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Physical Geography 180
Chapter 14 Study Guide
Crustal Rearrangement
Terms
Ocean crust
Continental crust
Isostasy
Continental Drift
Pangaea
Concepts
What is rigid earth theory?
What causes isostatic reactions?
On what physical evidence did Wegner base his theory of continental drift?
Why was Wegner’s theory rejected at the time?
Plate Tectonics
Terms
Seafloor Spreading
Subduction
Divergent Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Terrane
Mantle Plume
Hot Spot
Suture
Concepts
What evidence supports sea floor spreading?
List and describe the 3 tectonic plate boundaries.
What landforms are formed at the 3 convergent boundaries?
How are mountains formed by accreted terranes identified?
How were the Hawaiian Islands formed?
What are some of the unanswered questions regarding plate tectonics?
Vulcanism
Terms
Volcanism
Plutonic Activity
Pyroclastic Material
Lava Flows
Eruption Column
Flood Basalt
Caldera
Lava
Batholith
Laccolith
Dike
Sill
Veins
Concepts
How does silica content influence the style of eruption? (High silica vs. low silica)
What causes flood basalt?
Describe the shape and eruption style of composite and shield volcanoes.
What causes a caldera to form?
Diastrophism, Folding & Faulting
Terms
Diastrophism
Folding
Anticline
Syncline
Overthrust Fold
Faulting
Fault Lines
Fault Scarp
Normal Fault
Reverse Fault
Strike-Slip Fault
Horst
Graben
Rift Valleys
Concepts
Why are sedimentary rocks so useful in understanding diastrophism?
What stress causes folding? What are the landforms created by folding?
What are the three types of faults? What stresses cause these faults?
What causes earthquakes?
What are P waves and S waves?
How do earthquakes cause tsunamis?
Why are earthquakes currently unpredictable?
What type of faulting creates horsts & grabens?