Unit 1 World Geography

A group of islands

• Peninsula

• Archipelago

• environmental system

• glaciers

study of the patterns and process related to the Earth's surface

• Geology

• Physical Geography

• Human Geography

• Economics

physical and human conditions that impact the environments of places and regions

• Geometrics

• Geographic systems

• Economic systems

• Human environmental systems

a specific physical feature of the Earth's surface

large ecosystems characterized by common climate, common vegetation, and common animal life

• biome

• biodome

• hydrosphere

• climate

the solid surface of Earth, including the soil and land forms

the water areas of earth

areas of earth that support plant and animal life

the gaseous area of air surrounding Earth

physical process involving the movement of the Earth's crust