A-Z Geography Terms

A slideshow with geography words starting with all letters from altitude to zones.

1. A-z geography By Eugenio

2. A IS FOR ALTITUDE Altitude is the height of a place above sea level . Photo from commons.wikimedia.org

3. A is for archipelago An archipelago is a large chain of islands. Photo from commons.wikimedia.org

4. B is for bayou A bayou is an arm, inlet or outlet of a river or lake. Photos from commons.wikimedia.org

5. B is also for barren A barren is land that can’t produce offspring. Photo from commons.wikimedia.org

6. C is for climate Climate are the weather conditions of an area during a number of years. Photo from en.wikipedia.org

7. Climatologists are scientists that study climate. C is also for climatologists Photo from en.wikipedia.org

8. C is also for cropland Cropland is land suitable for cultivation of crops. Photo from commons.wikimedia.org

9. A desert is a region so dry because of no precipitation. D is for desert Photo from commons.wikimedia.org

10. Environment are your natural surroundings. E is for environment Photo from commons.wikimedia.org

11. E is also for equator The Equator is the line of latitude that separates the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere. Photo from commons.wikimedia.org

12. F is for forest A forest is a large area full of trees and vegetation. Photo from www.landscape-photo.net

13. F is for Fahrenheit Fahrenheit is a temperature scale . Photo from en.wikipedia.org

14. F is also for fjord A fjord is a Norwegian word for a mountainside leaning to the sea. Photo from commons.wikimedia.org

15. A glacier is a body of ice moving slowly down a mountain . G is for glacier Photo from commons.wikimedia.org

16. Geography is a study that deals with the Earth’s surface. G is also for geography Photo from commons.wikimedia.org

17. A hemisphere is northern or southern or eastern or western of the equator and prime meridian . H is for hemisphere Photo from en.m.wikipedia.org

18. The horizon is the upper junction between the Earth and the sky. H is also for horizon Photo from en.m.wikipedia.org

19. An iceberg is a large floating mass of ice. I is for iceberg Photo from commons.wikimedia.org

20. Water that is in the Earth and comes out. J is for juvenile water Photo from commons.wikimedia.org

21. A knoll is a small round hill. K is for knoll Photo from www.geograph.org.uk

22. Latitude is the distance north or south from the Earth’s equator by 90 degrees. L is for latitude Photo from commons.wikimedia.org

23. Landform is a natural feature on the Earth’s surface. L is also for landform Photo from commons.wikimedia.org

24. A mountain is a tall body of land going up. M is for mountain Photo from commons.wikimedia.org

25. A person relating to nomads . N is for nomadic Photo from commons.wikimedia.org

26. An oasis is a small lake or body of water in the middle of a desert. O is for oasis Photo from commons.wikimedia.org

27. A peninsula is a land with water around three fourths of the sides. P is for peninsula Photo from commons.wikimedia.org

28. Rain snow, and stuff like that . P is for precipitation Photo from www.fotopedia.com  

29. An excavation or pit usually open to air. Q is for quarry Photo from en.m.wikipedia.org  -

30. A region is an area of land, a city or a place. R is for region Photo from en.wikipedia.org

31. A savanna is a flat, treeless, grassland of warm areas. S is for savanna Photo from commons.wikimedia.org

32. A slope is a part of the Earth’s surface forming a natural incline. S is also for slope Photo from commons.wikimedia.org

33. A tundra is a cold treeless area, usually in the Arctic. T is for tundra Photo from commons.wikimedia.org

34. Urban means relating to or in a city. U is for urban Photo from commons.wikimedia.org

35. A volcano is a mountain with a crater on it where lava can come out of. V is for volcano Photo from en.wikipedia.org

36. A waterfall is water falling from the top of a cliff because there is a river. W is for waterfall Photo from commons.wikimedia.org

37. Weather is if the temperature is hot cold, there is rain or if its sunny. W is also for weather Photo from sizer92.deviantart.com

38. A plant that grows under dry conditions. X is for xerophytic Photo from commons.wikimedia.org

39. A crest of rock formed by the wind. Y is for yardang Photo from geology.about.com

40. Turning an area into zones, city planning. Z is for zoning Photo from commons.wikimedia.org