Physical Geography
Exam 3 Review
Plate Tectonics, Rocks & Volcanoes – Chapter 13 & 14
Terms:Concepts:
CrustMantleLayers & composition of earth’s interior
CoreAsthenosphereTypes of crust & characteristics Ocean Crust Continental Crust **Development of Plate Tectonics Theory
Continental DriftSea-Floor SpreadingRock development & characteristics
Igneous SedimentaryTypes of plate boundaries & landforms
MetamorphicPangaeaTypes of volcanoes and characteristics
SubductionDivergentElastic Rebound Theory
ConvergentTransformEarthquakes
Hot SpotsAccreted Terrain
ShieldComposite
EpicenterFocus
Mass Wasting – Chapter 15
Terms:Concepts:
WeatheringMechanicalTypes of weathering
Frost, Salt, BioticChemicalTypes of mass wasting
ExfoliationFall, Slide, Slump, CreepRelationship between gravity, water, slope
UpwellingMass WastingInfluence of water on weathering & mass
Angle of ReposeHydrolysis, Oxidation, Carbonationwasting
LichenJointing
Fluvial Landforms – Chapter 16
Terms:Concepts:
ErosionTransportationTypes of erosion in the stream bed
Stream LoadTractionLandforms of deposition
SaltationSuspended LoadCharacteristics of stream ages -
Dissolved LoadMeanderyoung, mature, old
OxbowFloodplainDrainage patterns
Delta**Stream load transportation & deposition
TributaryDistributarySeasonal variation
Coastal Landforms - Chapter 20
Terms:Concepts:
EmergentSubmergentCoastal Processes (5)
EustaticTide,Impact on sea level
Wave ActionLongshore CurrentsRole of currents in erosion, transport &
Wave RefractionHeadlandsdeposition
ForeshoreBackshoreCoastal landform types
Swash zoneHydraulic ActionBeach zones
PneumaticWave Cut platformErosion processes (5)
Marine TerraceArches, Sea StacksHigh energy & low energy beaches
Spit
Glacial Landforms – Chapter 19
Terms:Concepts:
Accumulation ZonePlucking, PolishingInterglacial vs. Glacial periods
Ablation ZoneAbrasionFormation of glacial ice
Grooves, StriationsGlacial FlourGlacial movement & landforms
FjordsHangingValleyErosional and depositional lanforms
Stoss & lee sidesTill, Kettles, Moraines, ErraticsTypes of glaciers – continental vs. alpine
Basal SlipGlacial Trough,
Short Answer Questions:
We may not get to #2 (Volcanoes) or to #5 (Climate Change). In that case, you will have three short answer and five additional multiplechoice. We will determine the content on the last day of class Week 15.
1.Explain the development of Plate Tectonics Theory.
2.Compare the geographic distribution, lava chemistry, eruption style and shape of composite and shield volcanoes.
3.List and describe the four types of fluvial transportation in the stream bed. What happens to capacity as velocity increases or decreases?
4.List and describe the five types of coastal erosion.
5.Describe how climate change (warming or cooling) impacts fluvial, coastal and glacial processes and landforms.