1. Take Out: Planner – please write in tonight’s homework now Planner – please write in tonight’s homework now textbook page 8 textbook page 8 World Geography worksheet from Friday World Geography worksheet from Friday

2. Vocabulary words Geography Geography Continent Continent Landform Landform Climate Climate vegetation vegetation The study of earth and its people One of the seven large landmasses that make up the earth A naturally formed feature on the earth’s surface Describes the weather conditions in a place The plant life that grows in a location

3. Geography Where is your town? Where is your town? Weather? Weather? How your surroundings and weather affect you? How your surroundings and weather affect you?

4. Culture Way of life that people share Way of life that people share Arts, entertainment, language, religion Arts, entertainment, language, religion

5. Chapter 1, lesson 1 What do geographers study? How does environment affect people? The Earth and its people It affects where they live, what they wear, what they grow and eat

6. ContinentContinent One of several large landmasses on earth One of several large landmasses on earth North America South America AfricaAfrica AntarcticaAntarctica EuropeEurope AsiaAsia AustraliaAustralia

7. Longitude Latitude Prime Meridian Equator

8. Landforms… Can you name one landform???? Can you name one landform????

9. ArchipelagoArchipelago Chain or cluster of islands Chain or cluster of islands

10. AtollAtoll Coral reef island shaped in an oval or a complete circle with a lagoon in the middle Coral reef island shaped in an oval or a complete circle with a lagoon in the middle

11. BayBay A body of water surrounded by land on 3 sides A body of water surrounded by land on 3 sides

12. ButteButte An isolated hill with steep sides An isolated hill with steep sides

13. CapeCape A pointed piece of land that sticks out into an ocean, sea, or large body of water A pointed piece of land that sticks out into an ocean, sea, or large body of water

14. DeltaDelta A low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river A low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river

15. FjordFjord A long, narrow inlet with steep sides; usually carved out by a glacier A long, narrow inlet with steep sides; usually carved out by a glacier

16. GeyserGeyser A hot spring characterized by a jet of water ejected out of the earth A hot spring characterized by a jet of water ejected out of the earth

17. GlacierGlacier A large, slow moving river of ice! A large, slow moving river of ice!

18. TundraTundra An area where tree growth is hindered by a short growing season….very cold! An area where tree growth is hindered by a short growing season….very cold!