World Geography 2022- 2023

 refers to the pattern of weather in a region whose growth patterns are primarily affected by elevation. 

• vertical climate

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• International Date Line

This line divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• International Date Line

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

• region

• place

• biomes

• movement

The half of the earth, that is divided by the Equator (North or South) and the Prime Meridian (East and West)

• Hemisphere

• Continent

• Region

• Ocean

Lines that measure distance north or south of the Equator.

• Latitude

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Longitude

Lines that measure distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.

• Latitude

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Longitude

The exact location of a place on

the earth described by global coordinates

• Absolute Location

• Imaginary Location

• Relative Location

• Hand Signals

a specific physical feature of the Earth’s surface

• Absolute Location

• landforms

• Relative Location

• Hand Signals

Earth's largest land masses. Total of seven in the world.

• Country

• Continents

• Ocean

• Island

What is geography?

• The study of the distribution and interaction of Earth's physical and human features.

• The study of the measurement and physical descriptions of places, regions, areas, and land masses.

• The study of the history and development of the earth.

• The study of land, water, natural resources, and population flows.