A-Z Geography Terms

A-Z GEOGRAPHY

By Eugenio

A IS FOR ALTITUDE

Altitu

de is

the

height o

f a p

lace

abov

e se

a le

vel.

Photo from commons.wikimedia.org

A IS FOR ARCHIPELAGO

An archipelago is a

large chain of

islands.


B IS FOR BAYOU

A bayou is an

arm, inlet or

outlet of a river

or lake.

Photos from commons.wikimedia.org

B IS ALSO FOR BARREN

A barren is land

that can’t

produce offspring.


C IS FOR CLIMATE

Climate are the

weather

conditions of an

area during a

number of years.

Photo from en.wikipedia.org

Climatologists

are scientists that

study climate.

C IS ALSO FOR CLIMATOLOGISTS


C IS ALSO FOR CROPLAND

Cropland is land

suitable for

cultivation of

crops.Photo from commons.wikimedia.org

A desert is a

region so dry

because of no

precipitation.

D IS FOR DESERT


Environment are

your natural

surroundings.

E IS FOR ENVIRONMENT


E IS ALSO FOR EQUATOR

The Equator is

the line of

latitude that

separates the

Northern

Hemisphere

from the

Southern

Hemisphere.


F IS FOR FOREST

A forest is a

large area full of

trees and

vegetation.Photo from www.landscape-photo.net

F IS FOR FAHRENHEIT

Fahrenheit is a

temperature

scale.


F IS ALSO FOR FJORD

A fjord is a

Norwegian word

for a mountainside

leaning to the sea.


A glacier is a

body of ice moving

slowly down a

mountain.

G IS FOR GLACIER


Geography is a

study that deals

with the Earth’s

surface.

G IS ALSO FOR GEOGRAPHY


A hemisphere is

northern or

southern or

eastern or western

of the equator and

prime meridian.

H IS FOR HEMISPHERE

Photo from en.m.wikipedia.org

The horizon is

the upper junction

between the Earth

and the sky.

H IS ALSO FOR HORIZON

Photo from en.m.wikipedia.org

An iceberg is a

large floating

mass of ice.

I IS FOR ICEBERG


Water that is in

the Earth and

comes out.

J IS FOR JUVENILE WATER


A knoll is a small

round hill.

K IS FOR KNOLL

Photo from www.geograph.org.uk

Latitude is the

distance north or

south from the

Earth’s equator by

90 degrees.

L IS FOR LATITUDE


Landform is a

natural feature on

the Earth’s

surface.

L IS ALSO FOR LANDFORM


A mountain is a

tall body of land

going up.

M IS FOR MOUNTAIN


http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:K2,_Mount_Godwin_Austen,_Chogori,_Savage_Mountain.jpg

A person

relating to

nomads.

N IS FOR NOMADIC



An oasis is a

small lake or body

of water in the

middle of a desert.

O IS FOR OASIS



A peninsula is a

land with water

around three

fourths of the

sides.

P IS FOR PENINSULA


http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Satellite_image_of_Italy_in_March_2003.jpg

Rain snow, and

stuff like that.

P IS FOR PRECIPITATION

Photo from www.fotopedia.com

http://www.fotopedia.com/items/flickr-2854066667

An excavation or

pit usually open to

air.

Q IS FOR QUARRY

Photo from en.m.wikipedia.org -

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Former_quarry_in_Warrandyte.jpg

A region is an

area of land, a city

or a place.

R IS FOR REGION


A savanna is a

flat, treeless,

grassland of warm

areas.

S IS FOR SAVANNA


A slope is a part

of the Earth’s

surface forming a

natural incline.

S IS ALSO FOR SLOPE


A tundra is a

cold treeless area,

usually in the

Arctic.

T IS FOR TUNDRA


Urban means

relating to or in a

city.

U IS FOR URBAN


A volcano is a

mountain with a

crater on it where

lava can come out

of.

V IS FOR VOLCANO


A waterfall is

water falling from

the top of a cliff

because there is a

river.

W IS FOR WATERFALL


Weather is if the

temperature is hot

cold, there is rain

or if its sunny.

W IS ALSO FOR WEATHER

Photo from sizer92.deviantart.com

A plant that

grows under dry

conditions.

X IS FOR XEROPHYTIC


A crest of rock

formed by the

wind.

Y IS FOR YARDANG

Photo from geology.about.com

Turning an area

into zones, city

planning.

Z IS FOR ZONING


A-Z Geography Terms

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hemisphere photo

mountain photo

weather photo

latitude photo

region photo

desert photo

geography photo

oasis photo