Everything in this flashcard set.
- subduction
- A geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into
- spreading
- Process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
- fault
- A crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- maps
- A diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (plural)
- latitude
- An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
- longitude
- The angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich
- charts
- A visual display of information (plural)
- equator
- An imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north
- political
- Of or relating to your views about social relationships involving authority or power
- cultural
- Of or relating to the arts and manners that a group favors
- physical
- Having to do with the body
- climate
- The prevailing psychological state
- topography
- The configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features
- cartography
- The making of maps and charts
- compass
- Navigational instrument for finding directions
- legend
- A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
- scale
- Tool for weighing things; also a set of musical notes
- elevation
- The event of something being raised upward
