Download Vocabulary for Geography of Georgia

Vocabulary for Geography of Georgia
Name__________________
Label the globe below with the appropriate vocabulary words
1. __Geography____________________the science of studying the Earth
as the home of humans
2. Relative location_______________________describes where a place in
compared with other places
3. _Absolute location______________________identifies a precise position
on Earth’s surface; often stated in latitude and longitude
4. _Hemisphere______________________one-half of a sphere
5. __Axis_____________________an imaginary straight line around which
an object rotates
6. _Equator______________________the imaginary line that goes around
the globe exactly halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole
7. Parallels_______________________an imaginary line that runs east to
west side-by-side with the equator; a latitude line
8. Latitude_______________________a measure of the distance north or
south of the equator; expressed in degrees, minutes, and seconds
9. _Meridians_____________________a line that runs north and south
from one pole to the other; a longitude measure
10. _Prime Meridian______________________an imaginary line running
from the North Pole through England and part of Africa through the
South Pole
11. __Longitude_____________________a measure of the distance east or
west of the prime meridian; expressed in degrees, minutes, and
seconds
12. __Precipitation_____________________rain, hail, sleet, or snow
13. _Wetland______________________a low-lying land area where water
lies close to the surface creating sloughs, swamps, bogs, ponds, and
freshwater marshes; a lowland that is influenced by tidal water flows
14. __Estuary_____________________a body of water where freshwater
rivers and salt water mix; examples include sounds, marsh creeks, and
tidal rivers
15. _Region_______________________an area of the Earth’s surface that is
defined by certain unifying characteristics
16. __Climate_______________________the type of weather a region
experiences over a long period of time
17. __Weather_______________________the day-to-day conditions and
changes in the atmosphere
18. __Appalachian Plateau_______________________a physiographic region
of Georgia located in the northeastern part of the state
19. _Ridge and Valley________________________a physiographic region of
Georgia that lies between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the
Appalachian Mountains
20. Blue Ridge Mtns_________________________a physiographic region of
Georgia in the far northwestern corner of the state
21. Piedmont_________________________physiographic region of Georgia
that begins in the mountain foothills of northern Georgia and goes to
the central part of the state
22. _Coastal Plain________________________a physiographic region of
Georgia that runs from the coast to the Piedmont Plateau
23. __Fallline_______________________the point at which hilly or
mountainous lands meet the coastal plain
24. __Okefenokee Swamp________________________the largest freshwater
wetland in Georgia
25. ___Appalachian Mtns_______________________a chain of mountains
that runs into Georgia, its famous trail ends here
26. _Chattahoochee River__________________________a river that runs
from the mountains of north Georgia to the Gulf of Mexico; part of its
southern section forms the natural border between Georgia and
Alabama
27. _Savannah River__________________________the only river that flows
into Georgia from outside its borders; this river forms a natural
boundary between Georgia and South Carolina
28. Barrier Islands___________________________islands along the coast
which protect the beaches by blocking much of the wind, water, and
sand that could erode the mainland
29. _Wind current__________________________a continuous movement or
flow of air
30. __Trade winds_________________________winds from the equator to
around 30 degrees north latitude that generally flow from the
northeast
31. _Prevailing westerlies___________________________winds from around
30 degrees E to 60 degrees E north and south of the equator that
generally blow from the west to the east
32. __Ocean Currents_________________________rivers of ocean water
On the map of Georgia, label the physiographic regions.