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
A high landform with steep sides
Mountain
A stream of water that flows across the land and empties into another body of water
river
A dry environment with few plants and animals
Desert
The Weather pattern an area has over a long period of time
climate
Runs East and West and measures the distance North and South of the Equator
Latitude
rivers running through the Ocean
ocean currents
height above sea level
Altitude
The way of life of a group of people
culture
