Geography Flashcards
Geography
The study of the Earth - its land and seas, climate, its people, what they grow and produce and how they live
Local
To do with the area around you
International
To do with more than one country.
Physical Geography
The study of the natural things of the Earth e.g. climate, rivers, mountains.
Environmental Geography
The study of the places in which people live and how it affects them.
Human Geography
The study of where and how people live
Geology
The study of the Earth and how it is formed,
Developed
Countries or places with a good standard of living, e.g. good houses, roads, schools, food.
Third World
Countries or places with a poor standard of living.
Industry
The making of things in workshops and factories.
Resources
Things that are useful or valuable to people e.g. gold, food, skilled workers
Distribution
How things are shared out, arranged or placed.
Popultation
.The people living in a particular place
Global
Of the whole world