| A | B |
| Absolute location | Street Address or coordinates |
| Relative location | where something is in relation to other places (NSEW) |
| Parallels | lines of latitude |
| Meridians | lines of longitude |
| Equator | major line of latitude that separates the Northern and Southern hemispheres |
| Arctic Circle | line of latitude near the North pole |
| Antarctic Circle | line of latitude near the South pole |
| Hemispheres | the earth is divided into 4 hemispheres NSEW |
| Prime Meridian | major line of longitude that separates the Eastern and Western hemispheres |
| Relative location of USA | North of Mexico |
| Place Geography | describes the site or place |
| Human Characterisitics | describes what the people who live there are like |
| Physical Characteristics | landforms and bodies of water |
| Human Environment Interaction | how people change their environment |
| Movement | people |
| Region | an area grouped together because of (at least one) common characteristics |