Transcript Definition: the study of places

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Definition: the study of places
vegetation
geography
region
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Definition: someone who studies
places.
Human
characteristics
Natural
characteristic
geographer
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Definition: things that were not made
by humans
geographer
Human
characteristics
Natural
characteristics
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Definition: parts of a place made by
people
Natural
characteristics
Human
characteristics
county
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Definition: A division of a state.
county
street
city
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Definition: one of the 50 parts
of our county
state
county
Country
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Definition: THE PLACE WHERE ONE
AREA ENDS AND ANOTHER BEGINS!
MAPS
STATES
BORDER
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Definition: A group of elected citizens who
carry out the rules of community, state or
country.
location
border
government
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Definition: where a place is found
government
location
Absolute
location
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Definition: where is the exact location
of a place is ?
location
Relative
location
Absolute
location
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Definition: where a place is in relation
to other places
Direction word
Absolute
location
Relative
location
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Definition: words like north ,south,
east, and west
map
Direction
words
relativelocation
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Definition: a picture that shows the
location of something
landforms
Direction
words
map
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Definition: different kinds of land on
the earth
map
landforms
port
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Definition: land surrounded by water
on three sides
peninsula
islands
hills
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Definition: a piece of land that is
surrounded by water.
island
port
mid west
region
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Definition: Maps that show characteristics
of an area such as landforms ,climates , or
forests
Midwest
region
Special
purpose maps
region
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Definition: How high a place is
Elevation
maps
border
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Definition: A row of connected
mountains
Mountain range
maps
phone
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Definition: Ridges of hills of loose sand
piled up by the wind
Sand dunes
copper
glacier
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Definition: Five huge lakes located in
the northern part of the United States
Pacific Ocean
Great lakes
River
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Definition: a body of water that is
partly blocked off by land
bay
copper
glacier
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Definition: Giant sheets of slowly
moving ice.
elevation
glacier
bay
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Definition: The plants of an area.
bay
glaciers
vegetation
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Definition: Weather over a long period
of time.
vegetation
climate
lighthouse
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Definition: how hot or cold the air is.
climate
temperature
lighthouse
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Definition: water that falls to the
ground as rain sleet hail or snow
precipitaion
vegetation
glacier
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Definition: a tall building like a tower
that has a light in the top to guide ships
lighthouse
Natural
resources
border
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Definition: Things in nature that people
find useful.
Absolute
location
natural
resources
lighthouse
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Definition: soil that is good for growing
things
Iron ore
Fertile soil
minerals
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Definition: natural resources found in
the ground such as iron ore
minerals
Landforms
islands
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Definition: a mineral that is used to
make steel
map
Iron ore
Fertile soil
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Definition: A mineral that is used to
make things such as pipes for plumbing
Culture
Diversity
Copper
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Definition: A stone that is mined and
used to make steel and cement.
limestone
wood
Wind farm
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Definition: Natural resources that can
be replaced
Renewable
resources
Nonrenewable
resources
Human/environment
interactions
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Definition: natural resources that
cannot be replaced
Renewable
resources
human/
environment
interaction
Nonrenewable
resources
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Definition: Ways in which people use and
interact with the earth
Adapting to the
natural
environment
Renewable
resources
Human
environment
interaction
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Definition: When people change the
environment to fit them
Modifying the
environment
Adapting to
the
environment
movement
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Definition: When people change to fit
the environment
Adapting to the
environment
copper
glacier
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Definition: the theme of geography that explains
how and why people , goods and ideas move
movement
canoe
people
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Definition: way of moving things and people
from one place to another
Modifying the
environment
movement
transportation
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Definition: A city where many roads
and railroads meet
port
Hub
region
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Definition: A city on a body of water
where ships load and unload
ocean
hub
port
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Definition: An area with one or more
common features.
PORT
MIDWEST
REGION
REGION
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Definition: a region of the united states
that includes the state of Michigan.
Region
Midwest
Region
Great Lake
Region
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