Geography Terms

Question 1

place

Answer 1

what a place is like

a) physical or human characteristics

Question 2

interaction

Answer 2

how people and the environment interact

a) people change their environment
b) people adjust to their environment

Question 3

movement

Answer 3

movement of people, places and ideas

Question 4

migration

Answer 4

movement of people

Question 5

trade

Answer 5

movement of goods

Question 6

cultural diffusion

Answer 6

movement of ideas

Question 7

region

Answer 7

areas with similar features

a) physical features (landforms, climate)
b) human features (culture, politics, economy)

Question 8

archipelago

Answer 8

chain of islands

Question 9

canal

Answer 9

man made body body of water connecting two larger bodies of water

Question 10

cape

Answer 10

point of land sticking out into water

Question 11

delta

Answer 11

triangular area of soil deposited by a river

Question 12

gulf

Answer 12

body of salt water mostly or partly surrounded by land

Question 13

island

Answer 13

land surrounded by water on all sides

Question 14

isthmus

Answer 14

narrow piece of land that joins two larger bodies of land

Question 15

peninsula

Answer 15

land surrounded by water on three sides

Question 16

plain

Answer 16

large flat land area

Question 17

plateau

Answer 17

large high land area that is usually flat

Question 18

strait

Answer 18

small body of water that connects two larger bodies of water

Question 19

tributary

Answer 19

a smaller river that flow into a larger one

Question 20

location

Answer 20

where a place is-
either:
absolute (latitude & longitude)
relative (refers to another place)