| A | B |
|---|
| Regions | areas of Earth's surface that share unifying characteristcs |
| Sahara | Desert region in northern Africa: growing due to desertification (arable to arid) |
| Taiga | Russian word for forest; vegitation usually found in a subarctic climate (evergreen forest) |
| Rainforest | Vegetation often found in tropical, wet climates: the largest one in the worlds is found in Brazil's Amazon River Basin |
| Great Plains | Area in the U.S. and Canada just east of the Rocky Mountains that is a great expanse of slat, prairie land. |
| Low Countries | Refers to low lying countries along the deltas of important rivers in Europe, including the Rhine. (Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg) |
| Latin America | Culture region that includes Mexico and everything south. Spanish language and Roman Catholic religion is dominant. |
| Francophone World | Communities of people and countries that speak French. Ex: France and Quebec, Canada. |
| Chinatowns | An area of a city that has a large chinese population and represents much of their culture; most common in the U.S. and Southeast Asia |
| Kurdistan | Area in the Middle East that covers parts of Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Armenia, & Syria. Homeland of the Kurds |
| Islam | Religion in the Middle East |
| Buddhism | Religion of East and Southeast Asia |
