Geography Flashcards
The study of Earth and how people live on it 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; oceans cover much of Earths surface
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 that is completely surrounded by water
Island
An area of low land between hills or mountains.
Valley
A high land form with steep sides; larger than a hill
Mountain
A stream of water that goes across the land and empties into another body of water.
River
A dry environment with very little plants and animals
Dessert
Runs east and west and measures the dictanse north and south of the eaquator
Latidude
Height above sea level
Altitude
Rivers running through the ocean
Ocean Currents
all the surroundings of a place including water, plants and animals
Environment
a feature of earth’s surface, mountain, plains, plateaus…
Landform
show land divided into different countries areas. they also show political borders and important cities
Political map
Shows natural features on the Earth
Physical map
living and non-living things made by nature that are useful and helpful to humans
Natural resources
a natural resource that can renew, rebuild or replace itself given enough time.
Renewable resource
a natural resource that cannot renew, rebuild or replace itself.
Non Renewable resource
The way of the life of a group of people
Culture
All the accomplishments, learning, achievements, and inventions of one culture that has been passed down though generations
Legacy
