Introduction to Geography

What does geography primarily study?

Which branch of geography focuses on the Earth's natural processes and features?

What is the term for the position of something on Earth's surface?

Which type of location uses coordinates like latitude and longitude?

What do lines of latitude measure?

What is another name for lines of latitude?

Which line of latitude is at 0°?

What is the outermost solid layer of the Earth called?

What is the semi-molten layer beneath the Earth's crust?

Which layer of the Earth is liquid?

What are the areas where tectonic plates interact called?

What type of boundary is formed when plates move apart?

What are elevated landforms formed by tectonic activity or volcanism?

What term describes the long-term average of weather conditions in a region?

Which climate zone is typically hot and humid?

What refers to the community of living organisms interacting with their physical environment?

Which biome is dominated by trees?

What does population geography primarily study?

What is the clearing of forests for other land uses called?

What is the contamination of the environment with harmful substances?