Geography Flashcards
the study of the earth and how people live on it and use it
geography
a large area of nearly flat land
plain
a body of land nearly sounded by water
peninsula
a large body of salt water
Ocean
an area of elevated of flat land
plateau
a fertile area in a desert that is watered by a spring
oasis
a body of land surrounded by water
island
an area off low land between hills or mountains
valley
a high land form with steep sides higher then
mountains
a stream of water that flows across the land and empties in to another body of water
river
a dry environment with few plants and animalse
desert
an area with common features that set it apart from other areas
Region:
the weather pattern an area has over a lone period of time
climate
runs west and east and measures the distance north and south
latitude
hight above sea level
altitude
living and nonliving thighs made by nature
Natural resources
a nature resource that can build or renew it slef
renewable resource
the way of life and of a group of people
culture
