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What is the difference between a continent and a subcontinent?
What is the difference between a continent and a subcontinent?
Which landform is characterized by having water on three sides?
Which landform is characterized by having water on three sides?
What type of area is known for being low in elevation and having very light rainfall?
What type of area is known for being low in elevation and having very light rainfall?
What is the main difference between an isthmus and a strait?
What is the main difference between an isthmus and a strait?
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Which term best describes an area with very, very dry conditions and little plant life?
Which term best describes an area with very, very dry conditions and little plant life?
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What type of landform is created by nature leaving behind fine, fertile soil near a river's mouth?
What type of landform is created by nature leaving behind fine, fertile soil near a river's mouth?
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What defines an archipelago?
What defines an archipelago?
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What best describes a cataract?
What best describes a cataract?
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Study Notes
Geography Basics
- Geography is the study of Earth and its people.
Landforms
- Landform: a naturally formed feature of Earth's surface.
- Types of landforms:
- Island: an area of land surrounded by water.
- Archipelago: a group of many islands.
- Peninsula: a body of land connected to a larger landmass, surrounded on three sides by water.
- Isthmus: a narrow strip of land with water on both sides, usually connecting two larger areas of land.
Continents and Regions
- Continent: one of the seven large landmasses of Earth.
- Subcontinent: a large landmass similar to, but smaller than, a continent.
Climate and Weather
- Climate: the pattern of weather in a certain place over a long period of time.
- Weather-related terms:
- Arid: very, very dry.
- Semiarid: having very light rainfall.
- Monsoon: seasonal wind that creates a wet or dry period, particularly in southeast Asia.
- Drought: a long period of dryness, little to no rainfall.
Natural Features
- Mountain: a large area of land that is higher than the surrounding land.
- Plateau: a large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land.
- Valley: low land between hills or mountains.
- Plain: a large, flat area low in elevation.
- Cataract: waterfall.
- Delta: the area near a river's mouth where the river leaves behind large amounts of sand and silt.
- Gulf: part of an ocean that extends into land.
- Strait: a narrow waterway connecting two large bodies of water.
Natural Resources
- Natural Resources: materials supplied by nature.
- Examples:
- Timber: trees/wood useful for building.
- Silt: fine, fertile soil left behind by a river.
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Test your knowledge on key geography terms such as landform, climate, continent, subcontinent, natural resources, island, archipelago, and peninsula. Learn about the different features of Earth's surface and its various landmasses.
