Geography Flashcards
The study of the earth and how people live on it and use it.
Geography
All the surroundings of a place including water, plants and animals
Environment
The natural plant life of an area
Vegetation
A feature of earth’s surface, mountain, plains, plateaus…
Landform
An area with common features that set it apart from other areas
Region
A large area of nearly flat land.
Plain
A body of land nearly surrounded by water.
Peninsula
A large body of salt water ; oceans cover much of Earths’s surface.
Oceans
An area of elevated flat land.
Plateau
A fertile area in a desert that is watered by a spring.
Oasis
A body of land completely surrounded by water.
Island
An area of low land between hills or mountains.
Valley
A high landform with steep sides higher than a hill..
Mountain
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.
Desert
the weather pattern an area has over a long period of time
Climate
Runs west and east and measures the distance north and south of the equater.
Latitude
height above sea level
Altitude
show land divided into different countries or areas. They can also show political borders, capital cities and important cities.
political Map
Shows the natural features of the earth.
physical map
living and non living things made by nature that are useful and helpful to humans.
Natural resources
a natural resource that can renew, rebuild or replace itself given enough time
Renewable resource
a natural resource that cannot renew, rebuild or replace itself.
Non Renewable resource
The way of life of a group of people.
Culture
All the accomplishments, learning, achievements and inventions of one culture that is passed down from generation to generation.
Legacy
