Geography Flashcards
The study of the Earth and how people live on it and use it.
Geography
A large area of almost flat land
Plain
A body of land nearly surrounded by water
Peninsula
A large body of salt water.
Ocean
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 empty’s into another body of water.
River
Dry environment with few plants and animals.
Desert
An area with common features that set it apart from other areas.
Region
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 and plateaus.
Landform
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 equator.
Latitude
Rivers running through the ocean.
Ocean Currents
Height above the sea.
Altitude
Show land divide into different countries or areas. They can also show political borders, capital cities and important cities.
Political Map
Living and non-living things.
Natural Resources
A natural resource that can renew, rebuild or replace itself given enough time.
Renewable Resources
A natural resource that can not renew, rebuild, or replace itself.
Non-renewable resource
The written record of what has happened in the past.
History
