World Geography - Mrs. Black Name ______

World Geography - Mrs. Black Name ______Chapter 2 Homework Date ______Period ______

Section 1: Forces Shaping the Earth

1. Define these terms describing the inside of the earth:

a) core (2 parts) b) mantle c) magma d) crust

2. What is the name of the theory that explains how the continents were formed and why they move?

3. What is the name scientists gave to the gigantic landmass that broke apart millions of years ago?

4. How were the Himalaya mountain ranges of Asia formed?

5. What is an earthquake?

6. Why is the region around the edge of the Pacific Ocean known as the “Ring of Fire”?

7. a. What do we call the cracks formed in the Earth’s crust where two plates move alongside each other?

b. What is the name of the well-known one in California?

8. Describe these terms: a) weathering -

b) erosion -

Section 2: Landforms and Water Resources 9. Describe each of the landforms listed below(use the Geographic Dictionary on page RA37 if needed) a) Mountain - b) Hill - c) Plain - d) Plateau - e) Isthmus - f) Peninsula - g) Island -

10. Define the following(use Glossary): Continental Shelf – Trench –

Name the deepest trench in the world -

11. Name two factors that determine where people choose to live?

12. How much of the Earth’s surface is covered with water?

13. What percent of the Earth’s water is salt water?

14. What percent of the water on Earth is freshwater?

15. Define the following(use Glossary):

Groundwater -

Aquifers -

16. What is the water cycle? (use Glossary) –

Section 3: Climate Regions

17. Define weather(use Glossary):

18. Define climate(use Glossary):

19. Define prevailing winds(use Glossary):

20. What is the difference between a hurricane and a typhoon?

21. What is the name of the current that carries warm water from the Tropics to Western Europe?

22. What is the difference between El Nino and La Nina?

23. What is a rain shadow?

Try to condense the information for each climate sub region into 3-5 words. The first one is done for you: 24. Tropical rain forest= rainy, hot, dense rain forests 25. Tropical savanna = 26. Steppe = 27. Desert = 28. Marine West Coast = 29. Mediterranean = 30. Humid Subtropical = 31. Humid Continental = 32. Subarctic = 33. Tundra = 34. Ice cap = 35. Highland =

36. Why do larger cities have higher temperatures than the nearby countryside?

Section 4: Human-Environment Interaction

37. Name two things that humans burn that causes air pollution:

38. Define the following(use Glossary): Smog –

Acid Rain –

39. What human activities contribute to global warming?

40. What is the lithosphere?

41. Name the large rainforest suffering from deforestation.

42. What is the hydrosphere? 43. What is the term used to describe the process in which water is collected and distributed to crops? 44. Define the following: Ecosystems –

Biodiversity -