Ap Human Geography Chapter 2 The Earth
CHAPTER TWO: THE EARTH
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
THE CONTINENTS
A Continent is one of several very large landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, with up to seven regions commonly regarded as continents. These are: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. In geology, continents are described by means of tectonic plates. Plate tectonics is the process and study of the movement, collision and division of continents.
THE GRID
The Grid plan, Grid street plan or Gridiron plan is a type of city plan in which streets run at right angles to each other, forming a grid. In the context of the culture of Ancient Rome, the grid plan method of land measurement was called Centuriation. …show more content…
THE WATER CYCLE
The Water cycle, also known as the Hydrologic cycle or the H2O cycle, describes the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth A TIDE
Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun and the rotation of the Earth.
WAVES
A wave is disturbance or oscillation that travels through matter/space, accompanied by a transfer of energy.
CURRENTS
An ocean current is a continuous, directed movement of seawater generated by the forces acting upon this mean flow, such as breaking waves and wind etcetera.
USES IF THE OCEANS
FOOD
The oceans and seas are a major source of food in the shape of fish and shellfish. It is estimated that 90,000,000 tonnes of fish are caught each year, most of them in coastal waters.
WHALING
Whales are not fish, but warm-blooded mammals, and have been hunted from earliest times. They were hunted for their oil, meat, bones and other by-products as marine life is a source of food.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
THE CONTINENTS
A Continent is one of several very large landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, with up to seven regions commonly regarded as continents. These are: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. In geology, continents are described by means of tectonic plates. Plate tectonics is the process and study of the movement, collision and division of continents.
THE GRID
The Grid plan, Grid street plan or Gridiron plan is a type of city plan in which streets run at right angles to each other, forming a grid. In the context of the culture of Ancient Rome, the grid plan method of land measurement was called Centuriation. …show more content…
THE WATER CYCLE
The Water cycle, also known as the Hydrologic cycle or the H2O cycle, describes the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth A TIDE
Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun and the rotation of the Earth.
WAVES
A wave is disturbance or oscillation that travels through matter/space, accompanied by a transfer of energy.
CURRENTS
An ocean current is a continuous, directed movement of seawater generated by the forces acting upon this mean flow, such as breaking waves and wind etcetera.
USES IF THE OCEANS
FOOD
The oceans and seas are a major source of food in the shape of fish and shellfish. It is estimated that 90,000,000 tonnes of fish are caught each year, most of them in coastal waters.
WHALING
Whales are not fish, but warm-blooded mammals, and have been hunted from earliest times. They were hunted for their oil, meat, bones and other by-products as marine life is a source of food.