GEA 2000 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Divergent Boundary, Asthenosphere, Lithosphere
8 Jun 2017
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The study of the earth as created by natural forces and as modified by human action. Physical geography study patterns of climates, land forms, vegetation, soils, and water. Idea that the earth"s surface is composed of large plates that float on top of an underlying layer of molten rock. As two plates move away from each other, new crust is formed at the spreading center from magma. How do mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys form? they form from divergent boundaries. The supercontinent consisting of all continents grouped together. The various elements of weather measured & statistically analyzed over a specific time interval (usually 30 years) for a particular region. What is weather? the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc. Increase in surface area over which the radiation is distributed in response to a decrease in solar angle.
