Unit 1 and 2 GA Studies Vocabulary

the science of studying Earth as the home of humans

• History

• Economics

• Geography

• Government

one-half of a sphere

• Geography

• Hemisphere

• infrastructure

• region

an area on Earth's surface that is defined by certain unifying characteristics

• Barrier Island

• Deep-water ports

• Estuaries

• Region

an island that lies off the coast and protects the beaches by blocking much of the wind, sands, and water that could erode the mainland

• Geography

• Barrier Island

• Urban Area

• Deep-water port

any port that has the capacity to accommodate large shipping vessels

• climate

• Deep-water port

• relative location

• Naval stores

the study of how we made decisions to allocate limited resources in order to meet our unlimited wants

• Government

• History

• Geography

• Economics

any item that be bought, sold, or traded; tangible objects that satisfy economic wants

• Needs

• Services

• Goods

• economics

the position of one place in relation to another using cardinal and intermediate directions

• Relative Location

• physiographic region

• region

• nation

varying land formations such as mountains, hills, and plains

• Bedrock

• Landform

• Maize

• Plateau

areas with similarities in landforms, elevation, rocks & minerals, soil and other characteristics

• Region

• Physiographic Region

• Plateau

• Reservoir