A | B |
Physical Processes that shape/change the land | earthquakes, tectonic plates, volcanoes, glaciers, flooding |
Tectonic plate | a huge piece of slowly moving rock found beneath Earth's crust |
Landform | a feature on Earth's surface like the Appalachian Mountains |
Erosion | When weathered materials are moved to another spot or worn away and moved to another location |
Earthquakes | Can be caused by moving tectonic plates |
Volcanoes | happen when tectonic plates slide together or move apart |
Melted rock breaks through Earth's crust | forms a volcano and can form islands |
Glaciers | Huge sheet of moving ice |
Glaciers | Continental and Valley |
Flooding | Moving water that can cause erosion |
Landform | Shape of land |
Erode | to ride away or be carried away |
Regions | An area that has one or more features in common |
4 Regions of the U.S. | East, South, Midwest, West |
Climate | the average weather or type of weather a place has over a long period of time |