Geo - Unit 01 Vocabulary Quiz

Elevation

• Location in relation to other places

• A way of looking at the human and  physical patterns on Earth and their relationships to one another

• The height of a land surface above the level of the sea

• The variation in elevation across an area of Earth’s land

• The exact position of a place on the Earth’s surface

Absolute Location

• Location in relation to other places

• A way of looking at the human and  physical patterns on Earth and their relationships to one another

• The height of a land surface above the level of the sea

• The variation in elevation across an area of Earth’s land

• The exact position of a place on the Earth’s surface

Spatial Perspective

• Location in relation to other places

• A way of looking at the human and  physical patterns on Earth and their relationships to one another

• The height of a land surface above the level of the sea

• The variation in elevation across an area of Earth’s land

• The exact position of a place on the Earth’s surface

Relative Location

• Location in relation to other places

• A way of looking at the human and  physical patterns on Earth and their relationships to one another

• The height of a land surface above the level of the sea

• The variation in elevation across an area of Earth’s land

• The exact position of a place on the Earth’s surface

Relief

• Location in relation to other places

• A way of looking at the human and  physical patterns on Earth and their relationships to one another

• The height of a land surface above the level of the sea

• The variation in elevation across an area of Earth’s land

• The exact position of a place on the Earth’s surface

Hydrosphere

• A thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth

• The water areas of the Earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water

• The movement of weathered rock and material by wind, glaciers, and moving water

• Uppermost layer of the Earth that includes the crust, continents, and ocean basins

• The part of the Earth where life exists

Lithosphere

• A thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth

• The water areas of the Earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water

• The movement of weathered rock and material by wind, glaciers, and moving water

• Uppermost layer of the Earth that includes the crust, continents, and ocean basins

• The part of the Earth where life exists

Biosphere

• A thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth

• The water areas of the Earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water

• The movement of weathered rock and material by wind, glaciers, and moving water

• Uppermost layer of the Earth that includes the crust, continents, and ocean basins

• The part of the Earth where life exists

Atmosphere

• A thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth

• The water areas of the Earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water

• The movement of weathered rock and material by wind, glaciers, and moving water

• Uppermost layer of the Earth that includes the crust, continents, and ocean basins

• The part of the Earth where life exists

Erosion

• A thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth

• The water areas of the Earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water

• The movement of weathered rock and material by wind, glaciers, and moving water

• Uppermost layer of the Earth that includes the crust, continents, and ocean basins

• The part of the Earth where life exists