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 dry environment with few plants and no animals
Desert
A stream of water that flows across the land and enters into another body of water
River
A high landform with steep sides higher than a hill
Mountain
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 most of Earths surface
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
Runs west and east and measures the distance north and south of the equator
Latitude
Height above sea level
Altitude
Show land divided into different countries of 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
