Vocabulary for Midterm

Geography

• study of physical features, human activity, resources, and population.

• a description of human and physical characteristics.

• living conditions are suitable to live in.

• a very large landmass that is separated by natural features

Absolute location

• a description of human and physical characteristics.

• the description of a location, such as mountains, rivers, forests.

• An address of the exact place of a location.

• A description of a place according to its location.

Relative location

• a description of human and physical characteristics.

• the description of a location, such as mountains, rivers, forests.

• An address of the exact place of a location.

• A description of a place according to its location.

Place

• a description of human and physical characteristics.

• the description of a location, such as mountains, rivers, forests.

• An address of the exact place of a location.

• A description of a place according to its location.

Physical characteristics

• a description of human and physical characteristics.

• the description of a location, such as mountains, rivers, forests.

• An address of the exact place of a location.

• A description of a place according to its location.

Human characteristics

• Man-made places to enhance the living environment.

• the description of a location, such as mountains, rivers, forests.

• An address of the exact place of a location.

• A description of a place according to its location.

Adapt

• changes daily and it has temperatures and conditions for the day.

• living conditions are suitable to live in.

• has a central place and everything around it is affected by it.

• to make changes in order to live in a place.

Habitable

• changes daily and it has temperatures and conditions for the day.

• living conditions are suitable to live in.

• has a central place and everything around it is affected by it.

• to make changes in order to live in a place.

Movement

• changes daily and it has temperatures and conditions for the day.

• living conditions are suitable to live in.

• a condition of moving across the planet.

• to make changes in order to live in a place.

Formal Regions

• Divisions of the world into manageable units when studying geography.

• has a central place and everything around it is affected by it.

• regions that have no formal boundaries and can be referred to places such as “The Middle East”.

• having official boundaries, city names, states, and countries.