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
Land form!
the natural plant life of an area
Vegetation!
a large area of nearly flat land
plain!
a large body of salt water
ocean!
a body of land nearly surrounded by water
peninsula!
a area of elevated flat land
plateau!
a fertile area in a desert that is watered by a spring
oasis!
a body of land completely suronded by water
island!
an area of low land between hills or mountains
Valley!
a stream of water that flows across the land and empties into another body of water
river!
Runs east and west and measures the distance north and south of the equator
latitude!
height above the sea level
Altitude
Rivers running though the ocean
Ocean currents!
