Geography Terms

The study of Earth's physical and human features.

• Climate

• Geography

• Weather

• Region

The weather conditions that a place has over a period of years.

• Geography

• Climate

• Weater

• Precipitation

The day-to-day atmospheric conditions of a place (temperature, cloudiness, etc.)

• Geography

• Climate

• Weather

• Precipitation

Any form of water that falls from the atmosphere to the surface of the Earth (rain, snow, sleet, and hail).

• Geography

• Climate

• Weather

• Precipitation

The wearing-away of land by wind, water, or the movement of glaciers.

• Erosion

• Region

• Basin

• Plateau

An area that has common characteristics that make it different from surrounding areas.

• Erosion

• Basin

• Region

• Plateau

A large flat area of land that is higher than the land around it.

• Erosion

• Region

• Basin

• Plateau

A bowl-shaped landform that is lower than the surrounding area.

• Erosion

• Basin

• Region

• Plateau

Low, flat land that runs along a coast.

• Plateau

• Basin

• Coastal Plain

• Desert

An area of land that receives very little rain.

• Plateau

• Basin

• Coastal Plain

• Desert