| A | B |
|---|
| political map | shows manmade boundaries |
| meteorologist | scientist that studies weather |
| subsistence farming | small- scale family agriculture |
| distribution map | shows the location and density of people, crops, resources, etc. |
| isthmus | narrow strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land |
| archaeology | the study of artifacts from the past |
| climate | weather in a place over a long period of time |
| peninsula | land surrounded by water on three sides |
| archipelago | a chain of islands |
| occupied | conquered and controlled by another country |
| monsoons | seasonal winds that bring heavy rains to parts of Asia |
| tectonic plates | large blocks of rock under the earth's crust |
| strait | narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of land |
| civilization | a society with government, culture, and written records |
| artifacts | the remains of humans' work |
| arid | dry |
| arable | suitable for farming |
| precipitation | rain, snow, etc. |
| gulf | area of water partly enclosed by land |
| elevation | height above sea level |
