PPT-KS3 Geography Rivers & rocks

Can you remember What type of river the Nidd is How the weir was used What happened when the viaduct collapsed in 1848 Why the water turns things to stone How the cave was formed Lets rock it. Where the Hell do Rocks come From?. Why do streams continually flow? . The Ancient Greeks know about Lava and Volcanoes and Caves. Aristotle Pondered the Hydrological Cycle. Plato thought a giant cavern inside the Earth replenishes flowing water.. The Physiographic Provinces of Virginia. Virginia has had a long, complex geologic history, over . 1.1 billion . years. Events that have led to the formation of a rich diversity of rocks, and events that have . Northern Landforms. Russia and the Republics in size: About 3(x) of the U.S. / 11 times zones/ nearly 1/6. th. of Earth’s land surface. It is the only country to reach two continents (Europe and Asia). . Mud Cracks in Rock. Current Environment. What is a Depositional Environment?. All rocks form in specific environments. An example of this that we talked about earlier are igneous rocks which are going to form in a volcanic area. So it you find a layer of igneous rock, you know that area once experienced volcanism. . How far from Africa is it located?. What major body of water separates it from the US?. Name at least one famous person from Spain.. With which country does Spain share it’s peninsula?. Geography of Spain. a. metamorphic rock. . b. sedimentary rock. . c. igneous rock. d. sediment. . #1. Which of the following processes is NOT part of the rock cycle?. a. solidification. . b. chiseling. c. erosion. d. metamorphism. 6. th. . Grade Social Studies. Chapter 5 Lesson 1 in the World Text. The Big Picture. Around 4000 BC Egyptian farming communities were growing along the Nile River.. Another civilization was also developing in . Preview. African Geography. - . Africa is a large continent surrounded by oceans and seas. It is divided in two by the Sahara Desert. Sub-Saharan Africa is the region south of the Sahara Desert.. Farming, Herding, and Trade. Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Both rivers begin in Turkey and flow south through Iraq. In southern Iraq, the two rivers join to form one waterway. That waterway, Al- Arab Shatt, empties into the Persian Gulf. 1. Spain’s surrounding (north, east, south, west). 2. Autonomous communities and its capitals. 3. . Meseta. Central . 4. Many mountain ranges. 5. Rivers (Source, Mouth and Main tributaries). 1. Spain’s surrounding. Chapter 2. 2008. A subcontinent is a large piece of land that is somewhat smaller than a continent.. The two most important rivers in India are the Khyber and the Ganges.. Khyber is the name of a mountain pass, the rivers are the INDUS and the GANGES . Guide. Part 1. (Short Answer Test). Civilization. a group of people living together who have organized systems of government, education, religion, and a social structure. Systems of Government. Education. Formation of a Waterfall and Gorge. 2.. Formation of a Waterfall. A waterfall often occurs when a river flows from one rock type onto another. . For example, if the river flows from the harder rock and onto softer rocks because of the vertical movement of rocks along a fault line in the past.. runoff. ), where it travels overland to the oceans. Streams and Rivers are an essential part in the water cycle and account for most of the . erosion of Earth’s surface. .. Rivers. A . tributary. is a stream that runs into a larger stream. The main river will eventually drain into the ocean. A river and all of its tributaries is called a .