Chapter 1 Flashcards

Front

Low, flat land.

Back

Plains

Front

Height above sea level.

Back

Elevation

Front

Spinning of earth on its axis.

Back

Rotation

Front

Earth’s trip around the sun.

Back

Revolution

Front

Movement of large sheets below earth’s surface.

Back

Plate tectonics

Front

Elevated, flat land.

Back

Plateau

Front

Large sea waves caused by undersea earthquakes.

Back

Tsunami

Front

Movement of ideas from place to place.

Back

Communication

Front

Theme of geography that studies the relationship between people and their surroundings.

Back

Human-environment interaction

Front

Triangular formation of soil deposited at the mouth of a river.

Back

Delta