| A | B |
| landforms | shapes of the earth's surface |
| strait | narrow passage of water |
| plateau | flat land at elevation |
| lowlands | flat lands near sealevel |
| seacoast | where land meets the sea |
| mountain range | a series of chain of connected mountains |
| peninsula | land with water on 3 sides |
| bay | area of water with land on 3 sides |
| absolute location | an exact point |
| relative location | uses directions/landmarks |
| HEI | people change their surroundings |
| Movement | people, products and idas changing places |
| Regions | compares and contrasts two or more places |
| Place | describes characteristics |
| Location | find where a place is at |
| Human characteristics | cultural traits |
| Physical charasteristics | landform and climate |
| weather | short-term, unpredictable changes |
| climate | long-term-predictable patterns |
| Rain Shadow | explains why deserts are often found on leeward side of mountains |