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1 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY & LANDFORMS Utah Studies

2 Hemispheres Equator Prime Meridian

3 Hydrologic Cycle Circulation of water between the atmosphere, oceans, and earth Precipitation Land & Oceans Evaporation

4 Landforms Turn to pg 2 in textbook titled “Landforms” Look at the list of landforms given. Write 3 down that you know Write down 2 that you do NOT know

5 Internal Forces (Inside) Plate Tectonics: giant plates that move across the surface of the earth As they bump, push, grind, split it causes landforms to be created Earthquakes and volcanoes

6 Haiti Earthquake 316,000 killed Laupahoehoe Harbor, Hawaii- Tsunami April 1946 159 died (21 kids, 3 teachers) 200 ft of ocean floor exposed Kilauea Volcano- Hawaii One of world’s most active volcanoes

7 External Forces (Outside) Weathering: rocks breaks apart Done by: water, plants, animals Erosion: the broken rocks are moved around Done by: rain, rivers, glaciers, wind

8 Human Impact Pollution mixes with rain to create acid rain which ruins landforms Overgrazing and deforestation Digging, mining, etc.

9 Vocab Words Add the following words to your vocab sheet (DUE NEXT TIME) Landform/ Topography Weathering Erosion Internal Forces External Forces Physiographic Regions


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