SS Ch 1 Geography Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
geography | The study of the Earth. It describes the different places and people. |
geographer | A scientist who studies the Earth's land, people, and environment. |
The three questiosn asked by geographers when studying the Earth | Where is it? Why is it there? What is it like there? |
Physical features | things that are naturally found in our environment |
examples of physical features | landforms, bodies of water, plants and trees, animals, soil |
human features | things that are manmade; describes the way people live |
examples of human features | buildings, food, languages, beliefs, jobs |
plateau | a large area of flat land that is raised higher than the land around it |
island | an area of land that is completely surrounded by water |
isthmus | a narrow strip of land that connects two large areas of land |
plain | a large area of flat land |
canyon | a large crack in the earth formed by a river or earthquake |
renewable resources | resources that the environment can replace after they are used |
examples of renewable resources | plants, soil, air, water, animals |
nonrenewable resources | resources that the environment cannot replace after they are used |
examples of nonrenewable resources | coal, oil, minerals, natural gas |
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