Geography Skills Flashcards
Made up of Earth, seven other planets, thousands of smaller bodies and the sun
Solar System
The exact spot on Earth where a geographic feature is found
Absolute Location
Low-latitude areas near the Equator between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
Tropics
The day with the fewest hours of sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere
Winter Solstice
The study of Earth and its people
Geography
An imaginary line that passes through the center of Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole
Axis
Computer hardware and software that gather, store, and analyze geographic information and then display it on a screen
Geographic Information Systems
Day that falls midway between the two solstices
Equinox
The path that each planet follows around the sun
Orbit
Where a geographic feature is found compared to the features around it
Relative Location
The day that has the most hours of sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere
Summer Solstice
Another word for the circuit that Earth makes around the sun in 365 1/4 days
Revolution
A group of satellites that gives out radio signals that record the exact location of every place on Earth
Global Positioning System
A period of 10 years
decade
The layer of oxygen and gases that surrounds the Earth
Atmosphere
A period of 1,000 years
Millenium
A period of 100 years
Century
A year with 366 days, which happens every furth year to make calendars match Earth’s movement around the sun
Leap Year
Natural surroundings of people
Environment
To spin on an axis
Rotate
A long stretch of land that is lower than the land on either side
Valley
A narrow strip of land that connects two large land masses and has water on two sides
Isthmus
Flat lowlands, found along coasts and lowland river valleys
Plain
Flatlands at higher elevations
Plateau
A piece of land that is connected to a larger landmass on one side but has water on three sides
Peninsula
A land formation with steep walls and a flat top
Mesa
A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water
Strait
5 Themes of Geography
Location Place Movement Regions Human environment interaction
