geography Flashcards
The study of earth and how people live on it and use it.
geography
all the surroundings of a place including water, plants and animals
Environment
a feature of earth’s surface, mountain, plains, plateaus…
Landform
the natural plant life of an area
Vegetation
an area with common features that set it apart from other areas
Region
A large area of nearly flat lands
plains
A large body of salt water
ocean
an area of elevated flat land
plateau
a stream of water that flows across the land and empties into another body of water
river
a dry environment with few plants and animals
dessert
a fertile area in the dessert that is watered by a spring
oasis
a body of land completely surrounded by water
island
a high landform with steep sides bigger then a hill
mountain
a body of land nearly surrounded by water
peninsula
a area of low land between hills and mountains
valley