| A | B |
| Global Positioning System (GPS) | a group of satellites traveling around the Earth |
| environment | natural surroundings |
| geography | the study of the earth in all its variety |
| landforms | individual features of the land |
| regions | areas that share common characteristics |
| Geographic Information System (GIS) | special computer software geographers use |
| maps and globes | main tools geographers use |
| physical geography | study of land. water, plant, and animal life |
| information for accurate maps | studying photographs taken high above Earth |
| physical and human | two characteristics geographers study |