| A | B |
| Archipelago | Group of islands |
| Isthmus | Narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas |
| Tributary | Small river that flows into a larger river |
| Reside | To live or have one's permanent home in a particular place |
| Facilitate | Make possible |
| Altitude | Height above sea level |
| Cash Crop | Farm product grown for export |
| Stable | Firmly established; not likely to change suddenly or greatly |
| Complex | Highly developed |
| Empire | Collection of different territories united under the rule of one government |
| Migration | Movement of people |
| Mural | Large painting on a wall |
| Element | Part of something larger |
| Style | Form |
| Reveal | Make known |
| Subsistence Farm | Small plot of land on which a farmer grows only enough food to feed his or her family |
| Plantation | Large farm |
| Migrant Worker | Person who earns a living by temporarily moving to a place separate from his or her home in order to work |
| Literacy Rate | Percentage of people who can read |
| Default | Failure to make debt payments that are due to a lender |