Study sets matching "geography 1"
Study sets
Diagrams
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…
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
geography
continent
ocean
hemisphere
an area of study that deals with the location of countries, ci…
one of seven divisions of large land masses (North America, So…
four salt water masses that cover much of the Earth's surface…
a half of the earth
geography
an area of study that deals with the location of countries, ci…
continent
one of seven divisions of large land masses (North America, So…
Map
Latitude
Longitude
Hemisphere
A two-dimensional, or flat, representation of Earth's surface…
Distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees.
Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degre…
a half of the Earth
Map
A two-dimensional, or flat, representation of Earth's surface…
Latitude
Distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees.
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…
absolute location
acid rain
Antarctic Circle
Arctic Circle
the specific address or latitude and longitude coordinates of…
a kind of pollution that people cause that mixes with water va…
the parallel of latitude 66 1/2 degrees south of the Equator
the parallel of latitude 66 1/2 degrees north of the Equator
absolute location
the specific address or latitude and longitude coordinates of…
acid rain
a kind of pollution that people cause that mixes with water va…
ARCHIPELAGO
CANYON
DELTA
GLACIER
A group of closely scattered islands
Deep, narrow valley with high steep walls
Triangular section of land built up at a river's mouth
Large body of ice that moves across the earth's surface
ARCHIPELAGO
A group of closely scattered islands
CANYON
Deep, narrow valley with high steep walls
Absolute location
city-state
civilization
compass rose
describes a place's exact position on Earth in terms of longit…
a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independen…
A society with cities, a central government, job specializatio…
A tool on a map showing cardinal (N,E,S,W) and intermediate (N…
Absolute location
describes a place's exact position on Earth in terms of longit…
city-state
a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independen…
physical map
political map
equator
prime meridian
shows natural landform features like mountains, plains, valley…
shows state and national boundaries, capitals and major cities.
the horizontal imaginary line of latitude marked by zero degre…
the vertical imaginary line of longitude marked by zero degree…
physical map
shows natural landform features like mountains, plains, valley…
political map
shows state and national boundaries, capitals and major cities.
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…
physical map
political map
equator
prime meridian
A map that shows mountains, hills, plains, rivers, lakes, ocea…
A map showing units such as countries, states, provinces, dist…
the imaginary center line of latitude that divides the norther…
a planet's meridian adopted as the zero of longitude.
physical map
A map that shows mountains, hills, plains, rivers, lakes, ocea…
political map
A map showing units such as countries, states, provinces, dist…
physical map
political map
historical map
longitude
a map that shows mountains, hills, plains, rivers, lakes, ocea…
a map showing units such as countries, states, provinces, dist…
a map that provides information about a place as it was in the…
the distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian
physical map
a map that shows mountains, hills, plains, rivers, lakes, ocea…
political map
a map showing units such as countries, states, provinces, dist…
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
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…
political map
physical map
continent
scale
a map that shows features that humans have created, such as co…
a type of map that shows natural features of physical geograph…
a large landmass on Earth's surface
this map feature shows how much distance on Earth is represent…
political map
a map that shows features that humans have created, such as co…
physical map
a type of map that shows natural features of physical geograph…
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…
Equator
latitude
Prime Meridian
longitude
The equator is an imaginary line around the middle of Earth. I…
The distance to the north or south of the Equator.
The prime meridian is the line of 0 LONGITUDE, the starting po…
The distance to the east or west of the Prime Meridian.
Equator
The equator is an imaginary line around the middle of Earth. I…
latitude
The distance to the north or south of the Equator.
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