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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
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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
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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?
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Culture Way of life that people share Way of life that people share Arts, entertainment, language, religion Arts, entertainment, language, religion
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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
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ContinentContinent One of several large landmasses on earth One of several large landmasses on earth North America South America AfricaAfrica AntarcticaAntarctica EuropeEurope AsiaAsia AustraliaAustralia
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Longitude Latitude Prime Meridian Equator
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Landforms… Can you name one landform???? Can you name one landform????
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ArchipelagoArchipelago Chain or cluster of islands Chain or cluster of islands
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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
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BayBay A body of water surrounded by land on 3 sides A body of water surrounded by land on 3 sides
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ButteButte An isolated hill with steep sides An isolated hill with steep sides
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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
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DeltaDelta A low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river A low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river
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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
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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
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GlacierGlacier A large, slow moving river of ice! A large, slow moving river of ice!
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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!
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