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

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

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?

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

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

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

Longitude Latitude Prime Meridian Equator

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

ArchipelagoArchipelago Chain or cluster of islands Chain or cluster of islands

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

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

ButteButte An isolated hill with steep sides An isolated hill with steep sides

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

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

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

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

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

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!