geography Flashcards
the study of the earth and how people live on it and use it
geography
a dry envoriment with few animals and plants
desert
a stream of water that flows across the land and empties into another body of water
river
the natural plant life of an area
vegetation
all the surroundings of a place including water, plants and animals
environment
a feature of earth’s surface, mountain, plains, plateaus…
landform
an area with common features that set it apart from other areas
region
a high landform with step sides and higher then hills
mountain
a large body of salt water that covers most of the earth
ocean
a body of land that is surrounded by water
island
a area of low land between hills or mountains
valley
and area of elevated flat land
plateau
a body of land nearly soruned by water
peninsula
a large area of nearly fat land
plain
I firtile area in a desert that is water by sprin
oasis