Geography Flashcards
The study of earth and how people live in it and use it.
Geography
A high land form with a step sides higher then a hill
Mountain
A stream of water that flows across the land and empites
River
an area with common features that set it apart from other areas
Region
all the surroundings of a place including water, plants and animals
Environment
the natural plant life of an area
Vegetation
A dry environment with few plants and animals
Desert
a feature of earth’s surface, mountain, plains, plateaus
Landform
A large area of nearby flat land
Plain
an area of elevated land
peninsula
A large body of salt water oceans cover much 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 mountains
valley
The weather pattern an area has over a long period of time
Climate
Runs west and east and measures the distance north and south if the equator
Latitude
Height above sea level
Altitude
Rivers running through the oceans
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 erarth
Physical Map
living and non-living things made by nature that are useful and helpful to humans
Natural resourcees
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
