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