Transcript Physical Geography

Geography Jeopardy!
Physical Geography
Physical
Processes
LEMPOSA
Map
Projections
Concepts
Earth in
Space
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Final Jeopardy! Question
Physical Geography
Latitudinal
Zones
Plate tectonics
Theory that explains
how forces within the
planet create landforms
Physical
Processes
100
Oceanic and Continental
Two types of the Earth’s
crust
Physical
Processes
200
Earthquake
Natural disaster caused
by separation, colliding,
subduction, or
transformation of plates
Physical
Processes
300
Folding
Mountains are formed
when plates do this
Physical
Processes
400
Volcano
Hot magma, gasses and
water pour out of an
opening in the earth’s
crust, usually on a plate
boundary.
Physical
Processes
500
Elevation
The reason for this…
LEMPOSA
100
Ocean Currents
Makes the climate in
Western Europe warmer
than Canada (at the
same latitude)
LEMPOSA
200
Storms
Not necessarily an
element of climate, but
they do occur regularly
in certain parts of the
world and are
associated with certain
climates
LEMPOSA
300
Mountain Barrier (Orographic)
Effect
The reason why the
Mojave Desert is
directly inland from the
Sierra Nevada
Mountains
LEMPOSA
400
Proximity to Water
The reason why
California stays warm
in the winter and not too
hot in the summer
LEMPOSA
500
Distortion
The result of the need to
make flat maps to depict
a round Earth
Map
Projections
100
Europe
The center of a
Mercator projection –
the reason it is often
criticized
Map
Projections
200
Robinson projection
An oval-shaped
projection often used in
textbooks
Map
Projections
300
Gall-Peters projection
Relative sizes of
landmasses are
accurate, but the shapes
and distances are
inaccurate
Map
Projections
400
Different strengths and
weaknesses
Why there are a variety
of map projections
Map
Projections
500
Leeward
The inner (dry) side of a
mountain range
Concepts
100
Hydrosphere
All of the water on the
Earth and in the air
Concepts
200
Mid-latitudes
The area of the globe with
four seasons
Concepts
300
Subduction
The process by which
plate collision results in
one plate being drawn
down or overridden by
another
Concepts
400
High latitudes
The area of the globe with
only one season
Concepts
500
Day
The length of time it takes
for the earth to spin on its
axis (rotate)
Earth in
Space
100
Leap Year
The result of the fact that
the Earth’s revolution
takes an uneven number of
days.
Earth in
Space
200
Tilt of the Earth’s axis
The reason why seasons
exist
Earth in
Space
300
Tides
Result of the sun and
moon’s gravitational pull
on the Earth
Earth in
Space
400
West to East
The direction the earth
rotates
Earth in
Space
500
The Tropic of Cancer and
Tropic of Capricorn
The outer boundaries of
the region that
experiences only two
seasons (low latitudes)
Final
Jeopardy!