January Vocabulary Flashcards
A set of qualities that is repeated
pattern
plants that grow in an area
vegetation
the amount of water vapor in the air
humidity
an area on Earth with common features
region
a high, flat area of land
plateau
climate controlled by a large body of water such as an ocean
maritime climate
a mineral farmers use to help crops grow
phosphate
a picture of Earth taken from space
satellite image
to find
locate
a small copy of the same thing
model
a treeless plain where only grasses and masses can grow
tundra
The study of Earth and the way living things use it
Geography
an area of land nearly surrounded by water
Peninsula
when an object loses its original size and shape
distortion
One of the largest areas of land on Earth
continent