Araling Panlipunan VOCABULARY Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms from the lecture notes on geography, ancient civilizations, social structures, and religions.

Geography

The study of the Earth's surfaces, features, and phenomena; from Greek GEO (Earth) and GRAPHIA (description).

Asia

The largest continent by land area and home to many early civilizations.

Australia

The smallest continent, surrounded by the Indian and Pacific Oceans; home to unique wildlife.

Mt. Everest

The highest mountain on Earth.

Dead Sea

The lowest land point on Earth’s surface (below sea level).

Pacific Ocean

The largest ocean on Earth.

Atlantic Ocean

One of the five major oceans separating the Americas from Europe and Africa.

Indian Ocean

One of the five major oceans; located between Africa, Asia, and Australia.

Arctic Ocean

The northernmost ocean.

Southern Ocean

The ocean surrounding Antarctica.

Greenland

The largest island in the world.

Five Oceans

Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Southern Ocean.

Two-Thirds of Earth is Water

Approximately 66% of the planet’s surface is covered by water.

Valleys

Low areas where some of the earliest civilizations began.

GEO

Root meaning 'Earth' in geographic terminology (from Greek).},{