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Geography Dictionary

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ARABLE LAND

LAND THAT CAN BE FARMED

ARCHIPELAGO

A GROUP OF ISLANDS

ATMOSHPERE

LAYERS OF GASES SURROUNDING A PLANET

ATOLL

A RING SHAPED CORAL REEF

BASIN

A SHALLOW, OPEN CONTAINER USED TO HOLD WATER

BAY

A LARGE BODY OF WATER CONNECTED TO AN OCEAN OR SEA

BLUFF

A STEEP WALL/CLIFF MADE OF ROCK

BUTTE

A SMALL ISOLATED HILL

CANAL

MAN-MADE CHANNELS FOR WATER

CAPE

A HEADLAND EXTENDING INTO A LARGE BODY OF WATER

CASH CROP

CROPS GROWN TO BE SOLD IN ORDER TO MAKE A PROFIT

CHANNEL

A LANDFORM WITH A NARROW/SHALLOW BODY OF WATER

CLIFF

A TYPICALLY VERTICAL ROCK THAT IS EXPOSED

CLIMATE

A MEASURE OF THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AND WEATHER IN AN AREA

COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE

A LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION OF CROPS TO SELL FOR PROFIT

DECIDUOUS FOREST

A MID-LATITUDE BINOME BETWEEN THE POLAR REGIONS AND THE TROPICS

DEFORESTATION

THE PERMANENT DESTRUCTION OF FORESTS

DELTA

AN AREA OF LAND WHERE A RIVER BREAKS INTO SMALLER RIVERS

DESERT

AN AREA THAT HAS VERY LITTLE PRECIPITATION

DESERTIFICATION

AN AREA BECOMING INCREASINGLY DRY LOSING VEGETATION AND WATER

ELEVATION

THE DISTANCE ABOVE OR BELOW A CERTAIN REFERENCE POINT

ENCLAVE

A COUNTRY SURROUNDED BY THE TERRITORY OF ANOTHER COUNTRY

EROSION

ROCK OR SOIL MOVING FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER BEING DEPOSITED

FOOTHILLS

A LOW MOUNTAIN/HILL AT THE BOTTOM OF A LARGER MOUNTAIN/HILL

FREE ENTERPRISE

SYSTEM WHERE TRADE, INDUSTRY, AND PRODUCTION ARE PRIVATELY OWNED

GEYSER

A SPRING SHOOTING OUT WATER AND WATER VAPOR

GLACIER

A LARGE CHUNK OF ICE CONSTANTLY MOVING

GULF

A PART OF AN OCEAN SURROUNDED BY LAND

HURRICANE

A TROPICAL CYCLONE WITH STRING WINDS

IRRIGATION

AN ARTIFICIAL WAY TO BRING WATER TO LAND AND SOIL

ISLAND

A SMALL PIECE OF LAND SURROUNDED BY WATER

LAGOON

A SMALL BODY IF WATER SEPERATED BY ISLANDS AND REEFS

LAKE

A SMALL BODY OF WATER SURROUNDED BY LAND

LANDLOCKED

SHUT IN BY LAND WITHOUT ACCESS TO WATER

MARKET ECONOMY

AN ECONOMY BASED OF THE IDEA OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND

MEGALOPOLIS

A HEAVILY POPULATED URBAN AREA OR CITY

METROPOLIS

A LARGE CITY ECONOMICALLY AND POLITICALLY ADVANCED

MOUNTAIN

A LARGE NATURAL ELEVATION RISING FROM THE SURROUNDING LEVEL

OASIS

A SPOT IN THE DESERT WHERE WATER CAN BE FOUND

OCEAN

A VERY LARGE SEA

PLATEAU

AN AREA LOCATED IN HIGH LAND

POPULATION

THE AMOUNT OF INHABITANTS IN AN AREA

PRAIRE

A LARGE GRASSLANDS AREA

RAINFOREST

A TROPICAL AREA WITH CONSISTENTLY HEAVY RAINFALL

REEF

A RIDGE OF CORAL AND ROCK JUST BELOW/ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE SEA

RIVER

A NATURAL STREAM OF FLOWING WATER

SAVANNA

A GRASSY PLAIN LOCATED IN TROPICAL REGIONS

SEA

BODIES OF SALT WATER THAT COVERE MOST OF EARTH'S SURFACE

SHANTYTOWN

AN AREA OUTSIDE A TOWN WITH LARGE NUMBERS OF CRUDE DWELLINGS

STANDARD OF LIVING

MONEY AND MATERIAL COMFORT AVAILABLE TO A PERSON/PLACE

SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE

SELF-SUFFICIENT FARMING

TERRACE FARMING

FARMING USING STEPS BUILT INTO THE SIDES OF A MOUNTAIN/HILL

VOLCANO

A MOUNTAIN WITH A CRATER THAT LAVA CAN ERUPT FROM

WATERFALL

A PLACE WHERE WATER CAN FALL OVER A VERTICAL DROP