Geography🍉 Flashcards
The study of how people live on it and use it
Geography
a high land form 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
a large area with nearly flat land
plain
a body of land nearly surrounded by water
peninsula
a large body of salt water oceans cover. they cover most of Earth’s surface
Ocean
An area of a elevated flat land.
Plateau
a fertile area in a desert that is watered by a spring
oasis
a body of land completely sounded by water
Island
an area of low land between hills of mountains
Valley
an area with common features that set it apart ​from other areas
region
a feature of earth’s surface, mountain, plains, plateaus, etc.
land form
all the surroundings of a place including water, plants and animals
environment
runs west and east and measures the distance north and south equator
latitude
height above sea level
attitude
show land divided into different countries or areas. They can also show political borders, capital cities and important cities
political 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
something that take a long time to replenish
non renewable resource
The way of life of a group of people.
culture
All the accomplishments, learning, achievements and inventions of one culture that are passed down from generation to generation.
legacy
the raising of crops and animals for human use (farming and domesticating animals).
agriculture
turning point
