World History Chapter 1.2 Studying Geography

The study of Earth's physical and cultural features

• psychology

• geography

• taxonomy

• astronomy

The natural features of the land’s surface

• landforms

• oceanography

• geology

• environment

The pattern of weather conditions in a certain area over a long period of time

• resources

• geography

• environment

• climate

All the living and nonliving things that affect life in an area

• environment

• region

• climate

• geography

An area with one or more features that make it

different from surrounding areas

• surface

• region

• resources

• climate

Materials found in the earth that people need and value

• culture

• history

• resources

• population

Early peoples developed vastly different cultures because of their environments

• true

• false

Geography was not important to early settlements

• true

• false

People who lived near forests built homes from wood

• true

• false

The world’s first societies formed along rivers

• true

• false