| A | B |
|---|
| Himalayas | highest mountain range in the world |
| Mount Everest | tallest mountain in the world |
| Mediterranean Sea | body of water separating southern Europe and northern Africa |
| Lake Superior | world's largest fresh water lake |
| Nile River | world's longest river system |
| Tropic of Cancer | 23 1/2 degrees north latitude |
| Tropic of Capricorn | 23 1/2 degrees south latitude |
| Arctic Circle | 66 1/2 degrees north latitude |
| Antarctic Circle | 66 1/2 degrees south latitude |
| landforms | natural features of the earth's land surface |
| elevation | height above sea level |
| relief | changes in elevation |
| core | center of the earth |
| mantle | hot solid rock surrounding core |
| crust | thin layer of rock, sand, soil floating on mantle |
| tectonic plates | separate sections of the earth's crust |
| continental drift | movement of tectonic plates |
| erosion | movement of rock as soil on earth's surface |
| glaciers | large sheets of slowly moving ice |
| river system | a river and all of the streams that flow into it |
| climate | pattern of weather in an area over time |
| tropical zone | area between Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn |
| tropics | warm area of Tropical Zone |
| temperate zone | warm summers and cold winters |
| northern temperate zone | between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle |
| southern temperate zone | area between Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle |
| polar zone | very cold year round |
| northern polar zone | area between Arctic Circle and the North Pole |
| southern polar zone | area between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole |
| ocean current | ocean water that flows in a steady stream |
| prevailing winds | winds blowing from the same direction all of the time |
| geography | study of the earth and ways people live and work on it |
| adapt | adjust to a place |
| absolute location | longitude and latitude of a place |
| relative location | where a place is in relation to some other place |
| modify | change a place |
| projection | map |
| distorted | twisted out of shape |
| movement | theme of geography that deals with communicationa and transportation |
| human/environmental interaction | theme of geography that deals with how people modify or adapt to their environment |
| region | theme of geography that deals with specific land areas |
| place | theme of geography that answers the question"What is this place like?" |
| human characteristics | population, language, occupations, customs and culture of a place |
| physical characteristics | landforms, waterways, plant and animal life found in a particular place |
| communication | movement of ideas and information |
| transportation | movement of people and goods |
| location | theme of geography that deals with absolute and relative location |
