Vocabulary 1 Flashcards
Gulf
A part of an ocean or sea that extends into land.
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 larger river or lake.
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 is measured at 0 degrees.
Peninsula
A piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
Biography
The story of a real persons life written by someone other than that person.
Autobiography
A history of a persons life written by that person. They write their own biography.
Latitude lines
Imaginary lines called parallels that circle the earth from east to west, but measure in degrees how far north or south a place is located on earth from the equator.
Longitude
Imaginary lines called meridians that run from the North Pole to the south pole that measure in degree show Far East or west a place is located on earth from the prime Meridian.
Geography
The study of our physical world and how we interact with it.
Geographer
A scientist who studies the earths physical features and the people, plants and animals that live in the different regions.
