Geography Vocabulary

Write the definition in your own words Definition of the word Examples/Non- examples of the word Picture/Symbol of the Word Vocabulary word

Student write definition in their own words The study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity Geography

Student write definition in their own words The Study of People and how they interact with the earth. It looks at how various cultures in different regions of the world use the earth and its resources and what effect this has on the earth itself. Human Geography

Student write definition in their own words Physical Geography - The study of the earth's surface, the study of the weather and climate, the earth's natural resources such as plant life. Physical Geography

Student write definition in their own words A three dimensional representation of the Earth Globe

Student write definition in their own words Distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian. measured east or west from the prime meridian at Greenwich, England. Longitude

Student write definition in their own words Latitude is an angle (defined below) which ranges from 0° at the Equator to 90° (North or South) at the poles. Lines of constant latitude, or parallels, run east–west as circles parallel to the equator. Students write their own example Latitude

Student write definition in their own words An imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres Equator

Student write definition in their own words The parallel of latitude 23°27 south of the equator, marks the southern boundary of the earth. Tropic of Capricorn

Student write definition in their own words The parallel of latitude 23°27 north of the equator. The most northerly latitude at which the sun can shine directly overhead. Tropic of Cancer

Student write definition in their own words The vertical line that marks the 0° longitude measurement on the globe of Earth. The line intersects the latitude lines that are horizontal. Prime Meridian

Student write definition in their own words One of the main landmasses of the globe, usually reckoned as seven in number (Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica Continent

Student will put definition in their own words. The expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its landmasses. Sea

Student will write the definition in his own words. Absolute location is the exact place, or location where someone, or something is on the Earth. It is usually expressed by a grid reference like latitude and longitude Absolute location

Students will put definition in their own words Relative location is a location that is located by explaining other locations that are nearby. An example is 'The store is by the Walgreens on Market Avenue'. Relative Location

Student will put definition in their own words. The meteorological conditions, including temperature, precipitation, and wind, that characteristically prevail in a particular region. Climate