WV History Chap 1 Geography of WV

_____ is the science of studying Earth as the home of humans

• Topography

• Surface Mining

• Geography

• Paleontology

_____ is rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

• Weather

• Precipitation

• Climate

• El Nino

____ is a prolonged period of dry weather.

• La Nina

• Erosion

• El Nino

• Drought

____ is warmer than usual Pacific Ocean temperatures.

• El Nino

• La Nina

• Climate

• Weather

___ is the average weather of a region over a long period of time.

• Weather

• Precipation

• Climate

• Geography

--- is colder than usual Pacific Ocean Temperatures

• La Nina

• El Nino

• Climate

• Weather

___ is the day to day conditions and changes in the atmosphere for a region.

• Weather

• Climate

• Precipitation

• Drought

____ are physical features of the land, such as mountains or plateaus.

• Geography

• topography

• Elevation

• Tributary

___ the gradual wearing down of the land or rock by wind or water.

• Drought

• topography

• erosion

• surface mining

____ describes where a place is compared to other places.

• Relative location

• Absolute Location

• Geography

• Topography