Landmass - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What was some of the geography in the Indus River Civilization? - The geography in the Indus River Civilization had mountains, rivers, and monsoons. Which two major rivers of northern India start in the Himalaya? - The two major rivers of northern India that start in the Himalaya are the Indus and Ganges. What does subcontinent mean? - Subcontinent means a big landmass that is part of a continent. What do monsoons do? - Monsoons are strong seasonal winds that bring a dry season to winter. Wh...

Border Security Questions and Answers Graded A+ The ________ established the border between the United States and Mexico following the U.S.- Mexican War (). Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo _________ are established by international treaty as borderless regions, open to the use by all for the benefit of all Antarctica and the Moon A formal agreement between two or more nation states to bring about peace, an alliance, or to regulate commerce is formally known as a ______. treaty The ...

Which of the following ancient civilizations used hieroglyphics as a way to communicate? A.Greece B.Rome C.Egypt D.China : C.Egypt The Egyptians used hieroglyphics as their form of writing. Which of the following events of the American Revolution occurred last? A.The passage of the Intolerable Acts B.The dumping of tea into Boston Harbor C.The signing of the Declaration of Independence D.The Battle of Yorktown : D.The Battle of Yorktown 2 | P a g e In 1781, General George Washing...

seismic waves - Answer-Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake. crust - Answer-the outer layer of the Earth mantle - Answer-the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core lithosphere - Answer-the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle asthenosphere - Answer-the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats basalt - Answer-a rock that makes up much of the o...

superposition - The principle that any given rock layer is probably older than those above it and younger than those below it continental crust - Extends from surface of Earth down to 20-30 miles. Continental crust (granite) is less dense then ocean crust (basalt). oceanic crust - Extends down from the surface of the Earth to 7 miles. Crust is layered and very uniform. Composed of basalt. mantle - Contains most of Earth's mass. Composed of iron, magnesium, aluminum, and siliconoxygen comp...

Has the U.S. ever passed a carbon tax? - Answer-no What is a carbon tax? - Answer-a tax imposed on those who extract fossil fuels that taxes them proportionate to the amount of carbon they dig up What are two countries that have passed a carbon tax? - Answer-Netherlands and Norway The U.S., Russia, and the EU have put what percent of all greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere? - Answer-2/3 or 66% Who's the UN ambassador for climate change? - Answer-Leonardo DiCaprio What country is...

Biogeography - ANSWER Study of variation in species composition and diversity across geographic locations regional species pool - ANSWER all the species contained within a region (gamma diversity) gamma diversity - ANSWER total species diversity in a landscape alpha diversity - ANSWER Species physiology and interactions with other species are important factors in the resulting species diversity beta diversity - ANSWER change in species, or turnover, from one community type to another...

What do you call a large landmass that juts out from the rest of a continent? : subcontinent The Indus River Valley civilization was actually located in which present day country? : Pakistan What were the names of the twin cities located along the Indus River? : Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro What was the major water source for the Harappan Civilization? : Indus River What is a citadel? : massive fort When people move from one area to live in another, what is this called? 2 | P a g e : mi...

transdisciplinary - ️️is a reflexive, integrative, method-driven scientific principle aiming at the solution or transition of societal problems by differentiating and integrating knowledge from various scientific and societal bodies of knowledge. Alfred Wegener - ️️In 1912 he proposed the theory of continental drift• Geological and fossil evidence suggested that the continents had been part of a larger landmass• He named the original landmass Pangaea ('all earth' or 'all the ...

The present continents once formed a single landmass known as what? correct answers Pangea The measurement of water depth in oceans, seas, and lakes is known as what? correct answers Bathymetry The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of what kind of plate boundary? correct answers Divergent The Cascadia Subduction Zone is located off of which three states (select all three). correct answers Oregon, California, Washington The City of San Francisco is located on which tectonic plate? corr...