Vocabulary #2 (09/xx/08) Chapter 1 and 2
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- Functional Region
- a central point and the surrounding territory linked to it.
- Water Cycle
- regular movement of water from ocean to air to ground and back to the ocean.
- Weathering
- chemical or physical processes, such as freezing, that break down rocks
- Physical Geography
- the study of Earth's physical features.
- Prime Meridian
- vertical line that marks the zero degree longitude measurement on the globe of Earth.
- Equator
- an imaginary line that divides the Earth into the North Hemisphere and South Hemisphere.
- Mariana Trench
- deepest part of the ocean, located in the pacific.
- Meteorology
- the study of weather and weather forcasting.
- Spreading
- a process by which new land is created when sea plates pull apart and magma wells up between the plates.
- Erosion
- wearing away of the earth's surface by wind, flowing waters, or glaciers.
- Atmosphere
- a layer of gases that surrounds the earth.
- Earthquake
- a series of vibrations induced in the earth
- Magma
- molten rock that is pushed from the earth's mantle.
- Ring of Fire
- an area of frequent volcanoes and earthquakes encircling the basin of the Pacific Ocean.
- Meteoroids
- a solid body, moving in space, that is smaller than an asteroid and at least as large as a speck of dust.
- Mantle
- thick middle layer of the earth's interior structure, consisting of dense, hot rock.
- Accretion
- a slow process in which a sea plate slides under a continental plate, creating debris that can cause continents to row outward.
- Formal Region
- a region defined by a common characteristic; such as a production of a product.
- Absolute Location
- the exact position of a place in the earth's surface.
- Fault
- a crack or break in the earth's crust.
- Relative Location
- location in relation to other places
- Ground Water
- water within the earth that supplies wells and springs.
- Human Geography
- also called cultural geography; the study of human activities and their relationship to the cultural and physical enviorments.