<p>World Geography - Mrs. Black Name ______Chapter 2 Homework Date ______Period ______</p><p>Section 1: Forces Shaping the Earth </p><p>1. Define these terms describing the inside of the earth:</p><p> a) core (2 parts) b) mantle c) magma d) crust</p><p>2. What is the name of the theory that explains how the continents were formed and why they move?</p><p>3. What is the name scientists gave to the gigantic landmass that broke apart millions of years ago?</p><p>4. How were the Himalaya mountain ranges of Asia formed?</p><p>5. What is an earthquake?</p><p>6. Why is the region around the edge of the Pacific Ocean known as the “Ring of Fire”?</p><p>7. a. What do we call the cracks formed in the Earth’s crust where two plates move alongside each other? </p><p> b. What is the name of the well-known one in California?</p><p>8. Describe these terms: a) weathering -</p><p> b) erosion -</p><p>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 - </p><p>10. Define the following(use Glossary): Continental Shelf – Trench – </p><p>Name the deepest trench in the world - </p><p>11. Name two factors that determine where people choose to live?</p><p>12. How much of the Earth’s surface is covered with water?</p><p>13. What percent of the Earth’s water is salt water?</p><p>14. What percent of the water on Earth is freshwater?</p><p>15. Define the following(use Glossary): </p><p>Groundwater - </p><p>Aquifers - </p><p>16. What is the water cycle? (use Glossary) – </p><p>Section 3: Climate Regions</p><p>17. Define weather(use Glossary):</p><p>18. Define climate(use Glossary):</p><p>19. Define prevailing winds(use Glossary):</p><p>20. What is the difference between a hurricane and a typhoon? </p><p>21. What is the name of the current that carries warm water from the Tropics to Western Europe? </p><p>22. What is the difference between El Nino and La Nina? </p><p>23. What is a rain shadow?</p><p>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 =</p><p>36. Why do larger cities have higher temperatures than the nearby countryside?</p><p>Section 4: Human-Environment Interaction</p><p>37. Name two things that humans burn that causes air pollution:</p><p>38. Define the following(use Glossary): Smog –</p><p>Acid Rain – </p><p>39. What human activities contribute to global warming?</p><p>40. What is the lithosphere? </p><p>41. Name the large rainforest suffering from deforestation. </p><p>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 – </p><p>Biodiversity - </p>