geography Flashcards
The study of the earth and how people live on it and use it
Geography
An area of elevated flat land
Plateau
A wall built across a river, creating a lake the stores water
Dam
A flow of water falling vertically
Water Fall
A large area of nearly flat island
Plain
A body of land nearly surrounded by water
Peninsula
A large body of salt water; ocean cover much of Earth,s surface
Ocean
A fertile area in a desert that is watered by a string
Oasis
A stream of water that flows across the land and empties into another body of water
River
The weather patter 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
Shows the natural features of the earth
Physical Map
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