Geography Vocab

2. The study of Earth’s land, water, people, and how they all affect each other.
3. Places centered around a main point that connects people or services. Example: a city and the towns around it that use its stores, jobs, and transportation.
11. Describes what a location is like, including nature and human-made things.
13. How people change the environment and how the environment changes people.
14. How long it takes to travel from one place to another.
15. How far something feels to you, even if the real distance is different.
18. How far something moves on Earth (in miles or kilometers).

1. To change the environment. Example: building a dam or cutting down trees.
4. a geographic region within which the same standard time is used
5. The exact spot where something is on Earth. Example: an address or latitude and longitude.
6. Natural parts of a place like land, water, weather, soil, plants, and animals.
7. Areas that have something in common.
8. Areas people think of based on opinions or ideas. Example: where “the South” or “the West” begins.
9. To change what you do or use so you can live in your environment. Example: wearing warm clothes in winter.
10. How people, ideas, and goods travel from one place to another and connect different places.
12. Places with clear borders and similar features. Example: a country or a state.
16. Things people create or do in a place, like buildings, jobs, culture, and how many people live there.
17. Tells where a place is compared to another place. Example: “next to the school” or “across from the park.”