Physical Geography Review Terms



Physical Geography Review Terms

Create your own definitions using your notes from the class!

|Word |Your Own Definition |

|Continental Drift Theory | |

|-Who | |

|-What | |

|-When | |

|-3 pieces of evidence | |

|Plate Tectonic Theory | |

|-Who | |

|-What | |

|-HOW | |

|Convection Currents | |

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|Pangaea | |

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|Lithosphere | |

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|Asthenosphere | |

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|Crust | |

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|Mantle | |

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|Inner Core | |

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|Outer Core | |

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|Magma vs. Lava | |

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|Divergence | |

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|Convergence | |

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|Sliding/Transform | |

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|Geologic Eras: | |

|1) | |

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|2) | |

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|3) | |

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|4) | |

|Earthquake | |

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|Epicentre | |

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|Hypocentre | |

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|Richter Scale | |

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|Seismic Waves | |

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|Tsunami | |

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|Volcano | |

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|Inside a Volcano: | |

|-Magma Chamber | |

|-Main Vent | |

|-Secondary Vents | |

|-Crater | |

|Active vs. Dormant vs. Extinct | |

|Cinder Cone Volcano | |

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|Stratovolcano (Composite) | |

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|Shield Volcano | |

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|Ring of Fire | |

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|Hot Spots | |

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|Igneous Rock | |

|-Extrusive and Intrusive | |

|Sedimentary Rock | |

|-Clastic vs. Non-Clastic | |

|Metamorphic Rock | |

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|Weathering | |

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|Sediment | |

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|Erosion | |

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|Deposition | |

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|Glacier | |

|-Continental | |

|-Alpine | |

|Abrasion | |

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|Ice Age | |

|-“The Great Ice Age” | |

|Deposition-Erratic | |

|Climate | |

|Weather | |

|Precipitation | |

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|Ecozone | |

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Diagrams to know!!!!

Layers of the Earth:

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Plate Tectonics

|Type of Movement |Diagram |

|Convergence | |

|3 types: | |

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|Divergence | |

|2 types: | |

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|Sliding/Transform | |

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Rock Cycle

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Soil Profile

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Positive and Negative Effects of a Volcanic Eruption:

|Positives |Negatives |

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Climate Graph Practice: Make a climate graph for Ottawa based on the information on the previous page:

|CANADA - OTTAWA |

|J |F |M |A |M |J |J |A |S |O |N |D | |TEMP. (˚C) |-15 |-9 |-4 |5 |15 |19 |21 |20 |15 |8 |3 |-7 | |PRECIP. (mm) |70 |65 |74 |74 |79 |90 |91 |87 |90 |81 |80 |82 | |

Climate Graph For: ___________________

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