Geography Flashcards
The study of the Earth and how people live on and use it
Geography
A large area of nearly 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 and mountains
Valley
A high land form with steep slides and higher than a hill
Mountain
A stream of water that flows across the land and empties into another body of water
River
Environment with few plants or animals
Destert
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, plateaus…
Land form