Geography Vocabulary

altitude
noun the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level.

analemma
noun it is a figure 8shaped diagram that show the declination of the sun for each day in
the year.

Antipodes
plural noun the direct opposite of something.

archipelago
noun an extensive group of islands.

canyon
noun a deep gorge, especially one with a river flowing through it.

cartographer
noun it is a modular, lightweight, and efficient framework for manipulation of the world map.

cartography
noun the science or practice of drawing maps.

compass rose
noun a graduated circle printed on a map or chart from which bearings can be taken.

continent
noun any of the world's main continuous expanses of land (Europe, Asia, Africa, North and
South America, Australia, Antarctica).

contour
noun an outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of something.

country
noun a nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory.

estuary
noun the tidal mouth of a large river.

fjord
noun a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, typically formed by
submergence of a glaciated valley and found predominantly in Norway.

Forestry map
noun it is a map that notes the density, kind, size and value of the trees in an area.

geography
noun the study of the physical features of the earth and of human activity as it relates to
these.

geomorphology
noun the study of the physical features of the surface of the earth and their relation to its
geological structures.

glacier
noun a slowly moving mass of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on
mountains or near the poles.
island
noun a piece of land surrounded by water.

isohyet
noun Meteorology a line on a map connecting points having the same amount of rainfall.

latitude
noun the angular distance of a place north or south of the equator.

limestone
noun a hard sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcium carbonate, used as building
material and in cement.

mountain
noun an elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly and to a large height from the
surrounding level.

peninsula
noun a long, narrow piece of land projecting out into a sea or lake.

quadrangle
noun a four-sided geometrical figure bounded by two lines (parallels) of latitude and two
lines (meridians) of longitudes on a map.

South pole
noun it is the point on the southern hemisphere of the earth that is farthest south.

swamp
noun an area of waterlogged ground; a bog or marsh.

topography
noun the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.

tundra
noun a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the
subsoil is permanently frozen.

volcano
noun a mountain or hill having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot
vapour, and gas are or have been erupted from the earth's crust.

waterfall
noun a cascade of water falling from a height, formed when a river or stream flows over a
precipice or steep incline.

wetland
noun swampy or marshy land.