Physical Geography Study Guide-Midterm II
Listed below are the key terms and concepts from which the exam is constructed.  In order to do well on the exam, you should not only know the definition of each term, but you should also know the significance and where it is appropriate the location or spatial implications of each.
Ch	Ch. Topic	Key Term/Concept
9	global soils	alfisols
9	global soils	aluminum oxide
9	global soils	andisols
9	global soils	aridsols
9	global soils	calcification
9	global soils	clay soils
9	global soils	colloids
9	global soils	colloids
9	global soils	eluviation
9	global soils	gas in soil
9	global soils	gas in soil
9	global soils	humus
9	global soils	illuviation
9	global soils	inceptisols
9	global soils	iron in soil
9	global soils	leaching
9	global soils	organic soil compounds
9	global soils	oxisols
9	global soils	parent materials
9	global soils	percolation
9	global soils	Ph in soils
9	global soils	primary minerals
9	global soils	regolith
9	global soils	salinization
9	global soils	silt/sand/clay
9	global soils	soil color
9	global soils	soil horizons
9	global soils	soil profile
9	global soils	soil texture
9	global soils	soils & ecosystem
9	global soils	soils salinization
9	global soils	spodsols
9	global soils	storage recharge
9	global soils	temperature
9	global soils	translocation
9	global soils	ultisols
9	global soils	vertisols
9	global soils	wilting point
10	rocks	alteration
10	rocks	aluminum
10	rocks	andesite
10	rocks	andesite
10	rocks	bitumen
10	rocks	chemical alteration
10	rocks	clastic
10	rocks	crust
10	rocks	diorite
10	rocks	earth crust
10	rocks	evaporites
10	rocks	extrusive
10	rocks	feldspar
10	rocks	feldspar
10	rocks	gabbro
10	rocks	gneiss
10	rocks	granite
10	rocks	igneous rocks
10	rocks	igneous rocks
10	rocks	inceptisols
10	rocks	lava
10	rocks	limestone
10	rocks	limestone
10	rocks	louisiana
10	rocks	magma
10	rocks	metamorphic
10	rocks	metamorphic
10	rocks	methane
10	rocks	minerals
10	rocks	pluton
10	rocks	precambrian
10	rocks	quartz
10	rocks	quartz
10	rocks	quartzite
10	rocks	rock
10	rocks	rock cycle
10	rocks	sandstone
10	rocks	sedimentary rock
10	rocks	sedimentary rock
10	rocks	shale
10	rocks	silicon
10	rocks	sill
10	rocks	slate
10	rocks	volcanoes
11	plate tectonics	abyssal plains
11	plate tectonics	active faults
11	plate tectonics	alpine mountiains
11	plate tectonics	Andes Mtns
11	plate tectonics	appalachian
11	plate tectonics	asthenophere
11	plate tectonics	axial rift
11	plate tectonics	basalts
11	plate tectonics	cascade mtns
11	plate tectonics	continental crust
11	plate tectonics	convection
11	plate tectonics	core
11	plate tectonics	felsic/mafic
11	plate tectonics	gabbro
11	plate tectonics	island arc
11	plate tectonics	laurasia
11	plate tectonics	lithosphere
11	plate tectonics	mantle
11	plate tectonics	oceanic crust
11	plate tectonics	orogeny
11	plate tectonics	outer core
11	plate tectonics	paleogeography
11	plate tectonics	pangea
11	plate tectonics	pangea
11	plate tectonics	plate boundaries
11	plate tectonics	plate tectonics
11	plate tectonics	red sea
11	plate tectonics	san andreas
11	plate tectonics	shields
11	plate tectonics	subduction
11	plate tectonics	suture
11	plate tectonics	thrust fault
11	plate tectonics	transform fault
11	plate tectonics	ural mtns
11	plate tectonics	volcanoes
11	plate tectonics	Wegener
11	plate tectonics	wilson cycle
12	volcanism	african rift valley
12	volcanism	anticlines
12	volcanism	blind fault
12	volcanism	caldera
12	volcanism	cascade mtns
12	volcanism	cinder cone
12	volcanism	composite volcano
12	volcanism	compressional faults
12	volcanism	crustal rifting
12	volcanism	denudation
12	volcanism	denudation
12	volcanism	divergent boundaries
12	volcanism	earthquake
12	volcanism	fault
12	volcanism	flood basalts
12	volcanism	geomorphology
12	volcanism	geothermal
12	volcanism	graben/horst
12	volcanism	hawaiian volcanoes
12	volcanism	iceland
12	volcanism	initial landforms
12	volcanism	krakatoa
12	volcanism	lahar
12	volcanism	landforms
12	volcanism	landforms
12	volcanism	magma/lava
12	volcanism	northridge, california
12	volcanism	reverse faults
12	volcanism	richter scale
12	volcanism	ring of fire
12	volcanism	san francisco
12	volcanism	sequential landforms
12	volcanism	shield volcanoes
12	volcanism	stratovolcano
12	volcanism	synclines
12	volcanism	tectonic activity
12	volcanism	tidal waves
12	volcanism	transcurrent fault
12	volcanism	tsunami
12	volcanism	volcanic earthquakes
13	weathering	acid rain
13	weathering	alluvium
13	weathering	carbonic acid
13	weathering	chemical weathering
13	weathering	contour strip
13	weathering	earthflows
13	weathering	earthflows
13	weathering	frost action
13	weathering	frost action
13	weathering	frost action
13	weathering	ground ice
13	weathering	Hebgen Lake
13	weathering	ice wedge polygons
13	weathering	induced mass wasting
13	weathering	induced mass wasting
13	weathering	landslide
13	weathering	landslide
13	weathering	mass wasting
13	weathering	mass wasting
13	weathering	mudflow
13	weathering	oxidation/hydrolysis
13	weathering	periglacial
13	weathering	permafrost
13	weathering	permafrost
13	weathering	physical weathering
13	weathering	pingo
13	weathering	regolith
13	weathering	rock creep
13	weathering	salt crystal growth
13	weathering	salt crystal growth
13	weathering	salt crystal growth
13	weathering	scarification
13	weathering	slope
13	weathering	soil creep
13	weathering	soil creep
13	weathering	spoil bank
13	weathering	strip mining
13	weathering	talik
13	weathering	tundra
13	weathering	weathering
14	fresh water	agricultural water pollution
14	fresh water	Aral Sea
14	fresh water	Colorado River
14	fresh water	cone of depression
14	fresh water	cross section
14	fresh water	discharge
14	fresh water	drainage basin
14	fresh water	evaporation
14	fresh water	Evapotranspiration
14	fresh water	Exotic Rivers
14	fresh water	flood stage
14	fresh water	fresh water lakes
14	fresh water	ground subsidence
14	fresh water	ground subsidence
14	fresh water	ground water
14	fresh water	ground water
14	fresh water	karst
14	fresh water	lag time
14	fresh water	lake basin
14	fresh water	lakes
14	fresh water	landfills
14	fresh water	limeston caverns
14	fresh water	limeston caverns
14	fresh water	percolation
14	fresh water	salinization
14	fresh water	salt buildup
14	fresh water	snow melt
14	fresh water	solid waste disposal
14	fresh water	stream channel
14	fresh water	stream discharge
14	fresh water	stream gradient
14	fresh water	travertine
14	fresh water	urban run-off
14	fresh water	urban water usage
14	fresh water	urban water usage
14	fresh water	water conservation
14	fresh water	water table
14	fresh water	waterlogging
14	fresh water	wells
15	fluvial	abrasion
15	fluvial	accelerated erosion
15	fluvial	accelerated erosion
15	fluvial	alluvial fan
15	fluvial	alluvial fan
15	fluvial	alluvium
15	fluvial	arid landforms
15	fluvial	badlands
15	fluvial	bed load
15	fluvial	bed load
15	fluvial	block faulting
15	fluvial	braided stream
15	fluvial	clay and silt
15	fluvial	colluvium
15	fluvial	corrosion
15	fluvial	deposition
15	fluvial	erosion
15	fluvial	erosional landforms
15	fluvial	erosional landforms
15	fluvial	farming
15	fluvial	flooding
15	fluvial	fluvial landforms
15	fluvial	gradation
15	fluvial	gullies
15	fluvial	longitudinal
15	fluvial	meanders
15	fluvial	nickpoints
15	fluvial	oxbow lake
15	fluvial	peneplain
15	fluvial	playa
15	fluvial	rapids
15	fluvial	rilling
15	fluvial	salt flats
15	fluvial	solution
15	fluvial	splash erosion
15	fluvial	stream capacity
15	fluvial	stream velocity
15	fluvial	suspended load
15	fluvial	suspended load
15	fluvial	turbulence
15	fluvial	waterfalls
15	fluvial	wave action
16	landforms	aquifer
16	landforms	butte
16	landforms	coastal plain
16	landforms	coastal plain
16	landforms	consquent stream
16	landforms	cuestas
16	landforms	dendritic
16	landforms	dendritic
16	landforms	dip and strike
16	landforms	dip and strike
16	landforms	dip and strike
16	landforms	domes
16	landforms	fault scarp
16	landforms	fossil fuels
16	landforms	gas production in US
16	landforms	limestone
16	landforms	mesa
16	landforms	mesa
16	landforms	mesa
16	landforms	metamorphic
16	landforms	metamorphic batholiths
16	landforms	monadnock
16	landforms	peneplain
16	landforms	plateau
16	landforms	radial
16	landforms	radial drainage
16	landforms	radial drainage
16	landforms	ridge and valley
16	landforms	sandstone
16	landforms	sedimentary dome
16	landforms	sedimentary dome
16	landforms	shale/sandstone
16	landforms	stratovolcano
16	landforms	strike
16	landforms	subsequent
16	landforms	subsequent
16	landforms	synclines
16	landforms	trellis