Aralin 1: Mga Teorya sa Pagkakabuo ng mga Kontinente

These vocabulary flashcards cover the theories of continent formation, the physical characteristics of the seven continents, and various land and water forms based on the lecture notes.

Kontinente

The largest type of landform (pinakamalaking uri ng anyong lupa).

Geo/Grafein

The description of the world (paglalarawan ng daigdig).

Continental Drift

A theory proposed by Alfred Wegener in $1912$ stating that continents have moved far across the earth's surface and continue to move today.

Pangea

The single mass of land that once comprised all the continents.

Panthalassa

The single ocean that surrounded the supercontinent Pangea.

Gondwanaland and Laurasia

The two large landmasses formed when Pangea broke apart.

Plate Tectonics

A theory developed in $1960$ stating that continents sit on plates or large pieces of land floating on magma moving in three directions.

Plate Boundaries

The three types of boundaries formed by plate movements: divergent, convergent, and transform.

Asya

A continent with an area of $44,362,815$ kilometro kwadrado and climates ranging from tropical, sub-tropical, temperate, to polar; located at $49^\circ83'\,H$ Latitud.

Africa

A continent with an area of $30,304,155$ kilometro kwadrado located at $8^\circ46'\,T$ Latitud and $35^\circ30'\,S$ Longhitud.

Hilagang Amerika

A continent with an area of $24,250,058$ kilometro kwadrado located between $17^\circ55' - 83^\circ40'\,H$ Latitud and $11^\circ40' - 55^\circ40'\,K$ Longhitud.

Timog Amerika

A continent with an area of $17,806,168$ kilometro kwadrado located at $12^\circ28'\,H$ Latitud, $53^\circ54'\,T$ Latitud, and $83'-45'\,K$ Longhitud.

Antartika

A continent with an area of $14,244,934$ kilometro kwadrado characterized by a polar climate.

Europa

A continent with an area of $10,507,581$ kilometro kwadrado located at $71^\circ8'-36'\,H$ Latitud and $90'-65'\,S$ Longhitud.

Australia at Oceania

A continent with an area of $7,682,256$ kilometro kwadrado located at $17^\circ55'-83^\circ40\,H$ Latitud and $11^\circ40' - 55^\circ40'\,K$ Longhitud.

Topograpiya

A term describing the study of the earth's surface, including changes in mountains, valleys, rivers, and roads.

Bundok

The highest landform; examples include Mt. Everest in Nepal and China, K2 in Pakistan and China, Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa, Mt. Fuji in Japan, and Mt. Apo in Pilipinas.

Bulubundukin o Kabundukan

Connected mountains such as the Sierra Madre, Himalayas, Andes Mountains, Rocky Mountains, and Alps Mountains.

Burol

A high landform that is lower than a mountain.

Bulkan

A landform with an opening or crater at the top that emits hot mud.

Kapatagan

A wide, flat landform.

Talampas

Flat land located on top of a mountain.

Isla

A landform surrounded by water.

Kapuluan o archipelago

A group of many islands, such as Indonesia and Pilipinas.

Tangway o peninsula

A part of the land that projects into the sea, such as the Indian Peninsula and Arabian Peninsula.

Karagatan

The widest, largest, and deepest bodies of water.

Dagat

A smaller part of the ocean with salty water, such as the Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, and Carribean Sea.

Look

Part of the sea located near the shoreline.

Lawa

A body of water surrounded by land, typically containing freshwater.

Ilog

Flowing water that starts from mountains and ends in the sea, such as the Nile River, Amazon River, and Mississippi River.

Talon

Water falling from a mountain, such as Niagara Falls or Victoria Falls.