Unit 3-Physical Geography and the Environment

Front

a land area that is covered with a shallow layer of water during some or all of the year

Back

wetland

Front

release of harmful materials into the environment

Back

pollution

Front

part of a map that compares distance on a map to distance in the real world

Back

scale

Front

anything that represents something else

Back

symbol

Front

a landform with high elevation

Back

mountains

Front

change the environment

Back

modify

Front

a large area of flat land with few trees

Back

plains

Front

vertical and horizontal lines that help us find a location on a map

Back

grid system

Front

to change how we live to suit our physical environment

Back

adapt

Front

the physical surroundings in which we live, work and play

Back

physical environment