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Physical Geography Study Guide – Final Exam
lithosphere
athenosphere
geomorphology
tectonic/volcanic
processes
rock
igneous
magma
intrusive
extrusive
sedimentary
strata
clastic – types
chemical precipitation
metamorphic
foliation
rock cycle
uniformitarianism
geologic time
plate tectonics
continental drift
Pangaea
sea floor spreading
divergent
convergent
transform
San Andreas Fault
hot spots
folding & faulting
earthquake
focus
epicenter
normal fault
hanging wall
foot wall
thrust/reverse fault
strike-slip, transform
rift valleys
horst
graben
folding
anticline & syncline
volcanism
pyroclastics/tephra
lava
effusive
basaltic
shield volcano
aa/pahoehoe
flood basalt
explosive eruptions
composite volcano
cinder cones
caldera
volcanic neck
columnar jointing
gradational processes
weathering
mass wasting
erosion
joints
mechanical
weathering
frost wedging
salt wedging
pressure release
exfoliation
biologic weathering
chemical weathering
solution
karst
sinkhole
caves/caverns
stalactite/stalagmite
mass wasting
angle of repose
falls/avalanches
talus
slides
rotational
translational
creep
fluvial
interfluve
drainage basin
dendritic
Q=wdv
transportation
dissolved load
suspended load
bedload
meandering stream
cutbank
point bar
braided stream
stream gradient
rejuvenation
entrenched meander
alluvium
floodplain
levees
yazoo
delta
exotic stream
tsunami
desert
rock outcroppings
inselberg
bornhardt
flash floods
dry streams/wadi
dry lakes/playas
alluvial fan
bajada
erg
reg
hamada
desert pavement
abrasion/ventifact
transportation
deposition
dunes
barchan
seif
star
windward
leeward/slipface
types
loess
differential erosion
Zion NP
coastal processes
waves
littoral zone
sea level changes
tidal movements
spring tides
neap tides
breaking waves
wave generation
fetch
swell
refraction
erosional features
sea arches
sea stacks
wave-cut platform
terrace
longshore current
beach drift
littoral drift
groins
jetty
depositional
features
beach
spits
lagoon
coral
CaCO3
glaciers
continental glacier
icebergs
alpine glacier
valley glacier
firn
movement
U shape valley
drift, till
moraine
end, lateral
medial
erratics
kettle, drumlin, eskers
permafrost