| A | B |
|---|
| atmosphere | extends 1000 miles above Earth's surface |
| biosphere | part of Earth where life is found |
| hydrosphere | all water on Earth |
| lithosphere | all land on Earth |
| earthquakes | shaking movement of the earth's plates |
| erosion | wearing away of earth's surface |
| faults | breaks in the earth's crust |
| folds | bends in layers of rock |
| glaciers | large bodies of ice moving over earth's surface |
| volcanoes | mountains formed when lava rises through earth's crust |
| weathering | process that breaks down rocks (chemical & physical) |
| archipelago | group of islands |
| hills | land above the rest that is rounded with little relief |
| island | land completely surrounded by water |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses |
| strait | narrow strip of water connecting two larger bodies of water |
| mountains | land above surrounding land with a peak or summit |
| plains | flat or gently rolling land |
| plateau | flat land higher than surrounding land |
| peninsula | land surrounded by water on three sides |
| continental shelf | shallow area near the coast of a continent |
| evaporation | changing of water into vapor or gas |
| groundwater | water beneath the surface of the earth |
| lake | water completely surrounded by land |
| river | water of considerable volume flowing throught the land |
| seamount | underwater mountains |
| water cycle | movement of water from the ocean to the air to the ground to the ocean |
| fossil fuels | formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago |
| minerals | substances from the earth that are not living or made from living things |
| natural resources | elements from the earth that are not made by humans, but are used by them |
| nonrenewable resources | things that can never be replaced |
| renewable resources | things that replace themselves naturally or that we can grow an endless supply of |
| Mount Everest | highest point on surface of the earth |
| Dead Sea | lowest point on the surface of the earth |
| Mariana Trench | deepest point of the ocean |
| Pangaea | when all landmasses were together as one supercontinent |
| sheet glacier | like Greenland & Antarctica |
| mountain glacier | clumps of ice that moves down a mountain |
| imports | goods brought into a country |
| exports | goods sent out of a country |
| Nepal | country that Mt Everest is in |
| Jordan & Israel | countries that border the Dead Sea |
