| A | B |
| horizon | the point where the earth and sky appear to meet |
| hemisphere | half of the earth |
| continent | a big body of land on the surface of the earth |
| peninsula | a piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides |
| natural resource | a material found in nature that people can use |
| renewable resource | a resource that can be replaced after it is used |
| nonrenewable resource | a resource that cannot be replaced after it is used |
| pollute | to make dirty |
| mineral | something that comes from the Earth and is removed by mining |
| fossil fuel | somethign that is formed inside the earth from plants that lived long ago |
| erosion | the wearing away of soil by water and wind |
| conserve | to keep something from becoming damaged or lost |
| climate | the weather a place has over a long period of time |
| temperate | a climate that is not too hot or too cold |
| drought | a period when rainfall is far below normal |
| habitat | a place where an animal lives |