INTRO TO GEOGRAPHY
This is the study of places and the relationship between people and their environments.
What is geography?
A large natural feature of the Earth’s surface.
What is a landform?
A map that shows elevation using contour lines.
What is a topographic map?
The largest bodies of saltwater, covering about 71% of Earth’s surface.
What are oceans?
The general weather of a region over a long period of time (about 30 years).
What is climate?
This branch of geography studies landforms, climate, water, and natural processes.
What is physical geography?
A high, flat area of land that rises sharply above surrounding land.
What is a plateau?
The height of land above sea level.
What is elevation?
Flowing freshwater that moves from higher elevation to lower elevation.
What are rivers?
A region near the equator with hot temperatures and heavy rainfall.
What is a tropical climate?
This branch of geography looks at populations, cultures, migration, and economies.
What is human geography?
A low‑lying area between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it.
What is a valley?
Lines on a map that connect areas of equal elevation.
What are contour lines?
Large bodies of freshwater or saltwater completely surrounded by land.
What are lakes?
A climate region with four distinct seasons and hot summers, cold winters.
What is a continental climate?
This term describes how a person or group views the natural environment based on experience and values.
What is perspective?
A massive body of ice that moves slowly over land and reshapes the landscape.
What is a glacier?
This happens when contour lines are close together.
What is a steep slope?
Water stored underground in soil and rock layers.
What is groundwater?
A graph that shows average monthly temperature and precipitation.
What is a climate graph?
This is the process of asking questions to find information and solve problems.
What is inquiry?
A landform where magma erupts through the Earth’s surface.
What is a volcano?
The amount of elevation change between contour lines.
What is the contour interval?
Land permanently or seasonally saturated with water that supports diverse life.
What are wetlands?
Two main things shown on a climate graph.
What are temperature and precipitation?