Geography Flashcards
The study of the earth and how people live on it and use it
Geography
A high land form with steep sides higher than a hill
Mountain
A fertile area in a desert that is watered by a spring
Oasis
A large body of salt water
Ocean
A large area of nearly flat land
Plain
a dry environment with few plants and animals
Desert
A body of island completely surrounded by water
Island
an area of elevated flat land
Plateau
A body of land nearly surrounded by water
Peninsula
A stream of water that flows across the land and empties into another body of water
River
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 of the equator
Latitude
Height above sea level
Altitude
Rivers running through the ocean
Ocean Currents