Geography Vocabulary Words (Grade 7)

Question 1

Region

Answer 1

is the basic unit of study in geography

Question 2

Biotic Components

Answer 2

producers, consumers and decomposers

Question 3

Abiotic Components

Answer 3

are non living components of an organism’s environment, such as temperature, light, moisture air currents, etc.

Question 4

Ecologists

Answer 4

focus their studies on the interactions of living things with one another and with nonliving parts of the natural environment.

Question 5

Climate

Answer 5

is the atmospheric condition of a specific region over one year.

Question 6

L.O.W.E.R.N.

Answer 6

L=latitude (generally the further the north, the further it get`s)
O=ocean currents (Warm ocean currents warm surrounding air mosses)
W=prevailing winds (in the northern hemisphere winds generally from west to East)
E=elevation (the higher one climb above sea level, the colder it gets)
R=relief (the shape of the land often determines climate)
N= near water (large bodies of water have a moderating effect on surrounding land)

Question 7

Ecozone

Answer 7

is the broadest biogeographic division of the Earth’s land surface, based on distributional patterns of terrestrial and marine organisms.