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Unit 2 Test Review

Unit 2 Test Review. Physical Geography. Straight. Isthmus. Peninsula. Typhoon. AKA: Hurricane In the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean. Doldrums. Orographic Effect. Oasis.

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Unit 2 Test Review

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  1. Unit 2 Test Review Physical Geography

  2. Straight

  3. Isthmus

  4. Peninsula

  5. Typhoon • AKA: Hurricane • In the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean.

  6. Doldrums

  7. Orographic Effect

  8. Oasis Area in deserts where fresh water springs bring water to the surface. Allows for human habitation in hostile areas.

  9. Solstice When sun directly shines on either the Tropic of Cancer or the Tropic of Capricorn. Signifies the start of summer or winter.

  10. Equinox When the sun’s rays shine directly on the Equator. Signifies the start of fall or spring.

  11. Ring of Fire

  12. Weathering Mechanical Chemical

  13. El Nino Warmer than usual water temperatures in the Pacific. Leads to warmer/colder than usual land temperatures and too much or too little rain/snow. Severity of storms can increase as well.

  14. Tornados

  15. Global Warming

  16. Continental Drift

  17. Plate Tectonics Results: Earthquakes Volcanos Tsunamis Trenches Mountains Rift Valleys – (Divergent movement)

  18. Earth’s 4 Spheres • Hydrosphere: All the Water • Lithosphere: All the land • Atmosphere: All the air • Biosphere: All the living plants and animals.

  19. Where on the Earth: Orographic Effect. • Atlas Mountains/Sahara Desert • Sierra Nevada Mountains/Death Valley • Andes Mountains/Atacama Desert • Himalayan Mountains/Deserts of Western china/Mongolia

  20. Climate Variation Latitude Ocean Currents Elevation

  21. Where do people Settle? • River Valleys and the Plains next to them.

  22. Low, Middle, and high latitudes • Low: Between the Tropics – Hot and Humid all year • Middle: Between the Tropics and the Circles – Temperate/Seasonal • High: Between the Circles and the Poles: Very cold year round Warm and Wet Cold-24 hours of light or dark depending on the season Temperate-Not too hot or too cold

  23. Climate and vegetation Patterns Tropical Rainforest Deciduous Forest Tundra Desert

  24. Tilt and Seasons • When it is summer here, what is it in Japan? In Australia? In Argentina? • When it is fall here, what is it in Europe, South Africa? Southern Hemisphere Summer Fall Winter Spring Northern Hemisphere Winter Spring Summer Fall

  25. How landforms are made • Fjords • Ayres Rock Glaciers Folding

  26. Weathering and erosion • Chemical and Mechanical Weathering • Wind, Water, and Glaciers

  27. Water cycle • Evaporation • Condensation • Precipitation

  28. The atmosphere • 78 percent Nitrogen • 21 percent Oxygen • 1 percent other Impact of humans: Pollution can change the percentages, lowering the oxygen that we have available. Rainforest destruction also cuts the amount of oxygen produced by plants.

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