Humanities Flashcards
Biography
The story of a real person’s life written by someone other then that person
Autobiography
A history of a person’s life written by that person. They write their own biography
Geography
The study of our physical world and how we interact with it
Geographer
A scientist who studies the Earth’s physical features and the, plants and animals that live in the different regions
Latitude lines
I imaginary line called Meridian that run from the North pole to the South Pole that measure in degrees how far east or west a place is located on earth from the prime meridian
Equator
The imaginary line that is halfway between the north and south it goes east to west and is measured at 0°
Prime meridian
The imaginary line that runs north to south is measured at 0°
Climate
The aspects of weather such as temperature, preposition, and wind that are measured over time in an area
Tributary
A river or stream flowing into a large river or lake
Gulf
A part of an ocean or sea that extends into the land
Peninsula
A piece of land almost surrounded by water with forgetting L into a body of water
