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What defines absolute location on Earth?
What defines absolute location on Earth?
- Orientation based on cardinal directions
- Position in relation to other places
- The nearest city or landmark
- Coordinates of latitude and longitude (correct)
What is the primary function of latitude lines?
What is the primary function of latitude lines?
- To determine elevation above sea level
- To indicate the flow of ocean currents
- To measure the distance from the equator (correct)
- To divide the Earth into hemispheres
Which layer of the Earth is associated with tectonic plate movement?
Which layer of the Earth is associated with tectonic plate movement?
- Biosphere
- Hydrosphere
- Atmosphere
- Lithosphere (correct)
What does the Richter Scale measure?
What does the Richter Scale measure?
Which of the following describes the hydrosphere?
Which of the following describes the hydrosphere?
Continental drift suggests that Earth's continents were once unified. What was the name of this supercontinent?
Continental drift suggests that Earth's continents were once unified. What was the name of this supercontinent?
What is the main cause of a tsunami?
What is the main cause of a tsunami?
Which geographical term describes the Northern and Southern Hemispheres divisions?
Which geographical term describes the Northern and Southern Hemispheres divisions?
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Absolute Location
Absolute Location
The exact position of a place on Earth, typically given in coordinates of latitude and longitude.
Relative Location
Relative Location
The position of a place in relation to another place, often described using directions.
Hemisphere
Hemisphere
One-half of the Earth, typically divided into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres by the Equator, or the Eastern and Western Hemispheres by the Prime Meridian.
Latitude Lines
Latitude Lines
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Longitude Lines
Longitude Lines
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Equator
Equator
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Prime Meridian
Prime Meridian
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Continental Drift
Continental Drift
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Study Notes
Chapter 1
- Geography: The study of Earth's physical features, climate, human populations, and how they interact.
- Absolute Location: The exact position on Earth, typically given by latitude and longitude coordinates.
- Relative Location: Describes a place's position in relation to other places using directions.
- Hemispheres: Earth is divided into Northern and Southern Hemispheres by the Equator, and Eastern and Western Hemispheres by the Prime Meridian.
- Latitude: Imaginary horizontal lines around Earth, parallel to the Equator.
- Longitude: Imaginary vertical lines running from the North Pole to the South Pole.
- Equator: An imaginary line around Earth's middle, equidistant from the North and South Poles.
- Prime Meridian: An imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole, used as a reference point for longitude.
Chapter 2
- Hydrosphere: Part of Earth containing all water in forms like oceans, rivers, lakes, glaciers, groundwater. Covers about 71% of Earth's surface and includes water vapor.
- Lithosphere: Earth's crust and the upper mantle, divided into tectonic plates floating on the semi-fluid asthenosphere.
- Atmosphere: Layer of gases surrounding Earth, including all living organisms and their interactions with other spheres.
- Biosphere: Zone of life on Earth, consisting of all living organisms and their interactions with the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere.
- Continental Drift: Theory that Earth's continents were once a single landmass (Pangaea) and have drifted apart over millions of years due to tectonic plate movement.
- Earthquake: Sudden shaking of Earth's surface caused by the release of energy from tectonic plate movement or volcanic activity.
- Richter Scale: Measures the magnitude of an earthquake based on the amplitude of seismic waves from seismographs.
- Tsunami: Series of large ocean waves caused by the sudden displacement of water, often triggered by undersea earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides.
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