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Physical Geography Flashcards

1
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What does continent and continent convergence make? Give an example

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Inner Mountain Ranges; Himalayas

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2
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What does transform collision make?

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It makes earthquakes and fault lines

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What does continent and continent divergence make? Give examples

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Mixture (of valleys, lakes, volcanoes, and seas); Mt Kilimanjaro, Red Sea

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4
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What does ocean and continental convergence make? Give an example

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It makes coastal volcano/mountain ranges; Andes Mountains

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5
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What does ocean and ocean convergence make? Give examples

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It makes volcanic chains; Indonesia, Philippines, and Japan

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6
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What does ocean and ocean divergence make? Give an example

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It makes underwater ridges; Mid-Atlantic Ridge

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7
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What are Moraines?

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Sediment that is pushed along by a glacier

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8
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What is the difference between erosion and weathering?

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Erosion: wind and air moves the particles away
Weathering: wind and air degrades rock; rock stays in place

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9
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What is the difference between weather and climate?

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Weather is short term, climate is long term

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10
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The Spring _______ has a day length that is _______

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Equinox; Equal (12 hours day, 12 hours night)

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11
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The Summer _________ has a day length that is ______

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Solstice; Longer (more day than night)

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The Fall _________ has a day length that is ________

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Equinox; Equal (12 hours day, 12 hours night)

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The Winter ________ has a day length that is ________

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Solstice; Shorter (less day than night)

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14
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Where are the low latitudes located on a map?

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24 degrees below and above equator

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15
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Where are mid-latitudes located on a map?

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24-65 below and above the equator

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16
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Where are high latitudes located on a map?

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At the very top and bottom

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17
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What are the effects of elevation?

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  • Elevation starts from ground
  • Thin air means cold air
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18
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What is the difference between Elevation and Altitude?

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  • Altitude is ground to sky
  • Elevation is ground to tip of rock
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Wind Patterns: ______ air replaces _____ air

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Cool; Warm

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20
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Wind in the North Hemisphere rotates…

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Clockwise

21
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Wind in the South Hemisphere rotates…

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Counterclockwise

22
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What are some impacts of ocean currents?

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  • They flow in same direction as wind
  • Affect climate of land
23
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What is El Niño?

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Changes currents that should be flowing to Australia

24
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What are the effects of El Niño?

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It brings flooding to South America, and drought to Australia

25
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What is Continentality?

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When an absence of water = more dramatic weather changes

26
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What is the Rain Shadow effect?

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When a dry area occurs on the leeward side of a mountain

27
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What does leeward mean?

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Side that isn’t touching ocean; has deserts

28
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What does a rain shadow effect diagram look like?

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ocean with windward side ^ desert with leeward side

29
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How many climate regions are there?

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12

30
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How many moderate climate regions are there? Which ones are they?

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4; Mediterranean, Marine West Coast, Humid Continental, Humid Subtropical

31
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Which climate region has hot/dry summers and mild/rainy winters?

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Mediterranean

32
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Which climate is known as “Wet and Dry” and has 30-50” of rain in summer and <4” of rain in winter?

A

Tropical Savanna

33
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What is a famous example of a Tropical Savanna?

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The Serengeti Plain

34
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Which latitude zone has tropical climates?

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Low latitude zone

35
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Which climate region varies the most?

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Subarctic

36
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Where can you find subarctic zone?

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Right below the arctic circle

37
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Which climate region is bitterly cold and has constant light or dark periods?

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Tundra

38
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Where can you find the largest amount of flora and fauna?

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Tropical Rainforests

39
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What trees are prevalent in Tropical Rainforests?

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Evergreens

40
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Most plants in the Tropical Rainforest are ________

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Shade-resistant

41
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What climate region has cool summers and damp winters?

A

Marine West Coast

42
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Why does the UK have a Marine West Coast climate?

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Because of the North Atlantic Drift

43
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Which climate regions have hot days but cooler nights?

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Desert and Steppe

44
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What is the difference between Desert and Steppe?

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Desert has less rain

45
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What is a key characteristic of vegetation in the desert/steppe area?

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Drought-resistant

46
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What is the term for an area where trees stop growing?

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Timberline

47
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How is the rain frequency like in Humid Subtropical?

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Year-long

48
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Humid Subtropical Vegetation?

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Grasslands with mixed forests

49
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Humid Subtropical is also found in…

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NY, Chicago, NE China, South Canada

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