distinctive landsapes

• What does scale refer to in geography?

  Levels of detail in maps
• What does local scale refer to?

  A small area or one's own neighborhood
• What does regional scale refer to?

  Characteristics of a defined area
• What does national scale refer to?

  Study of particular countries
• What is meant by built landscape?

  Human-made surroundings for activities
• What does natural refer to in geography?

  Processes not involving humans
• What is a natural landscape?

  A landscape shaped by natural processes
• What are contour lines?

  Lines joining places of equal height
• What are spot heights?

  Height of a specific land point
• What is a landform?

  A recognizable feature of Earth's surface
• What is lowland?

  Low lying, usually flat land
• What is upland?

  Higher land, including hills and mountains
• What characterizes an ice age?

  Lower global temperatures and ice coverage
• What are glacial processes?

  Processes resulting from the action of ice
• What are geomorphic processes?

  Processes changing the shape of the Earth
• What are mechanical processes?

  Physical processes acting mechanically on substances
• What are chemical processes?

  Processes resulting from chemical reactions
• What are biological processes?

  Processes from the action of living organisms
• What is geology?

  The study of rocks and their formation
• What does igneous mean in geology?

  Rocks formed by heat within the Earth
• What are sedimentary rocks?

  Rocks produced from layers of sediment
• What are metamorphic rocks?

  Rocks changed by heat and pressure
• What does impermeable mean?

  Does not allow water to pass through
• What does permeable mean?

  Allows water to pass through
• What are coniferous trees?

  Evergreen trees with needle-shaped leaves
• What are deciduous trees?

  Trees that shed leaves during winter
• What is climate?

  Long-term average atmospheric conditions
• What is the freeze-thaw cycle?

  Daily temperature fluctuations around freezing
• What does rural refer to?

  Areas characteristic of the countryside
• What does urban refer to?

  Areas built by people, like cities
• What are tides?

  Changes in sea level due to the Moon
• What are sub-aerial processes?

  Processes aiding weathering and mass movement
• What is oxidation?

  A chemical reaction with oxygen in the air
• What is hydrolysis?

  Water reacting with minerals to weaken them
• What is carbonation solution?

  CO2 dissolving in rainwater forming acid
• What is weathering?

  Disintegration of material by various processes
• What is erosion?

  Breaking down and carrying away materials
• What is mass movement?

  Downslope movement of material due to gravity
• What is rotational slump?

  Downslope movement along a curved slip plane
• What is a rock slide?

  Downslope movement along a straight slip plane