Geography and Physical Features Vocabulary Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering geography, tectonic processes, landforms, and climate concepts from the lecture transcript.

Interior Plains

A region where fuels are found in abundance.

Leeward side

The side of a mountain range on which rain shadows are found.

Hudson Bay

The location where glaciers ground down volcanic mountains into a 'shield'.

Great Plains Biome

The biome located to the east of the Rocky Mountains and part of the Great Plains.

Continental precipitation

Precipitation that usually occurs in the summer in continental areas.

Maritime climate precipitation

The pattern of precipitation usually found in a maritime climate.

Subduction

The process when one plate goes under another.

Earthquake origin

The focus or starting location of an earthquake.

Vancouver, BC dormant volcano

A dormant volcano located not too far from Vancouver, BC.

Parallel mountain ranges

A series or system of mountain ranges that run parallel to each other.

Chinook winds

Warm winter winds that come off the Rocky Mountains.

Urban area

A city area characterized by high population density.

River strip land division

A land distribution system where land is divided into thin strips along rivers.

Osoyoos and Fort St. John

Two locations whose difference in temperatures is explained by geographic factors such as latitude.

Magma

Molten rock located under the lithosphere.

Tsunami

A large sea wave caused by an earthquake.

Geographic center of North America

The central geographic location of North America.

Continental climate

A climate that is away from the affects of a large body of water.

Windward side precipitation

Precipitation occurring on the windward side of a mountain range.

Coast Range

A mountain range that contains a chain of volcanoes.

Convergent boundary

A boundary where 2 plates are moving towards each other.

Subducting plate under North American plate

A tectonic plate subducting under the North American plate.

Rural area

A country area characterized by low population density.

Divergent boundary

A boundary where 2 plates are moving away from each other.

San Andreas Fault

An example of a transform plate boundary.

1999 Territory

A territory created in 1999.

River sediment landform

Land formed from river sediment.

Tectonic plate boundary activity

Geological activity that occurs along tectonic plate boundaries.