Study sets matching "geography 1"
Study sets
Classes
Users
location
place
regions
movement
Tells you where it is (absolute and relative)
What's it like when you get there? Each one has its own physic…
What do the locations have in common?
People and ideas spread and get around!
location
Tells you where it is (absolute and relative)
place
What's it like when you get there? Each one has its own physic…
Peninsula
Delta
Rift
Bay
An area of land almost completely surrounded by water but conn…
A plain at the mouth of a river often triangular in shape form…
A crack, split or break in the Earth's crust, caused by tecton…
A broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward.
Peninsula
An area of land almost completely surrounded by water but conn…
Delta
A plain at the mouth of a river often triangular in shape form…
abroad
function
poverty
amenity
in or to a foreign country or countries.
an activity that is natural to or the purpose of a person or t…
the state of being extremely poor.
a desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or pla…
abroad
in or to a foreign country or countries.
function
an activity that is natural to or the purpose of a person or t…
Geography
Latitude
Longitude
Scale
the study of the Earth's surface and how people use it
Imaginary lines that run horizontally around the Earth. They m…
Imaginary lines that run vertically from pole to pole. They me…
used to show distance on a map
Geography
the study of the Earth's surface and how people use it
Latitude
Imaginary lines that run horizontally around the Earth. They m…
geography
ocean
continent
globe
the study of the Earth, its physical features and the way livi…
the largest areas of water on Earth
the largest areas of land on Earth
a model of the Earth shaped like a sphere
geography
the study of the Earth, its physical features and the way livi…
ocean
the largest areas of water on Earth
political map
physical map
continent
scale
a map that shows features that humans have created, such as co…
a map that shows natural features of physical geography, such…
a large landmass on Earth's surface
shows how much distance on Earth is represented by distance on…
political map
a map that shows features that humans have created, such as co…
physical map
a map that shows natural features of physical geography, such…
Mercator map
Gall-Peters map
Bonne map
Chemical weathering
It shows directions accurately, sizes and distances are distor…
Shows the sizes of the continents relative to each other but i…
A heart shaped projection of the world
The process that breaks down rock through chemical changes
Mercator map
It shows directions accurately, sizes and distances are distor…
Gall-Peters map
Shows the sizes of the continents relative to each other but i…
Latitude
Longitude
GPS
Equator
In geography, latitude (φ) is a geographic coordinate that spe…
is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west positi…
The Global Positioning System is a space-based navigation syst…
The intersection of a sphere's surface with the plane perpendi…
Latitude
In geography, latitude (φ) is a geographic coordinate that spe…
Longitude
is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west positi…
geography
absolute location
relative location
hemisphere
study of the distribution and interaction of physical and huma…
the exact place where a geographic feature is found
a place in relation to other places around it
each half of the globe
geography
study of the distribution and interaction of physical and huma…
absolute location
the exact place where a geographic feature is found
Line of Latitude
Line of Longitude
Hemisphere
Equator
an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
an imaginary line around the Earth passing through the north a…
half of the terrestrial globe
an imaginary line circling the Earth halfway between the North…
Line of Latitude
an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
Line of Longitude
an imaginary line around the Earth passing through the north a…
Relative Location
Geography
Absolute Location
Coordinates
the location of a place compared to another place using prepos…
the science of the Earth
describes the exact location of a place on the Earth
the points of longitude and latitude that identify a location
Relative Location
the location of a place compared to another place using prepos…
Geography
the science of the Earth
geography
cardinal directions
latitude
longitude
The study of Earth
the directions north, east, south, and west
the distance north or south of Earth's Equator, in degrees; li…
the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, in degrees; l…
geography
The study of Earth
cardinal directions
the directions north, east, south, and west
desert
gulf
island
valley
An extremely dry area with little water and no trees
a large body of ocean water that is partly surrounded by land
a piece of land with water all around it
an area of low land between hills or mountains
desert
An extremely dry area with little water and no trees
gulf
a large body of ocean water that is partly surrounded by land
Tropical Savanna Grasslands
Temperate Grasslands/ Prairie
Steppe Grasslands
Major Terrestrial Biomes
Grassland scattered with individual trees. Fluctuating water t…
Tall grass as dominant vegetation no large trees or shrubs. Le…
Temperate grassland Low grass. Dry area, hot summer cold winte…
A biome is a large region characterized by certain forms of li…
Tropical Savanna Grasslands
Grassland scattered with individual trees. Fluctuating water t…
Temperate Grasslands/ Prairie
Tall grass as dominant vegetation no large trees or shrubs. Le…