Unit 1 Vocabulary

study of human activities related to interaction with the environment and control of the Earth’s surface

• human geography

• physical geography

• geography

• biomes

the solid surface of Earth, including the soil and landforms

• lithosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

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

• physical geography

• human geography

• geographic factors

• landforms

the creation of organic matter formed from weathered rock, air, and water

• soil building process

• climate

• erosion

• tectonic forces

a particular method that brings changes to the physical or human geography

• processes

• patterns

• geography

• human geography

a specific physical feature of the Earth’s surface

• biosphere

• biomes

• hydrosphere

• landforms

an observable model, style or trend, generally observed on maps in geography

• lithosphere

• patterns

• processes

• human geography

study of the Earth’s people, places, features, and environment from a spatial perspective

• processes

• geography

• patterns

• human geography

 the water areas of Earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, ground water, glaciers and water vapor

• hydrosphere

• lithosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

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

• lithosphere

• biomes

• landforms

• atmosphere