world geography S.G for midterm
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- plate techtonics
- earths crust's mantle gets broken into plates that float and move around
- aquifers
- or underground rock layers that water flows through
- shelf
- a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
- outer core
- liquid layer of the Earth's core
- latin america
- culterally mexico is part of
- fresh water
- water that is not salty (most important 2 humans)
- hydroelectric power
- Electricity produced by moving water.
- tropic of cancer
- a line of latitude about 23 degrees North of the equator
- mantle
- the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
- spain
- from wich country did mexico get indendence from
- fossel fuels
- the remains of animals for oil or natural gas etc.
- weathering
- the process that crumbles, cracks, and breaks rocks (slow change by wind and water)
- water cycle
- the movement of water from place to place and from one form to another
- isthmus
- narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land
- oceans
- the oceans are earth's most dominant features, covering more than 7/10 of the planet's surface and all salt water
- seasons
- the angle of the suns rays causes
- greenhouse effect
- warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere
- axis
- 23 degreese line that runs through the center of the earth
- tierra templada
- the elevation zone of the Andes , just above the tierra caliente, which has mild climates
- permafrost
- ground that is permanently frozen
- collection
- process in the water cycle, of gathering the rhe precipation and bringing it back 2 a large body of water (part of water cycle)
- hurricane
- violent storm with strong winds and heavy rains
- monsoons
- strong seasonal winds that bring heavy rains
- crust
- the outer layer of the earth
- service industries
- industries providing services for a fee.
- acid rain
- rain containing high amounts of chemical pollution
- Water
- 70 % of the earths surface
- hot humid
- people who live in the tropics get wat kind of weather
- nonrenewable resources
- resources such as fossil fuels, which can not be made again.
- altitude zones
- height above sea level
- plateau
- a mountain with a flat top
- climate
- average temperature in certain places over certain periods of time
- canyon
- a narrow, deep valley with steep sides
- year
- a period of time containing 365 1/4
- gulf of mexico
- south of the United States and east of Mexico
- inner core
- solid, dense center of the Earth
- coniferous
- trees with Cones and needles
- cash crop
- product grown, a crop grown for sale rather than for the farmers use mainly 4 export
- death rate
- the # of deaths per year for every 1,000 people
- evaporation
- water into water vapour (part of water cycle)
- deserts
- rainfall is rare; can be extremely hot only 10 inches of rain per year
- never changes
- the amount on earth
- oxegyn and nytrogen
- wich 2 gasses make up 99% of the atmosphere
- seasons
- are the periods of the year that are distinguished by special climate conditions. winter summer fall spring
- geography
- study of the earth and culture
- condensation
- when water rises cools then becomes a liquid (part of water cycle)
- natural resources
- resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature
- ground water
- water found beneath Earth's surface in aquifers
- the moon
- The Earth was struck by an object the size of Mars that was absorbed into the Earth and blew away part of the crust. That crust got stuck in Earth's orbit and is now known as the ______. This is also how the Earth got its tilt which is what gives us the seasons and keeps one part of the Earth from being fried by the sun.
- plaza
- a public square with room for pedestrians
- water vapor
- water in the form of a gas. its invisible and is not the same thing as steam.
- tierra fria
- the elevation zone of the Andes just below the tree line
- tundra
- vast rolling plain
- tierra caliente
- or hot land lies at elevation between sea level
- core
- the central part of the Earth
- tropics
- the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn