| A | B |
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| relative location | describing the location of a place by describing what is around it. For example: next door to the school, across from the park |
| absolute location | exact location of a place. For example: 30'N, 85'W |
| temperate | climate that is neither too hot or too cold |
| Oyo | deep or great river |
| humid | tiny drops of moisture in the air |
| parallels | lines of latitude |
| meridians | lines of longitude |
| human features | things such as buildings and roads that people build on the land |
| glacier | a large thick mass of ice buil up over a long period of time |
| regions | a place or land division that has certain common characteristics. For example: landforms, weather) |
| till | soil left from a glacier; a mixture of clay, sand, and gravel |
| geologist | a scientist who studies the history of the Earth through rock formations |
| divide | A ridge of low hills left by glaciers. Rivers north of this flow into Lake Erie, rivers south of this flow into the Ohio River. |
| Lake Plain | once part of an ancient lake, good soil for farming |
| Till Plain | flat rolling hills, called the Corn Belt |
| Allegheny Plateau | plateau, mountains, coal and iron mined here |
| Bluegrass Region | prarires, forests, tobacco farms |
| urban | city region, example: Cincinnati |
| suburb | city near a large urban area, example: Mariemont |
| rural | country region, example: farmland |
