1. Geography: Vocabulary Study Guide

2. geography
The study of the relationship between physical features, climate, and people.
climate

3. environment
all the surroundings of a place– land, water, weather, plants, and “people stuff”

4. very dry, barren land without trees
desert
very dry, barren land without trees

5. vegetation
plant life

6. a group or chain of islands
archipelago
a group or chain of islands

7. a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
isthmus
a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas

8. a steep, large waterfall
cataract
a steep, large waterfall

9. a triangle-shaped area of land at the mouth of a river
delta

10. non-renewable resource
a natural resource that can not be replaced once it is used

11. a natural resource that can be used again and again
renewable resource
a natural resource that can be used again and again

12. any one of four overlapping halves of Earth
hemisphere

13. lines that measure north and south of the equator
latitude
lines that measure north and south of the equator

14. divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres
Equator
00 latitude:
divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres

15. parallels
lines of latitude

16. lines that measure east and west of the prime meridian
longitude
lines that measure east and west of the prime meridian

17. divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres
Prime Meridian
00 longitude:
divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres

18. meridian
line of longitude

19. weather conditions over a short period of time
90°
sunny
winds from the northeast

20. weather conditions over a long period of time
climate
weather conditions over a long period of time

21. Our Climate
Temperate Climate
warm summers
cold winters

22. a box in which a map’s symbols are explained
map key
a box in which a map’s symbols are explained

23. helps you estimate real distances on Earth
scale

24. elevation
height above sea level

25. a pointer for cardinal directions (north, south, east, west)
compass rose
a pointer for cardinal directions (north, south, east, west)

26. shows the pattern of something spread out over an area
distribution map
shows the pattern of something spread out over an area
elephant distribution map

27. shows landforms and bodies of water
physical map
shows landforms and bodies of water

28. climate zones

29. zones north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle
polar zones
zones north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle

30. parts of the Earth between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer, and between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn
temperate zones

31. tropical zone
the section of Earth between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn

32. What influences climate???

33. latitude

34. ocean currents

35. elevation