World Geography Name: ________________________
Chapter 4 Notes Wkst. Due Date: ______________________
Mr. Botkin Period: _______

Directions: Complete this outline by writing a response in each blank. One word per blank. The answers may be found by reading sections of chapter four in your textbook. Start reading on page 68. DO NOT LOSE THIS SHEET!!!

II. SHAPES ON THE LAND (three groups)
A. Built by _______________ processes
1. Examples include _______________ and some _____________
2. Created by _____________, ____________ and ____________
B. Created by _________________
1. Forces are slowly ________________ its surface
2. One example is a ______________ (elevated ______________
that _________ sharply above nearby land on at least one side)
3. Plain--nearly _______ area--is often the __________ stage of a
landscape wearing ____________
C. Formed by ________________ deposited by ________, ___________,
or __________
1. One example is a ____________ _____________ in a desert
2. Second example is a _________________ which is a landform of level ground built by sediment deposited by a ___________ or ___________
D. Location, shape and size of landforms
1. Influenced human _______________ and _________________
throughout history
a. People tend to ___________ in _______ areas where they
can __________
b. People use ____________ for water ______________ and
______________________
2. People have also ________________ Earth’s surface to suit their
____________
a. Large machines can _____________ ground
b. Explosives clear the way for ___________
c. Governments build ________ across rivers
III. THE HYDROSPHERE
A. Water on Earth
1. Necessary for ________, water is ________________ on Earth
2. Yet _____ percent of world’s water is in ____________ and is too
___________ for most uses
a. Salt in ocean water can be removed through ___________
b. It is __________________ because of the large amount of
____________ needed
3. Surface water
a. First and smallest streams from runoff are ______________
b. Any smaller stream or river that flows into a larger stream or
river is called a _________________
c. Whole region drained by a river and its tributaries is called
a _________________ or _______________ _________
d. Because water heats and cools more _____________ than
land, large ___________ can also ________________ the
severity of the climates on their _____________
e. Where a river meets in inlet, or small arm, of the sea is an
_____________
1. Provide good ____________
2. Most of the largest ______ cities in the United States
lie on ________________
f. Any landscape that is covered with water for at least part of
the year is a _______________
1. People have ______________, _____________, or
____________ and used the land for ___________,
____________, and ________________ sites
2. Preserving the remaining wetlands has become an
important _____________________ __________
4. Groundwater
a. Water found _____________ ground
b. Level at which all the spaces are filled with water is called
the ___________ ____________
B. Floods
1. Occur when __________ carry _________ water than the stream
channels can __________
2. Erode __________ and destroy __________________
3. Can also ____________ people and livestock
4. Is _____________, but ____________ ____________ can make
them worse
a. People ________________ surface runoff when they clear
___________________ from land and cover the ground
with ________________ and _________________
b. Damage is often increased because people choose to live
___________ to rivers
1. Floodplains are fertile _________________
2. Cities & industries are typically located along rivers
because of easy water ___________, ___________,
and abundant __________ ___________
c. Governments try to control floods with _______ and artificial
_______________