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  • An area of land that is very dry is called a desert. True or False
    True
  • A deep valley in the ocean floor is called a ___________________?
    Ocean Trench
  • A continent is one of the seven largest land areas on Earth. True or False?
    true
  • The process of moving sediment from one place to another is called ____________?
    Erosion
  • The breaking down of rocks on Earth's surface into smaller pieces is called ___________?
    weathering
  • Elevation refers to the height of the land above the sea. True or False?
    True
  • The breaking down of rocks on Earth's surface into smaller pieces is called weathering. True or False?
    True
  • A deep valley in the ocean floor is called an ocean trench. True or False?
    True
  • The part of the map that compares the distance on the map to the distance in the real world is the compass rose. True or False?
    False. It is the scale
  • One of the seven largest land areas on Earth is called a ______________________?
    Continent
  • A dense forest found in regions with high heat and rainfall is called a ___________?
    Rainforest
  • Erosion is the process of moving sediment from one place to another. True or False
    True
  • The part of the map that compares distance on the map to distance in the real world
    scale
  • Deposition is the dropping or settling of eroded materials. True or False?
    True
  • A rainforest is a dense forest in regions with high heat and rainfall. True or False?
    True
  • The height of the land above the sea is called ___________________?
    elevation
  • The dropping or settling of eroded materials is called __________________?
    deposition
  • An area of land that is very dry is called a _____________________?
    Desert