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Geography 1
MR. HELP/ Landforms
Term | Definition |
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Physical geography | The study of landforms, water bodies, and other physical features |
Human geography | The study of people, their cultures, and the landscapes they create |
Movement | The translocation of people, goods, and ideas |
Region | An area of land that has common features, either natural or artificial |
Human/Environmental | How people interact with the environment and how it interacts with people |
Location | The particular position on Earth’s surface |
Place | The physical and human aspects of a geographical area |
Culture | The characteristics of a particular group of people, like language, religion, cuisine, social habits, etc. |
Cultural Landscape | The visible human imprint on the landscape |
Globalization | Increasing interconnectedness of different parts of the world through common processes of economic, political, and cultural change |
Topography | The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area |
Continent | Large land mass on earth |
Ocean | A large expanse of salt water which covers approximately 71% of the surface of the Earth and contains 97% of Earth's water |
Bay | Body of water partly enclosed by land |
Sea | Large body of water almost entirely enclosed by land |
Strait | Narrow passage of water connecting 2 larger bodies of water |
Channel | A wide, deep strait between two landmasses that lie close to each other |
Sound | Long and narrow body of water (bigger than a strait)connecting larger bodies of water |
Tributary | A freshwater stream that feeds into a larger stream, river or other body of water |
Delta | A triangular-shaped, silt deposit at mouth of the river |
Lake | A sizable inland body of water |
Lagoon | Body of shallow water usually connected to a larger lake or the sea |
Gulf | A part of the ocean (or sea) that is partly surrounded by land (it is usually larger than a bay) |
Island | A piece of land that is surrounded by water |
Cataract | Large waterfall or series of small waterfalls in a row |
Fjord | Long, narrow arm of sea running between high, rocky cliffs |
Cape | Point of land extending into sea or lake |
Peninsula | Piece of land almost surrounded by water |
Coast | The part of the land near the sea; the edge of the land |
Key | A small, low-lying coral island |
Isthmus | A piece of land connecting 2 larger pieces of land |
Archipelago | A group or chain of islands in a large body of water |
Dune | A hill or a ridge made of sand formed by wind |
Plateau | A large area of elevated flat land |
Mesa | A flat-topped mountain or hill. |
Atoll | Ring-shaped coral island, almost completely enclosing a lagoon |
Tundra | A treeless, often frozen, arctic plain |
Savanna | A large area of tropical grassland, covered in part with trees and spiny shrubs |
Estuary | An inlet of sea where fresh water from rivers and salt water from sea mix |
Iceberg | A thick mass of ice, usually from a glacier, floating in the sea |
Oasis | An area in the desert made fertile with water |
Geyser | Natural hot spring from which steam, water, or mud shoot into the air |
River | A large, natural stream of water flowing into larger body of water |
Continental Divide | Great ridge of rocky mountain summits separating west-flowing streams from east-flowing streams |
Glacier | A large mass of ice that moves slowly down a mountain or a valley |
Valley | A low place between mountains |
Butte | An isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top (similar to but narrower than a mesa) |
Volcano | A mountain having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are erupted from the earth's crust |
Equator | An imaginary line that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres |
Continental Drift | The gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time. |