Geography is the study of the Earth and how people use it. It examines different geographical features such as mountains, plains, rivers, lakes, oceans, islands, peninsulas, valleys, canyons, and deserts. Mountains are land above the surrounding area, plains are flat land, rivers are bodies of moving water, lakes are bodies of water surrounded by land, and oceans are the largest bodies of saltwater on Earth.

1. Geographical
features

2. Geography
•What is geography?

3. Geography
•Geography is the study of the
earth and how people use it.

4. mountain
A mountain is a
place on
Earth’s
surface that is
much higher
than the land
around it.

5. Mountain Range
•Land above the land
around it

6. Plain
•Flat land

7. River
•A long body of moving
water.

8. Lake
•Water with land
•surrounding it.

9. Oceans
•The world’s largest
•bodies of water.
•Oceans are made
•Of saltwater.

10. Island
•An island is land with
water surrounding it.

11. Peninsula
•Land with water almost
surrounding it.

12. valley
A valley is a
lowland area
between
higher lands
such as
mountains.

13. canyon
A canyon
is a deep
valley
with very
steep
sides.

14. desert
A desert is
a hot dry
place with
little or no
rainfall.