Cards in this guide (21)
Imagine a planet with no magnetic field Such a planet probably does not have a
Battles over the control of straits are often related to the control of
The surface of the planet is broken into several
tectonic plates
Continents
In order to avoid an earthquake zone you consider avoiding a location with
a chain of volcanoes parallel to a continental coast.
If scientists were to watch a planet for millions of years and see no movement on the crust it might indicate that the planet has no
convection below the crust.
Which could be a form of bias in a map
When south is depicted as being toward the top of the map
When road is labeled according to federal designation instead of
by local names
When average incomes are given as a single number for an entire
county
When cities are shown in green and countryside shown in
yellow
When fishing industry is shown with an icon depicting a dead
fish
When west is depicted as being toward the top of the map
When north is depicted as being toward the top of the map;
When crime rates are given as an average for a square mile of a
city;
When area inside the city limits is depicted in green, while
outside depicted in gray;
When golf courses are shown but soccer fields are not.
Battles over shipping routes often focus on the control of
Which of these would be indications that a given mountain range was not formed by subduction
It is not along an ocean coastline.
There are no volcanoes.
As the geology officer on an expedition to a newly discovered Earth like planet you must determine where to locate the first permanent settlement This planet has volcanoes and appears to have a crust
a young mountain range along a continental coast.
A civilization on a vast open plain with rich resources is likely to be
vulnerable to attack from warring civilizations.
What are the reasons why groups of people leave a particular place called
The reasons groups of people leave a particular place are called
push factors. Push factors are usually due to a difficulty such as
war, natural disasters, food shortages, or inability to find
jobs.
As the geology officer on an expedition to a newly discovered Earthlike planet how might you determine whether the planet has a crust composed of plates that move
As the geology officer on an expedition to a newly discovered
Earthlike planet, you might determine whether the planet has a
crust composed of plates that move by chains of volcanoes along
continental coastlines.
A civilization exists in a mountain valley for several hundred years developing its own language in isolation from nearby civilizations
A civilization exists in a mountain valley for several hundred
years developing its own language in isolation from nearby
civilizations such a civilization probably has been
- Protected from invasions by the mountains around it.
- Isolated by mountains or some other physical barriers.
- Offered a bigger supply of national resources, like the
Aztecs.
Scientist know that the moon does not have a magnetic fieldthis probably means that the moon does not have
The shapes and forms of land have a big effect on
Mercator projection The travels of Marco Polo Ibn Idrisi's world map Robinson projection Arrange these events from the history of cartography in the order in which they occurred
When a shipping lane passes from one large body of water to another it often passes through a what
Put these layers of the Earth in order starting at the outermost layer and going inward. crustmoho barriercoremantle
Crust, Moho barrier, Mantle, Core
When Ninety percent of the worlds earthquakes occur around the
Match the structure in column 1 to the characteristics in column 2 2.1.6
Moho barrier=where crust meets the mantle
Oceanic crust=Thinnest layer