| A | B |
| tropical rain forest | lots of rain and lush vegetation |
| tropical savanna | hot & dry with broad grasslands |
| marine west coast | coastal area with mild summer & winter |
| mediterranean | coastal area with mild winters & hot summers |
| humid continental | inland area with cold winters & hot summers |
| humid subtropical | close to tropics with humid summers and mild winters |
| subarctic | below arctic circle with cold winters |
| tundra | harsh and dry with permafrost |
| ice cap | Antarctica and Greenland, temp below freezing |
| highland | elevation with cool temps year round |
| desert | less than 10 inches of rainfall yearly |
| steppe | dry grasslands surrounding deserts |
| Tropical climates | between 30N and 30S |
| Mid-latitude climate | between 30N/S and 60N/S |
| High latitude climates | 60N/S to the poles |
| location | how do I get there? |
| place | what is it like to live there? |
| human/environment interaction | how do people relate to the land? |
| movement | How are people & good moved? |
| regions | areas with same characteristics |