| A | B |
|---|
| Monotheism | Belief in one god |
| Polytheism | Belief in more than one god |
| Birth Rate | Number of births per year out of 1000 |
| Death Rate | Number of deaths per year out of 1000 |
| Core | Center of the earth made of iron and nickel |
| Mantle | Thick layer of mostly solid rock beneath earths crust |
| Magma | Molten rock that forms in the mantle |
| Crust | Thin layer of rock at Earths surface |
| Atmosphere | Layer of gasses surrounding the earth |
| Biosphere | Atmosphere |
| Pangaea | Supercontinent that supports the continental drift theory |
| Divergence | The movement of two oceanic plates away from each other |
| Convergence | When two plates collide |
| Lateral | When two plates move sideways against each other |
| Geography | Study of everything on earth |
| Cartography | Study of maps and mapmaking |
| Cylindrical | Type of map used by navigators where the high latitudes are exaggerated |
| Conic | Type of map that is most accurate along latitudes and retains shape of landmasses |
| Flat Plane | Type of map that shows true direction and size but distorts shape |
| Interrupted | Type of map that is cut along lines of longitude to avoid distortion |
| Great Circle Route | Shortest route between two points used by ships and planes |
| Geography | Study of where people places and things are located and how they relate |
| Latitude | Imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator |
| Longitude | Imaginary lines that run between the N and S poles |
| Absolute Location | Position of a place on the globe using longitude and latitude |
| Relative Location | Position of a place relative to other places using landmarks and time |
| Prime Meridian | Imaginary line that runs from N to S through England and is at 0 degrees |
| Movement | Theme that describes how people ideas and goods change places |
| Region | Theme that describes how places are grouped together because of common characteristics |
| Human/Environmental Interaction | Theme that describes how humans use and change their surroundings |
| Location | Theme that can be described in relative or absolute terms |
| Place | Theme that can be described using physical or human terms |
| Lava | Molten rock at the surface |
| Crust | Solid rocky surface layer of the earth |
| Ring of Fire | Circle of volcanic mountains that surround the Pacific Ocean |
| Plate Tectonics | Theory that earths outer shell has plates that move and cause earthquakes and volcanoes |
| Monarchy | Government headed by a king queen pharaoh shah or sultan |
| Democracy | Government in which people choose their leaders |
| Revolution | When the earth makes one complete orbit around the sun |
| Weather | Condition of the bottom layer of earths atmosphere |
| Climate | Weather patterns over a long period of time |
