BJ Geography chapter two
Terms
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- The New Testament word for the Flood.
- cataclysm
- An island, usually large and high, formed near a continent out of the same landmass.
- continental island
- The formation of many mountains appearing together.
- mountain range
- A river that flows into and feeds another river.
- tributary
- An area of stagnant water, such as a swamp, marsh, or bog.
- wetlands
- A partially enclosed arm of the ocean.
- sea
- A crack in the earth's suface where two pieces of land have moved in different directions.
- fault
- A soil ingredient produced by the slow decomposition of leaves and other organic materials.
- humus
- A bend in a portion of the earth's crust caused by pressure.
- fold
- Islands that rise from the ocean floor (the lower layer of the crust called sima).
- oceanic islands
- Wide areas of level land.
- plain
- The main river and all its tributaries.
- river system
- Water-soaked area covered with organic materials, particularly mosses.
- bog
- A sheltered body of deep water nest to the shore.
- harbor
- The natural breakdown and removal of materials on the earth's surface.
- erosion
- Main landmasses of the earth.
- continents
- The whole system of oceans flowing into each other.
- world ocean
- Sediment deposited by flowing water.
- alluvium
- Total land area drained by the main river and its tributaries.
- drainage basin
- A wetland area with standing water, grasses, and small water plants.
- marsh
- According to this theory, plates crash into one another and pull apart, releasing energy from the earth's interior and causing earthquakes and volcanoes
- plate tectonics theory
- The degenerative process that contributes to the breaking up and alteration of rock materials.
- weathering
- A large mass of ice that forms at high elevations and flows downward.
- glacier
- Landmasses surrounded by water.
- island
- Wide areas of relatively flat land, but they rise abruptly above surrounding lands.
- plateau
- The belief that only those forces that are presently acting on the earth have shaped the earth in the past.
- uniformitarianism
- One feature of the land, such as a hill, peninsula, or mesa.
- landform
- Bodies of water fully enclosed by land.
- lake
- Wetland area of standing water in which large trees grow.
- swamp
- The movement of the earth's crustal plates and the resulting seismic and volcanic activity.
- tectonic activity
- Particles of sand, silt, and clay produced by the weathering of rock.
- sediment