Geography Vocabulary Definitions

an area of earth with distinctive characteristics that make it different from other areas

• environment

• region

• geography

the physical features of a place

• environment

• region

• geography

the conditions and influences that affect the growth, health, progress, etc., of someone or something

• environment

• region

• geography

lines on a map or globe that measure distance east and west of the Prime Meridian (drawn vertically)

• parallels of latitude

• meridians of longitude

• elevation

lines on a map or globe that measure distance north and south of the Equator (drawn horizontally)

• parallels of latitude

• meridians of longitude

• elevation

the height of the land above or below sea level

• parallels of latitude

• meridians of longitude

• elevation

the patterns of weather in a particular place over a period of time

• climate

• erosion

• fertile

the gradual wearing away of the earth’s surface

• climate

• erosion

• fertile

good for farming

• climate

• erosion

• fertile

the land along or near a sea or ocean

• basin

• coast

• range