Geography terms

The study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries.

• psychology

• history

• ecology

• geography

A position or site occupied.

• place

• location

• movement

• scale

It's exact place on Earth, often given in terms of latitude and longitude.

• place

• location

• absolute location

• relative location

A description of how a place is related to other places. For example, the Empire State Building is 365 kilometers (227 miles) north of the White House in Washington, D.C.

• place

• location

• absolute location

• relative location

A specific area or region of the world : a particular city, country, etc.

• place

• location

• absolute location

• relative location

Interactions between the human social system and (the “rest” of) the ecosystem.

• human-environment interaction

• human-society-interaction

• human-geography-interaction

• human-development-interaction

The travel of people, goods, and ideas from one location to another.

• place

• location

• movement

• travel

An area that includes a number of places--all of which have something in common.

• location

• place

• region

• equator

Sometimes called a wind rose or rose of the winds, is a figure on a compass, map, nautical chart, or monument used to display the orientation of the cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west) and their intermediate points.

• compass rate

• compass legend

• compass rose

• compass shield

Is one of Earth's seven main divisions of land.

• ocean

• continent

• country

• equator