Geography Terms 1 Flashcards
1
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Vegetation
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Types of plants or trees growing in an area
2
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Climate
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The average, general weather conditions
3
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Relief
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The shape of the landscape
4
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Drainage
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Water features including rivers, lakes etc.
5
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Settlements
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The types of places where people live
6
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Transport
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Ways of travelling or moving goods from one place to another
7
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Population
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The total number of people living in an area
8
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Population Distribution
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How people are spread out over an area
9
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Population Density
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The number of people in each km2 of an area
10
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Employment
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The various jobs people in an area do
11
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Economic activity
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The main ways people in an area earn an income
12
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Human Geography
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The study of how humans interact with the planet
13
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Physical Geography
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The study of the natural world and its processes
