Geography Flashcards

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The study of the Earth and how people live on it and use it.

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Geography

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2
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A feature of earth’s surface, mountain, plains, plateaus.

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Land form

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3
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The natural plant life of an area.

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Vegetation

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4
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All the surroundings of a place including water, plants and animals.

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Environment

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5
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An area of low land between hills or mountains.

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Valley

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6
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A large body of salt water; oceans cover much of Earths surface.

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Ocean

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7
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An area of elevated flat land

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Plateau

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8
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A high landform with steep sides; higher than a hill.

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Mountain

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9
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A dry environment with few plants and animals.

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Desert

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10
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A fertile area in a desert that is watered by a spring.

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Oasis

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11
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A body of land completely sounded by water.

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Island

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12
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A stream of water that flows across the land and empty’s into another body of water.

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River

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13
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Peninsula A body of land nearly surrounded by water.

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Peninsula

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14
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A large area of nearly flat land.

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Plain

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15
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The weather pattern an area has over a long period of time.

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Climate

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16
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Runs east and west and measures the distance north and south of the equator.

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Latitude

17
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height above sea level

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Altitude

18
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Rivers running through the ocean

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Ocean Currents

19
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show land divided into different countries or areas. They can also show political borders, capital cities and important cities.

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Political Map

20
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Shows the natural features of the earth.

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Physical Map

21
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The state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

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weather

22
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Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.

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natural resources

23
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resource of which there is a seemingly endless supply because it can be replenished.

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renewable resources

24
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a solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence.

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mineral

25
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the official department that administers and collects the duties levied by a government on imported goods.

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customs

26
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the long-lasting impact of particular events, actions, etc. that took place in the past, or of a person’s life.

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legacy.

27
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A non-renewable resource is a natural resource that cannot be readily replaced by natural means at a pace quick enough to keep up with consumption

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nonrenewable resource

28
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an area or division, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries.

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region