Geography Flashcards
The study of the earth and how people live on it
Geography
all the surroundings of a place including water, plants and animals
Environment
a feature of earth’s surface, mountain, plains, plateaus
Landform
The natural plant life of an area
vegetation
Region
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 most of Earth’s 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 completely surrounded by water
island
an area of low land between hills or mountain
valley
a high Landform with steep sides higher than a hill
mountain
a dry environment with few plants and amimals
desert
a stream of water that empties into another body of water
river