Geography Terms
Studying Geography
Geography Themes
Branches of Geography
Vocabulary
100
a narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
What is strait
100
The three different ways that geographers look at the world.
What is local, regional, global levels?
100
describes where something is.
What is location?
100
the study of the Earth's physical and cultural features.
What is geography?
100
Is the study of the world's physical features-it's land forms, bodies of water, climates, soils, and plants.
What is physical geography
200
an area where a river deposits soil into the ocean.
What is delta?
200
the tool that can show the world as it really is.
What is globe?
200
areas that share common characteristics.
What is regions?
200
the study of the world's people, communities, and landscapes.
What is human geography?
200
the part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguish it from surrounding areas.
What is a region
300
a hill of sand shaped by wind.
What is dune?
300
the two main branches of geography.
What is physical and human geography?
300
People interact with their environments in many ways.
What is human-environmental interaction?
300
the science of making maps.
What is cartography?
300
is a field that studies people and the relationships among them.
What is social science?
400
A large area of slow-moving ice.
What is glacier?
400
Asking about peoples language is related to what science?
What is Social Science?
400
a general description of where a place lies.
What is relative location?
400
studying how events from one region affect people in other regions.
What is global level?
400
A specific description of where something is located.
What is absolute location?
500
a large part of the ocean that extends into land.
What is gulf?
500
The Appalachain Mountains are an example of this characteristic.
What are Physical Characteristics?
500
Name the five themes of geography.
What are location, place, region, movement, and human environment interaction?
500
help gather information to help make accurate maps.
What are satellites?
500
All the human and physical features that make a place unique
What is landscape
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