| A | B |
| the usual pattern of atmospheric conditions over a long period of time | Climate |
| Imaginary lines running North and South to show location | Lines of Longitude |
| imaginary lines running East and West on a globe to show location | Lines of Lattitude |
| Best model of map of the earth | Globe |
| where the weather grows warmer | as people travel Equator |
| Everyday atmospheric condition in an area | Weather |
| Anything from nature used to meet peoples needs | Natural Resouces |
| Trade route from China to the Mediterranean Basin | Silk Road |
| Trade route which carried the numeral system | Indian Ocean maritime routes |
| Why trade routes are important | Allowed the exchange of products and ideas |
| Goods transported along the trans Saharan route | Gold, Salt |
| Goods traded across the Indian Ocean | Spices, Tea, Cotton |
| Goods traded along the North Europe/Black Sea routes | Fur, Amber |
| Goods transported along the Silk Road | Silk, Porcelain |
| O line of Lattitude | Equator |
| O Line of Longitude | Prime Meridian |
| the direction in which a river flows from its source to its mouth | Downstream |
| A narrow waterway joining two larger bodies of water | strait |
| An area of land surrounded by water on 3 sides | Peninsula |
| Land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth | delta |
| large stream of water | river |
| Main directions - N,S,E,W | Cardinal directions |
| Secondary directins - SW, NW, SE, NE | Intermediate Directions |
| WD=Geography | the study of the earth and its people |
| Flat highland | Plateau |
| what enabled the exchange of ideas and technological advances among the cultures? | trade |
| study of natural features of the earth | physical geography |
| a sheltered area of water where ships may safely anchor | harbor |
| Trade route where silk, buddhism, and spices were traded | South China Sea |
| Trade route where wool, food, and ore were traded | Western European Sea and river trade |
| compass, paper came from which trade route? | Silk Road |