AFRICA
ANTARCTICA
ASIA
OCEANIA
EUROPE
N AMERICA
S AMERICA
ARCTIC
ATLANTIC
INDIAN
PACIFIC
SOUTHERN
PLACEWhat is an area like when you get
there
MOVEMENTThe concept that people and ideas
get around and influence a particular area because of it
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
What do the people do to the environment…what does the environment do to the people
REGIONSWhat do locations have in
common: religion, language, environment
LOCATIONTells where an area is
GEOGRAPHYTHE STUDY OF WHERE PEOPLE, PLACES, ANIMALS, PLANTS AND THINGS ARE FOUND ON EARTH
ABSOLUTE LOCATIONTHE EXACT POSITION ON THE
EARTH N WHICH A PLACE CAN BE FOUND (AN ADDRESS)
RELATIVE LOCATIONTHE POSITION OF A PLACE IN
RELATION TO ANOTHER PLACE
FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY
The way geographers catagorize the study of geography
HEMISPHEREA HALF OF THE EARTH
EQUATORAN IMAGINARY LINE THAT CIRCLES THE GLOBE AT ITS WIDEST POINT,
SEPARATING THE WORLD INTO NORTH AND SOUTH HEMISPHERES
LATITUDEIMAGINARY LINES THAT CIRCLE THE EARTH PARALLEL TO THE
EQUATOR
PARALLELSANOTHER NAME FOR LATITUDE
LINES
MERIDIANSANOTHER NAME FOR LONGITUDE
LINES
MAPSA WAY OF SHOWING THE ROUND
EARTH ON A FLAT PIECE OF PAPER
PRIME MERIDIANAN IMAGINARY LINE OF LONGITUDE THAT
RUNS FROM THE NORTH POLE TO THE SOUTH OPOLE, DIVIDING THE WORLD INTO EAST AND WEST HEMISPHERES
LONGITUDEIMAGINARY LINES THAT RUN NORTH
AND SOUTH FROM ONE POLE TO ANOTHER. DIVIDES THE WORLD INTO EAST AND WEST SECTIONS
GRIDSLINES THAT RUNS NORTH TO SOUTH AND EAST TO WEST;
TAKEN TOGETHER, THEY HELP PIN-POINT LOCATION
CARTOGRAPHERA MAP MAKER
MAP PROJECTIONA DISTORTION WHICH OCCURS
WHEN YOU TRY TO MAKE A ROUND SURFACE FLAT
PHYSICAL MAPSMAPS WHICH SHOW PHYSICAL
FEATURES SUCH AS MOUNTAINS, RIVERS AND LAKES
POLITICAL MAPSMAPS THAT SHOW POLITICAL
FEATURES SUCH AS STATE AND NATIONAL BOUNDARIES AND
CAPITAL CITIES
ATLASA COLLECTION OF MAPS PUT INTO
ONE BOOK
MAP SCALEGIVES RATIO BETWEEN DISTANCES
ON THE MAP AND ACTUAL DISTANCES ON THE EARTH
COMPASS ROSEA DIRECTIONAL INDICATOR THAT SHOWS WHERE DIRECTIONS LIE
ON THE MAP
CONTINENTSTHE SEVEN LARGEST LAND
MASSES THAT ARE FOUND ON THE EARTH
DEGREESTHE TYPE OF MEASUREMENT
USED TO HELP PIN-POINT LOCATION ON MAPS AND GLOBES
MAP KEY OR LEGENDTELLS THE USER ABOUT THE SYMBOLS USED ON THE MAP
OCEANSTHE FOUR LARGE BODIES OF SALT
WATER THAT SURROUND THE EARTH
GEOLOGYTHE STUDY OF THE EARTH’S
PHYSICAL STRUCTURE
CORECENTER OF THE EARTH
MANTLETHICK LAYER OF ROCK AROUND
THE CORE
CRUSTTHIN, ROCKY LAYER OF THE EARTH
PLATE TECTONICSTHE IDEA THAT THE EARTH’S OUTER LAYER IS NOT ONE SOLID PIECE OF
ROCK, BUT IT IS BROKEN INTO A NUMBER OF MOVING PLATES
CONTINENTAL DRIFT THEORY
THE THEORY THAT THE CONTINENTAL PLATES ARE MOVING APART FROM ONE
ANOTHER
PANGEATHE NAME GIVEN TO THE
SUPERCONTINENT GEOLOGISTS BELIEVED ONCE EXISTED
RING OF FIRETHE CIRCLE OF VOLCANOES SURROUNDING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN
ARCHIPELAGOA LARGE GROUP OF ISLANDS
BAYA BODY OF WATER THAT EXTENDS
INTO THE LAND
BEACHA ROCKY OR SANDY EDGE OF
LAND ALONG A BODY OF WATER
BUTTEAN ISOLATED HILL WITH SLOPING
SIDES AND SMALL FLAT TOP
CANYONA DEEP VALLEY WITH STEEP SIDES
CAPEA POINT OF LAND THAT JUTS OUT
INTO THE WATER
CAVEA HOLLOW AREA IN THE EARTH
WITH AN OPENING TO THE OUTSIDE
CHANNELA BODY OF WATER THAT
CONNECTS TWO LARGER BODIES OF WATER
CLIFF
A HIGH STEEP FACE OF ROCK OR EARTH
LAKEAN INLAND BODY OF FRESH OR
SALT WATER
ISTHMUS
A NARROW STRIP OF LAND THAT CONNECTS TWO LARGER LAND
AREAS
JUNGLE
AN AREA OF THICK, TANGLED PLANTS USUALLY FOUND NEAR A
RIVER OR SWAMP
LAGOON
A SHALLOW BODY OF WATER THAT IS PARTLY CUT OFF FROM THE SEA
MARSHA low wet area with grasses,
rushes and cat tails.
MESAA RAISED AREA WITH STEEP SIDES
AND A LARGE, FLAT TOP
PENINSULAAN AREA OF LAND THAT IS NEARLY
SURROUNDED BY WATER
PLAINA LARGE, LOW AREA OF FLAT OR ROLLING LAND WITH FEW TREES
MOUNTAINA A HIGH AREA OF LAND THAT IS
HIGHER THAN THE LAND AROUND IT
PLATEAUA FLAT AREA OF LAND THAT IS
HIGHER THAN THE LAND AROUND IT
PRAIRIE
A REGION OF FLAT OR HILLY LAND COVERED BY TALL GRASSES
DELTAA FAN SHAPED DEPOSIT OF SAND
AND MUD AT THE MOUTH OF A RIVER
RIVERA LONG BODY OF WATER THAT
FLOWS OVER LAND
TRIBUTARIESA STREAM OR RIVER THAT FLOWS INTO A LARGER STREAM OR RIVER
FJORDA long, narrow inlet of sea between cliffs and slopes
GEYSERA spring that spouts hot water and
steam from time to time
GLACIERA large mass of ice that moves very slowly down a mountain or
through a valley
DUNEA hill of sand formed by blowing
wind
GULFA large body of salt water that is
partly enclosed by land
HILLA raised part of the earth’s surface
that is lower than a mountain
ICEBERGA huge block of floating ice that
has broken off a glacier
ISLANDA piece of land that is surrounded
by water
SEAA body of salt water that connects
two large bodies of water
STRAITA narrow body of water that connects two large bodies of
water
VALLEYAn area of low land between
mountains or hills
PERMAFROSTPermanently frozen soil
TIAGAEvergreen forest regions found in northern Europe, Asia and North
America
TUNDRAAn area that is always cold and
where only specialized plants can grow
TEMPERATE FORESTSForests where trees usually lose
their leaves in the winter with very rich wildlife
TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS
Forests found along the equator where many plants and animals
are found. Warm weather with lots of rain fall all year round
GRASSLANDSAlso called praires, steppes,
savannas, pampas, llanos and campo. Found in areas with hot
summers and cold winters
DESERTSAreas that receive less than 10
inches of precipitation a year. May have extreme temperatures of hot
and cold
PRECIPITATIONAll forms of water that fall to the
earth
VOLCANOA hole in the earth’s crust through
which lava, gasses and ash are released
WATERFALL
A stream of water that falls from a high place
BADLANDSWasteland that has been carved into unusual shapes by wind and
water
ENVIRONMENTThe natural surrounding of an
area; climate, sunlight, temperature, precipitation,
elevation , soil and landforms
WEATHERThe condition of the earth’s
atmosphere over a short period of time
CLIMATEWeather patterns over a long
period of time.
ROTATIONMovement of the earth on its axis.
Creates day and night
REVOLUTIONOne complete orbit around the
sun. Creates a year