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
A feature of earth’s surface, mountain, plains, plateaus
Landform
An area with common features that set it apart from other areas
Region
An area of a certain landform
Physical Region
An area with similar climate
Climate Region
An area with a similar government
Political Region
The natural plant life of an area
Vegetation
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 a watered by a spring
Oasis
A body of land surrounded completely by water
Island
An area of low land between hills or mountains
valley