1. Geography Vocabulary: Study Guide

2. a group or chain of islands
archipelago
a group or chain of islands

3. climate
a weather pattern over a LONG period of time; affected by latitude, elevation, and wind currents

4. compass rose a pointer for cardinal directions:
north, east, south, and west

5. a triangle-shaped area of land at the mouth of a river
delta

6. very dry, barren land without trees
desert
very dry, barren land without trees

7. a map that shows the pattern of something spread over an area
distribution map
a map that shows the pattern of something spread over an area
elephant distribution map

8. altitude: height above sea level
elevation
altitude: height above sea level

9. Equator an imaginary line of latitude; parallel that
divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres

10. the relationships between physical features, climate, and people
geography
the relationships between physical features, climate, and people
climate

11. hemisphere
half of a sphere; northern, southern (Equator) and eastern, western (Prime Meridian)

12. legend; explains symbols on a map
map key
legend; explains symbols on a map

13. latitude
measures distance north and south of the Equator; expressed in degrees (they run east and west)

14. longitude
measures distance east and west of the Prime Meridian; expressed in degrees (they run north and south)

15. meridians
lines of longitude

16. non-renewable natural resources
that which cannot be easily replaced or never replaced once they are used
Ex: fossil fuels: coal, petroleum, natural gas
oil
coal

17. a map that shows landforms and bodies of water
physical map

18. highest latitudes north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle
polar zones

19. political map
a map that shows borders of countries/states/provinces within a continent or country

20. divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres
Prime Meridian
line of longitude;:
divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres

21. renewable natural resources
resources that can be used again and again
Ex: solar energy, wind, water
sun
wind
water
lumber

22. allows an estimate of real distances on Earth
scale
allows an estimate of real distances on Earth

23. temperate zones
middle latitudes; hot summers and cold winters; between 23.5 and 66.5 latitude

24. tropical zone
between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; in the low latitudes; hot most of the year

25. winds from the northeast
atmospheric condition which is seen in the environment over a SHORT period of time
weather
90°
sunny
winds from the northeast