Geography Vocab

the study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create

• human geography

• hydrology

• geography

• geography as a science

all the human and physical features that make it unique

• landscape

• regions

• landforms

• physical geography

geographers want to know how the "world works." To do so, they make observations, take measurements, and study satellite images to name a few things.

• global level

• regions

• migration

• geography as a science

a field that studies people and the relationships among them (studies people and how they live)

• geography as a science

• geography as a social science

• physical geography

• cartography

part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguish it from surrounding areas

• landscapes

• emigration

• regions

• meteorology

geographers help local people in a city or town plan for future changes

• local level

• regional level

• global level

• physical geography

geographers compare one region with what they learn about another region

• local level

• regional level

• global level

• geography as a social science

geographers show how events and ideas from one region of the world affect people in other regions - like pollution

• local level

• regional level

• global level

• human geography

the study of landforms, bodies of water, climates, soils, and plants

• physical geography

• human geography

• geography

• migration

the science of making maps

• meteorology

• migration

• geography

• cartography