Physical Geography Study Guide

Geography is

• the study of the Earth and its features

• the study of space

• the study of animals

• the study of the ocean

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Physical Characteristic

,

(b) Human Characteristic

• Statue of Liberty

• Cedar Point

• The White House

• river

• Colorado Plateau

• bridge

• Rocky Mountains

• building

• forest

• Lake Michigan

Label the northern hemisphere, southern hemisphere, and the equator.

a

b

c

Southern Hemisphere

Equator

Northern Hemisphere

Label the 7 continents and the equator.

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

Europe

The Equator

Africa

Asia

Australia

South America

North America

Antarctica

climate

• how hot or cold a place is

• how high a place is above sea level

• the usual weather patterns of a place

• rain or snow that falls on a place

temperature

• how hot or cold a place is

• how high a place is above sea level

• the usual weather patterns of a place

• rain or snow that falls on a place

elevation

• how hot or cold a place is

• how high a place is above sea level

• the usual weather patterns of a place

• rain or snow that falls on a place