| A | B |
|---|
| bed | bottom of body of water |
| continent | one warm region lying on both sides of equator |
| glacier | large body of slowly moving ice |
| map scale | measuring device found on maps that compares distances on the map with distances on earth's surface |
| ocean current | flow of water that moves in a definite direction in the ocean |
| rain forest | tropical woodland that has heavy rainfall throughout the year |
| timber line | line in mountain regions above which trees do not grow |
| tropics | warm region lying on both sides of equator |
| tundra | cold, treeless plain in the polar regions |
| volcano | mountain formed of rock or ash thrown up from inside the earth |
| Grand Coulee Dam | largest concrete dam; largest producer of hydroelectric power in US |
| Death Valley | lowest oint in US; 282 ft. below seal level; located in CA |
| Mount Waialeale | located in HI, wettest place on Earth w/an average of 460 inches of rain every year |
