Geographic Terms
This term refers to a specific area distinguished by its physical features or human activity.
What is a region?
This word describes the average weather conditions of a specific area over a long time.
What is climate? / ¿Cuál es el clima?
This word refers to the study of how people interact with their environment.
What is geography? / ¿Cuál es la geografía?
This term is used for a graphical representation of a specific area.
What is a map? / ¿Qué es un mapa?
This term refers to natural features of the Earth, such as mountains and rivers.
What is physical geography? / ¿Qué es la geografía física?
This term describes a large, natural water feature found in both English and Spanish.
What is a lake? / ¿Cuál es un lago?
This term refers to the amount of rain and snow that falls in a particular area.
What is precipitation? / ¿Cuál es la precipitación?
This term describes the study of Earth's physical features and their relationship with human activity.
What is physical geography? / ¿Cuál es la geografía física?
This term refers to the label on a map that explains what the map shows.
What is a map title? / ¿Cuál es el título de un mapa?
This term describes an elevated flat area of land.
What is a plateau? / ¿Cuál es una meseta?
This term refers to an area of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.
What is a peninsula? / ¿Cuál es una península?
This term describes the elevation of a location above sea level.
What is altitude? / ¿Cuál es la altitud?
This word describes resources that are derived from the natural environment and used by humans.
What are natural resources? / ¿Cuáles son los recursos naturales?
This type of map shows the political boundaries of countries and regions.
What is a political map? / ¿Cuál es un mapa político?
This term refers to a steep rock formation often found in valleys.
What is a canyon? / ¿Cuál es un cañón?
This term describes a narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
What is a strait? / ¿Cuál es un estrecho?
This type of map shows specific themes related to the physical environment.
What is a thematic map? / ¿Cuál es un mapa temático?
This is a term for the complex patterns and distributions of populations across the Earth.
What is population density? / ¿Cuál es la densidad de población?
This type of map highlights specific themes or subjects, such as population or climate.
What is a thematic map?
In Spanish, the word "cuenca" is used to describe a drainage area for rivers, while in English, it can be described using two separate terms. What are these two English terms?
What are watershed and basin?
This term refers to an area drained by a river and its tributaries.
What is a watershed or basin? / ¿Cuál es una cuenca?
These divisions categorize areas of the Earth based on their long-term weather patterns and temperatures, including tropical, arid, temperate, and polar regions.
What are climate zones? / ¿Cuáles son las zonas climáticas?
This geographical term describes a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses, with nearly identical spellings in both Spanish and English.
What is an isthmus? / ¿Cuál es un istmo?
This term refers to the relationship between a distance on the map and the actual distance on the ground.
What is scale?
The Spanish word "estrecho" has two meanings. As a noun, it describes a narrow water passage connecting two larger bodies of water, while as an adjective, it describes a limited width. What are the English equivalents?
What are strait and narrow?