Unit 3 Vocabulary

the natural features on the surface of Earth

• physical geography

• topography

• vegetation

• subcontinent

the shape and elevation of surface features, such as mountains or deserts, of a place or region

• physical geography

• topography

• vegetation

• subcontinent

the plants of a place or region

• physical geography

• topography

• vegetation

• subcontinent

a large landmass that is smaller than a continent

• physical geography

• topography

• vegetation

• subcontinent

the longest river in the world, flowing through eastern Africa to a delta in northeastern Egypt

• Nile River

• Egypt

• Kush

• Mediterranean Sea

a nation in Northeast Africa, first settled around 3100 B.C.E

• Nile River

• Egypt

• Kush

• Mediterranean Sea

a society along the Nile River, south of Egypt, from about 2000 B.C.E to 350 C.E

• Nile River

• Egypt

• Kush

• Mediterranean Sea

a body of water north of Africa

• Nile River

• Egypt

• Kush

• Mediterranean Sea

a ruler of ancient Egypt

• pharaoh

• authority

• reign

• plot

the government or controlling power

• pharaoh

• authority

• reign

• plot