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Illustrated Geographic Dictionary

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

APHG PROJECT

ILLUSTRATED GEOGRAPHIC DICTIONARY
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BY: KYLEE SCHUCHMAN

PERIOD 1

ABSOLUTE LOCATION

WHERE SOMETHING IS EXACTLY

ARABLE LAND

LAND THAT IS FARMABLE

ARCHIPELAGO

A GROUP OF ISLANDS

ARCTIC CIRCLE

A CIRCLE THAT GOES AROUND THE EARTH AT 66‘AND 32"

ATHEISM

A DISBELIEF OR LACK IN BELIEF OF GODS OR GOD
Photo by Anosmia

ATMOSPHERE

AN AREA AROUND THE EARTH THAT COVERS THE EARTH THAT CONTAINS GASES

ATOLL

A RING OR CIRCLE SHAPED REEF, ISLAND,OR CHAIN OF ISLANDS
Photo by shazwan

BASIN

IS MADE UP OF MANY DIFFERENT WATERSHEDS
Photo by 5oulscape

BAY

A BROAD ENTERANCE WHERE SEA CURVES LAND INWARD
Photo by Jonohey

BLUFF

A STEEP RIVERBANK OR CLIFF
Photo by Erin McGuire

BUTTE

A SINGLE HILL WITH STEEP SIDES AND A FLAT TOP

CANAL

A MANMADE WATERWAY THAT ALLOWS SHIPS TO COVEY WATER
Photo by Claudio.Ar

CAPE

A HEADLAND THAT IS LARGE THAT LEADS INTO A BODY OF WATER
Photo by TeryKats

CASH CROP

A CROP USED TO SELL RATHER TO BENEFIT THE FARMER
Photo by IPBrian

CHANNEL

A BODY OF WATER THAT JOINS TWO LARGER BODIES OF WATER
Photo by ecstaticist

CITY

A LARGE TOWN
Photo by Werner Kunz

CLIFF

A STEEP ROCK FACE

CLIMATE

THE WEATHER IN A SPECIFIC AREA IN GENERAL OR OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME
Photo by Sheba_Also

COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE

A BIG PRODUCTION OF CROPS FOR SELL
Photo by marfis75

CONIFEROUS FOREST

A TERRESTRIAL BIOME FOUND IN TEMPERATE REGIONS IN THE WORLD

CULTURE

THE ARTS, BELIEFS, AND OTHER THINGS THAT RELATE TO CERTAIN PEOPL OF THE WORLD
Photo by Pratham Books

DECIDUOUS FOREST

A FOREST THAT THE LEAVES FALL OFF WHEN IT IS WINTER
Photo by maf04

DEFORESTATION

THE CLEARING OF TREES

DELTA

FORMS AT THE MOUTH OF A RIVER, THEY FORM BY SEDIMENT MOVING
Photo by ecstaticist

DESERT

AN AREA THAT DOES NOT HAVE A LOT OF PRECIPITATION

DESERTIFICATION

A PROCESS WHEN FERTILE EARTH BECOMES DESERT

DOWRY

PROPERTY OR ITEMS BOUGHT FOR THE HUSBAND THAT THE WIFE GIVES FOR MARRIAGE

EARTHQUAKE

VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE EARTH, WHEN PLATES MOVE
Photo by Great Beyond

ELEVATION

HEIGHT ABOVE OR BELOW A FIXED REFERANCE

ENCLAVE

A PORTION OF TERRITORY WITHIN OR SURROUNDED BY A LARGER TERRITORY

EQUATOR

AN IMAGINARY LINE THAT SEPERATES THE EARTH INTO SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN HEMPISHPERES
Photo by Kalense Kid

EROSION

WHEN LAND GETS CARRIED AWAY TO NEW PLACES THAT IS CARRIED BY WIND,WATER,AND OTHER NATURAL AGENTS
Photo by ctankcycles

ESCARPMENT

A LONG STEEP SLOPE
Photo by Tony Rodd

ESTUARY

PARTIALLY CLOSED COASTAL BODY OF WATER WHEN RIVER WATER IS MIXED WITH SEAWATER.

ETHNIC GROUP

A DEFINED GROUP OF PEOPLE BASED ON THEIR CULTURE
Photo by angela7dreams

EXCLAVE

A PORTION OF TERRITORY OF ONE STATE COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY TERRITORY OF ANOTHER

FAULT

A ROCK FORMATION
Photo by Ben+Sam

FJORD

A NARROW RIVER BETWEEN CLIFFS

FOOTHILLS

A LITTLE HILL AT THE BASE OF THE MOUNTAIN
Photo by sfbaywalk

FREE ENTERPRISE

ECONOMIC SYSTEM WHEN PRIVATE BUISNESS COMPETE FOR HIGHEST RANKING

GEYSER

A HOT SPRING WHERE THE WATER BOILS AND SHOOTS UP IN THE AIR WHEN HOT ENOUGH
Photo by 5oulscape

GHETTO

A PART OF A CITY THAT IS A SLUM AREA, WHERE MOST MINIORITY PEOPLE LIVE
Photo by Jenn Durfey

GLACIER

A SLOW MOVING LARGE PIECE OF ICE
Photo by yannboix

GOVERNMENT

WHEN PEOPLE HAVE CONTROL OVER A CITY, NATION, OR STATE
Photo by wbeem

GULF

PART OF THE SEA WHERE IT IS ALMOST COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY LAND
Photo by SkyTruth

HEMISPHERES

HALF OF THE EARTH NORMALLY SPLIT INTO SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN

HURRICANE

A TROPICAL STORM WITH VERY VIOLENT WINDS
Photo by fakelvis

INDUSTRIALISM

ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL SYSTEMS

IRRIGATION

TO SUPPLY DRY LAND WITH WATER

ISLAND

A PIECE OF LAND SURROUNDED BY WATER

ISTHMUS

A SMALL PIECE OF LAND WITH WATER ON EITHER SIDE

LAGOON

AN AREA OF SALTWATER SEPERATED BY A CORAL REEF OR SANDBANK
Photo by Doblonaut

LAKE

A LARGE BODY OF WATER SURROUNDED BY LAND
Photo by Яick Harris

LANDLOCKED

COUNTRIES THAT ARE ALMOST ENTIRELY SURROUNDED BY LAND
Photo by TaylorMiles

LOESS

A LOOSELY COMPACTED YELLOWISH-GRAY DEPOSIT WHEN WIND BLOWS THE SEDIMENT

MARKET ECONOMY

ECONOMY WHERE DECISIONS ARE MADE BASED ON INVESTMENT,DISTRIBUTION,PRODUCTION ARE BASED ON SUPPLY

MEGALOPOLIS

A VERY POPULATED CITY OR AREA
Photo by Pulpolux !!!

METROPOLIS

THE CAPITAL OR HEAD CITY OF A REGION OR COUNTRY
Photo by KJGarbutt

MONETARY SYSTEM

A BUISNESS THE GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES THE MONEY WITH
Photo by tncountryfan

MOUNTAIN

A VERY LARGE HILL,THAT IS FORMED BY THE PLATES MOVING
Photo by blmiers2

NATIONALISM

FEELING PATRIOISM
Photo by mrsdkrebs

OASIS

A SPOT IN THE DESERT WHERE THERE IS WATER
Photo by reallyboring

OCEAN

A VERY LARGE BODY OF WATER THAT COVERS ABOUT 70% OF THE EARTHS SURFACE
Photo by vgm8383

PENINSULA

A PIECE OF LAND PROJECTING OUT INTO A BODY OF WATER
Photo by bmward_2000

PLAIN

LARGE AREA OF LAND WITH VERY LITTLE TREES

PLATEAU

AN AREA WITH HIGH GROUNDS

POACHING

WHEN ONE KILLS AN ANIMAL ILLEGALLY
Photo by rtcosmin

POPULATION

THE NUMBER OF OEIOKE THAT LIVE IN A SPECIFIC AREA
Photo by pickinjim2006

POPULATION DENSITY

A MEASUREMENT OF A POPULATION PER A UNIT AREA

PRAIRIE

A LARGE AREA THAT CONTAINS GRASSLANDS
Photo by ταηjεεr

PRECIPITATION

WHEN RAIN, SNOW, HAIL, OR SLEET FALL TO THE GROUND

RAINFOREST

A FOREST FOUND IN THE TROPICAL AREAS AND HAS A LARGE DIVERSITY OF LIFE LIVING IN THERE
Photo by Claudio.Ar

REEF

ROCK, CORAL, AND SAND CLOSE TO THE SURFACE OF THE SEA
Photo by betta design

RELATIVE LOCATION

A LOCATION RELATIVE TO SOMETHING
Photo by Milkwood.net

RELIGION

A CERTAIN SYSTEM OF BELIEF

RIVER

NATURAL STREAM OF WATER

RIVER MOUTH

THE PART OF RIVER THAT FEEDS INTO ANOTHER WATER SOURCE
Photo by asitrac

SAVANNA

A GRASSY AREA WITH FEW TREES IN SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL AREA

SEA

LARGE AMOUNT OF SALT WATER
Photo by Pilottage

SHANTYTOWN

AN AREA ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF A TOWN WITH LARGE NUMBERS OF DWELLINGS
Photo by SusanAstray

SOUND

A NARROW OCEAN CHANNEL OR SEA CHANNEL BETWEEN LAND
Photo by joiseyshowaa

STANDARD OF LIVING

A DEGREE OF WEALTH AND MATERIAL AVAIABLE TO A PERSON OR COMMUNITY

STEPPE

A LARGE AREA UNFORESTED GRASSLAND FOUND IN SOUTHERN EUROPE OR SIBERIA
Photo by Andrew Kudrin

STRAIT

A SMALL PASSAGE OF WATER CONNECTING TWO BODIES OF WATER
Photo by Great Beyond

SUBSISTENCE ARGRICULTURE

A SELF-SUFFCIENCY FARMING WHEN THEY FOCUS ON GROWING TO FEED FAMILY
Photo by D.H. Parks

TAIGA

SWAMPY FOREST IN HIGH NORTHERN LATITUDES

TERRACE FARMING

A TYPE OF FARMING THAT WAS DEVELOPED BY INCA PEOPLE

TIMBERLINE

THE LINE OR ALTITUDE ABOVE WHCH TREES DO NOT GROW ON A MOUNTAIN
Photo by nosha

TOWN

AN URBAN AREA WITH A NAME
Photo by Werner Kunz

TORNADO

SPINNING WIND THAT IS DESTRUCTIVE
Photo by Nonac_Digi

TSUNAMI

A HIGH WAVE CAUSED BY AN EARTHQUAKE UNDER WATER
Photo by Zalzadore

TUNDRA

A TREELESS ARCTIC REGION IN EUROPE, ASIA, AND NORTH AMERICA

VALLEY

A LOW AREA OF LAND BETWEEN A HILL OR MOUNTAIN
Photo by Kay Gaensler

VOLCANO

A MOUNTAIN OF LAVA BUILT UP AND ERUPTS WHEN PRESSURE BUILDS UP
Photo by wildphotons

WATERFALL

WATER FALLING FROM A HEIGHT

WEATHER

A TIME AND PLACE IN THE ATMOSPHERE WHEN ITS SUN SHINING, RAIN, CLOUDY

WIND

NATURAL MOVEMENT OF THE AIR
Photo by Vvillamon

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