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Bodies of Water
Oceans and Seas
71% of the
earth is covered
by salt water
What are the
major oceans?
Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian and
Southern
Oceanic Landforms
Continental
Shelf: From the
edge of a
continent to the
deep part of the
ocean.
Ridges,
valleys,
canyons,
plains and
mountains
all exist on
the ocean
floor...
Hydrologic Cycle
The continuous circulation of water between
the atmosphere, the oceans and the earth.
Ground Water
Landforms
Relief: The
geographic
feature that
separates one
landform from
another. It is
the difference
in elevation
from the lowest
point to the
highest.
4 types of Reliefs: Mountains, hills, plains
and plateaus
Other Landforms:
Please turn to pgs 34-35 in your
textbook
Tectonic Plates
Enormous moving pieces of the
earths lithosphere
Types of Plate
Movement
What Happens
When the Plates
Move??
Earthquakes
Earthquakes are
measured using
the Richter
Scale. The
scales begins at
1 and has no
upperwas
limit...
What
the
9.5-Valdivia
Chile
largest
earthquake ever
recorded?
Tsunami: Sometimes
earthquakes cause a major
wave that hits the coast
Volcanoes
Magma, gases, and water gather under
the earths mantle. Eventually, they
push their way out...
Erosion...
Please turn to pg 43 in the World
Geography Textbook
Vegetation
Please turn to pg 66 in the World
Geo Textbook
Seasons
The tilt of the
earth is what
causes seasons
to occur (Spring,
Summer, Fall &
Winter)
Solstice: Longest
and shortest
days of the year
Equinox: Equal
day and night
Weather
Weather: The condition of the atmosphere
at a particular location and time.
Give an example
Weather Extremes
Questions
1. From the 5 weather extremes
2.
Climate Regions
(brief descriptions)
Climate Regions
(brief descriptions)
Climate Regions
(brief
descriptions)
Subartic: Huge variations in
temperature, long freezing season
Questions
3. Which climate zone does
Houston fall into?