| A | B |
|---|
| contiguous | next to each other |
| region | an area in which many features are similar |
| relative location | the position of one place compared to other places |
| continent | one of Earth's seven largest land masses |
| population | the number of people who live in an area |
| absolute location | the exact location of a place |
| line of latitude | lines on a map or globe that run east and west, also called parallels |
| parallel | a line of latitude |
| line of longitude | lines on a map or globe that run north and south, also called meridians |
| meridian | a line of longitude |
| landform region | a region that has similar landforms throughout |
| climate | the kind of weather a place has over a long period of time |
| mountain range | a group of connected mountains |
| erosion | the gradual wearing away of the Earth's surface |
| prairie | an area of flat or rolling land covered mostly by grasses |
| environment | the surroundings in which people, plants, and animals live |
