| A | B |
| cacao | tropical tree whose seeds are used to make chocolate and cocoa |
| copra | dried coconut meat |
| pidgin language | combines elements of several languages |
| high island | Pacific island formed by volcanic activity |
| low island | Pacific island formed of coral |
| atoll | low-lying, ring-shaped island that surrounds a lagoon |
| phosphate | mineral salt used to make fertilizer |
| trust territory | area temporarily placed under control of another nation |
| crevasse | deep crack in the Antarctic ice cap |
| ice shelf | layer of ice above water in Antarctica |
| iceberg | chunk of glacier that floats free |
| krill | tiny, shrimp-like animal |
| ozone | layer in the atmosphere that blocks certain harmful rays of the sun |