
Iron and nickel (metal)
What are the 2 types of crust?
Oceanic crust, continental crust
True or false: the continental crust is less dense than the oceanic crust
True
What did a scientist name the world when all the continents were stuck together?
Pangea