Vocabulary 1 Flashcards
Biography
The story of a real person’s life written by someone other than 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 people , plants and animals that live in the different regions
Latitude lines
Imaginary lines called parallels that circle the earth from east to west , but measure in degrees how far north or south a is located on earth from the equator
Longitude lines
Imaginary lines called meridians that run from North and 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 half way between the North and South Pole. It goes east to west and is measured at 0 degrees
Prime meridian
The imaginary line that runs north to south and measured at 0 degrees.
Climate
The aspects of weather such as temperature precipitation, and wind that are measured over time in an area
Tributary
A river or stream flowing into a lager 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 or projecting out into a body of water
