| A | B |
| The turning of the earth on its axis | rotation |
| the journey of the earth around the sun | revolution |
| the condition of the air at a particular time and place | weather |
| includes the temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind, and days of sunshine that are normal for the different seasons of a place | climate |
| thought to be the boundary between Europe and Asia | Ural Mountains |
| the amount of dampness in the air | humidity |
| meridians are numbered from this line that runs through Greenwich, England | Prime Meridian |
| marks on a map that stand for real features on the earth's surface | symbols |
| tells what the symbols stand for | map key |
| the study of the earth and it's life | geography |
| imaginary lines of latitude are also called this | parallels |
| imaginary lines of longitude are also called this | meridians |
| an imaginary line of latitude that circles the earth exactly halfway between the North Pole and South Pole | equator |
| linew that run north and south on a map | longitude |
| lines that run east and west on a map | latitude |
| half of the earth's surface | hemisphere |
| shows how much an inch (or centimeter) on the map stands for in real distance on earth | scale line |
| the largest continent | Asia |