Geography Flashcards
The study of the Earth and how people live on it and use it
Geography
An area with common features that is set apart from other areas
Region
All the surroundings of a pace including water, plants and animals
Environment
A feature of Earth’s surface: mountains, plains, plateaus
Landform
The natural plant life of an area
Vegetation
A dry environment with few plants and animals
Desert
A stream of water that flows across the land and empties into another body of water
River
A large landform with steep sides, later than a hill
Mountain
An area of low land between hills or mountains
Valley
A body of land completely surrounded by water
Island
A fertile area in a desert that is watered by a spring
Oasis
An area of elevated flat land
Plateau
A large body of salt water
Ocean
A body of land nearly surrounded by water
Peninsula
A large area of nearly flat land
Plain
The weather pattern an area has over a long period of time
Climate
Runs west and east and measures the distance north and south of the equator
Latitude
Height above sea level
Altitude
rivers running through the ocean
Ocean Currents
Show land divided into different countries or areas. They can also show political borders , capital cities and important cities.
Political map
Shows the natural features of the earth.
Physical Map
living and non-living things made by nature that are useful and helpful to humans
Natural resources (NR)
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
