| A | B |
| geographer | a person who studies the Earth and its people |
| relative location | the location of a place in relaton to another place |
| region | an area with at least one feature that makes it different from other areas |
| satellite | a space craft, without a crew that orbits Earth |
| grid system | a set of lines the same distance apart that cross from one another to form boxes |
| exact location | the point where two lines meet, or cross, on a map |
| ecosystem | a system in which plants, animals, and the environment, depend on one another |
| erosion | the wearing away of Earth's surface |
| pollution | anything that makes a natural resource, such as ai, soil, or water, dirty and unsafe to use |
| disaster | a happening, such as an earthquake or flood, that causes grea harm or damage |
| conservation | the act of saving resources and making them last longer |
| natural hazord | an even in nature, such as an eathquake, tornado, volcanic eruption, or flood that can cause great harm |