| A | B |
| Japan mountains | ” lacks natural resources |
| China mountains | ”desert |
| South America | “Andes Mountains |
| Korea peninsula | cultural bridge |
| Saudi Arabia | “Indian Plateau |
| Russia | ” wanted warm water ports |
| Africa | difficult to explore |
| Persian Gulf | “Middle East |
| Ancient Civilizations | “lived in river Valleys near great rivers like |
| longitude | The curving distance east or west of the prime meridian that stretches from the North Pole to the South Pole. |
| Latitude | Lines of equal distance measured north and south of the equator |
| Migration | The mass movement of people from one area to another |
| cultural diffusion | The spreading of ideas through contact such as trade or war. |
| Tropical Rain Forests | Warm and wet most of the year |
| Tropical Savanna | ”Warm and dry part of the year |
| Trade | The exchange of goods or service between people |