Review Terms Ch 16 & 18

Hi Class,

Here are the review terms from chapers 16 and 18 for the final exam.

Chapter 16:
fluvial landform
fluvial processes
alluvium
stream erosion
stream transportation
stream deposition
stream load
graded stream
natural levee
the geographic cycle p.565

Chapter 18:
shoreline
coast
bay
estuary
marine cliff
beach
delta
coral reef
deflation
dust storm
sand dune
loess: how does this impact agriculture?
Global Change and Coastal Environments p624

The final exam will include a map exercise as well.More deatils will be given in class on Monday 5/3 as part of an inclass review activity.

TS

Updated!! Homework Due 5/3-- Now 5/5

Hi Class,

I received an email that a few students were having some difficulties access the homework assignment. Since I cannot control technical issues I will extend the deadline for the homework until Wednesday at 10pm.

Assignment due by May 5th at 10pm
Pg 539 in your text..
Choose 1 topic..

15.1 Sinking Cities

15.2 The Great Lakes

Please choose one topic, read the article in your textbook and answer the corresponding questions. Worth 30 pts.


Thanks,

TS

Review Terms Chapter 11- 13

Chapter 11:
mineral
rock
3 types of rock
>igneous
>metamorphic
>sedimentary
basalt
quartz
granite
magma
strata
sediment
fossil fuels
cycle of rock change

ch 12
core
mantle
crust
continental vs oceanic crust
lithosphere
plate tectonics

ch 13:
landforms
geomorphology
volcano
shield volcano
fault
earthquake
tsunami

Review Terms Chapters 14 & 15

Chapter 14:
weathering
regolith
mass wasting
chemical weathering
physical weathering
bedrock
sediment
earthflow
landslide
scarification
ice wedge

Chapter 15:
infiltration
runoff
groundwater
water table
stream
channel
discharge
drainage basin
watershed
flood
lake

Africa Assignment

Hi Class,

Please familiarize yourself with this map of Africa. We will be having a map quiz of April 26th.

While looking at the map, locate the following:

Nile River

South Africa

Nigeria

Sudan

Morocco

Ethiopia

No need to turn in the assignment, just complete it and bring your atlas to class.

Thanks,

TS

Study Guide Chapters 5&6

Chapter 5:
barometer*
wind*
pressure gradient
isobar
coriolis effect
cyclone
anti cyclone
ITCZ*
jet stream

Chapter 6:
weather system
air mass
front
warm vs cold front *
cyclonic storm
tornado
tropical cyclone
storm surge *

Map Questions:

What are the approx coordinates of Norway?
What countries border the North Sea
Where is Spain in relation to Poland
Where is the Norwegian Sea?
Name Latvia's 4 Neighbors.