Study sets matching "geography"
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Butte
Pleateau
Archipelago
Altitude
An isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top.
An area of land that is significantly raised in comparison to…
A series of islands.
The measurement of the distance about sea level.
Butte
An isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top.
Pleateau
An area of land that is significantly raised in comparison to…
archipelago
atoll
badlands
bay
a large group of islands, like the Bahamas
a ring of coral that encloses a pool of seawater
wasteland that has been carved into unusual shapes by wind and…
a body of water that extends into the land like the ___ of Ben…
archipelago
a large group of islands, like the Bahamas
atoll
a ring of coral that encloses a pool of seawater
River
River Source
Tributary
Confluence
A large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea…
Point where a river begins
A stream or river that flows into a larger river
The place where two or more rivers meet
River
A large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea…
River Source
Point where a river begins
Cardinal directions
Intermediate directions
compass rose
hemisphere
North, South , East, West
northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest
symbol on a map showing directions
one half of the earth
Cardinal directions
North, South , East, West
Intermediate directions
northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest
Geography
Latitude
Longitude
Absolute Location
The study of our physical surroundings and how humans interact…
How far a place on Earth is from the equator, measured in degr…
How far a place is on Earth from the Prime Meridian, measured…
Using Latitude and Longitude to show the location of a place o…
Geography
The study of our physical surroundings and how humans interact…
Latitude
How far a place on Earth is from the equator, measured in degr…
archipelago
atoll
badlands
bay
a large group of islands, like the Bahamas
a ring of coral that encloses a pool of seawater
wasteland that has been carved into unusual shapes by wind and…
a body of water that extends into the land like the ___ of Ben…
archipelago
a large group of islands, like the Bahamas
atoll
a ring of coral that encloses a pool of seawater
Cardinal directions
Intermediate directions
compass rose
hemisphere
North, South , East, West
northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest
symbol on a map showing directions
one half of the earth
Cardinal directions
North, South , East, West
Intermediate directions
northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest
archipelago
atoll
badlands
bay
a large group of islands... Ex. - The Bahamas
a ring of coral that encloses a pool of seawater
wasteland that has been carved into unusual shapes by wind and…
a body of water that extends into the land... Ex. - Bay of Benga…
archipelago
a large group of islands... Ex. - The Bahamas
atoll
a ring of coral that encloses a pool of seawater
5 Basic Parts of a Map
Physical Map
Political Map
Plain
title, key/legend, scale, compass rose, latitude/longitude lin…
A map that shows mountains, hills, plains, rivers, lakes, ocea…
A map that shows man-made features such as boundaries, countri…
large area of flat land
5 Basic Parts of a Map
title, key/legend, scale, compass rose, latitude/longitude lin…
Physical Map
A map that shows mountains, hills, plains, rivers, lakes, ocea…
geography
Three branches of geography
Cartography
Portulan Charts
aims to identify, contextualise, describe, explain and relate…
Physical geo (is the study of natural enviroment) / Human Geo…
Discipline that is concerned with representing territories
Navigation maps
geography
aims to identify, contextualise, describe, explain and relate…
Three branches of geography
Physical geo (is the study of natural enviroment) / Human Geo…
The importance of understanding Geograp…
The study of earth
Location
The continents
To write of earth
Why study it? It is crucial...to understand history, current i…
The primary concern of the geographer
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antartica, Europe,…
The importance of understanding Geograp…
To write of earth
The study of earth
Why study it? It is crucial...to understand history, current i…
Cardinal directions
Intermediate directions
compass rose
hemisphere
North, South , East, West
northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest
symbol on a map showing directions
one half of the earth
Cardinal directions
North, South , East, West
Intermediate directions
northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest
Geography
Local
International
Physical Geography
The study of the Earth - its land and seas, climate, its peopl…
To do with the area around you
To do with more than one country.
The study of the natural things of the Earth e.g. climate, riv…
Geography
The study of the Earth - its land and seas, climate, its peopl…
Local
To do with the area around you
Equator
Prime Meridian
continent
compass rose
an imaginary line that divides the Earth into a northern and s…
an imaginary vertical line that divides the Earth into an east…
a large land mass surrounded by ocean, there are seven of them…
a tool used on a map to locate the cardinal directions (North,…
Equator
an imaginary line that divides the Earth into a northern and s…
Prime Meridian
an imaginary vertical line that divides the Earth into an east…
archipelago
atoll
badlands
bay
a large group of islands... Ex. - The Bahamas
a ring of coral that encloses a pool of seawater
wasteland that has been carved into unusual shapes by wind and…
a body of water that extends into the land... Ex. - Bay of Benga…
archipelago
a large group of islands... Ex. - The Bahamas
atoll
a ring of coral that encloses a pool of seawater
Geography
Local
International
Physical Geography
The study of the Earth - its land and seas, climate, its peopl…
To do with the area around you
To do with more than one country.
The study of the natural things of the Earth e.g. climate, riv…
Geography
The study of the Earth - its land and seas, climate, its peopl…
Local
To do with the area around you
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
Earth's outermost layer of rock
The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and cor…
A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner cor…
the molten core of the Earth.
Crust
Earth's outermost layer of rock
Mantle
The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and cor…
Latitude
Longitude
Equator
The Five Themes of Geography:
Imaginary lines that run east and west, parallel to the equato…
Imaginary lines that run north and south.
Latitude line located between the north and south poles at 0 d…
Place, Region, Human-Environment Interaction, Location, Moveme…
Latitude
Imaginary lines that run east and west, parallel to the equato…
Longitude
Imaginary lines that run north and south.
Cinder Cone
Shield
Lava dome
Composite
One vent.... Call hardened lava cinders.... Erupts violently
Very fluid lava... Number of vents
Small mass of lava that is vicious.... Moves slowly
Layers of ash, lava and cinders.... Many vents
Cinder Cone
One vent.... Call hardened lava cinders.... Erupts violently
Shield
Very fluid lava... Number of vents
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
Map
Key/Legend
Symbol
the study of Earth, how people live on it, and the land around…
a picture or chart that shows the rivers, mountains, streets,…
a box in which all symbols on a map are explained
a shape, line, or color on a map that stands for something else
Geography
the study of Earth, how people live on it, and the land around…
Map
a picture or chart that shows the rivers, mountains, streets,…