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textbook page 8textbook page 8 World Geography worksheet from FridayWorld Geography worksheet from Friday

Vocabulary wordsVocabulary words GeographyGeography

ContinentContinent

LandformLandform

ClimateClimate

vegetationvegetation

The study of earth and its peopleThe study of earth and its people

One of the seven large landmasses One of the seven large landmasses that make up the earththat make up the earthA naturally formed feature on the A naturally formed feature on the earth’s surfaceearth’s surface

Describes the weather conditions in Describes the weather conditions in a placea place

The plant life that grows in a locationThe plant life that grows in a location

GeographyGeography Where is your town? Where is your town? Weather? Weather? How your surroundings and weather How your surroundings and weather

affect you?affect you?

CultureCulture Way of life that people shareWay of life that people share Arts, entertainment, language, Arts, entertainment, language,

religionreligion

Chapter 1, lesson 1Chapter 1, lesson 1

What do What do geographers study?geographers study?

How does How does environment affect environment affect people?people?

The Earth and its peopleThe Earth and its people

It affects where they live, It affects where they live, what they wear, what they what they wear, what they grow and eatgrow and eat

ContinentContinent

One of several One of several largelarge landmasses on earthlandmasses on earth

North North AmericaAmerica

South South AmericaAmerica

AfricaAfrica

AntarcticAntarcticaa

EuropeEuropeAsiaAsia

AustraliAustraliaa

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LatitudeLatitude

Prim

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Mer

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EquatorEquator

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

ArchipelagoArchipelago Chain or cluster of islandsChain or cluster of islands

AtollAtoll

Coral reef island Coral reef island shaped in an oval or shaped in an oval or a complete circle a complete circle with a lagoon in the with a lagoon in the middle middle

BayBay

A body of A body of waterwater surrounded by land surrounded by land on 3 sides on 3 sides

ButteButte

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

CapeCape

A pointed piece of land A pointed piece of land that sticks out into an that sticks out into an ocean, sea, or large body ocean, sea, or large body of water of water

DeltaDelta

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

FjordFjord

A long, narrow inlet with A long, narrow inlet with steep sides; usually carved out steep sides; usually carved out by a glacierby a glacier

GeyserGeyser

A hot spring characterized by A hot spring characterized by a jet of water ejected out of a jet of water ejected out of the earththe earth

GlacierGlacier

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

TundraTundra

An area where tree growth is An area where tree growth is hindered by a short growing hindered by a short growing season….very cold!season….very cold!