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Ch. 2 “Physical Geography: A Living Planet”
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Section 1--”The Earth Inside and Out” (pages 27-29)
1. Describe the internal structure of the earth.
2. What terms are used to refer to:
a. the crust and upper mantle of the earth? ___________________________________
b. the water elements on and above the earth? _________________________________
c. the layer of gasses that surround the earth? _________________________________
d. the plants and animals that live on earth? ___________________________________
3. Describe the process of continental drift.
Section 2--”Bodies of Water and Landforms” (pages 32-36)
4. How much of the earth’s surface is made up of ocean? ___________________
5. How do currents, waves, and tides differ from each other?
6. How does the nearness of the ocean affect the temperatures on adjacent landmasses?
7. What is a drainage basin?
8. Underground layers of rock where water is stored are called _______________________.
9. Look at the diagram of landforms shown on pages 34 and 35. You are responsible for all of these terms. Record any
definitions with which you are unfamiliar in the space below.
10. What landforms are found in the ocean?
11. What is the relationship between relief and topography?
Section 3. “Internal Forces Shaping the Earth” (pages 37-41)
12. What is the theory of plate tectonics?
13. Provide examples of landforms found where each of the following types of plate boundaries are found?
divergent boundary
convergent boundary
transform boundary
14. Where on earth are earthquake epicenters more likely to be found?
15. What are two ways earthquakes measured?
16. What causes tsunamis?
17. Where on earth are volcanoes more likely to be found?
18. Where is the Ring of Fire located?
19. What are “hot spots?”
Section 4--”External Forces Shaping the Earth” (pages 42-45)
20. Define and give examples of:
mechanical weathering
chemical weathering
21. How does each of the following types of erosion reshape landforms and coastal regions?
a. water erosion
b. wind erosion
c. glacial erosion
22. What makes up soil humus?