| A | B |
|---|
| Absolute location | Determined by Longitude and Latitude |
| Maps | Flat representation of the earth |
Polar Map,  | Used by pilots |
| Mercator | Used by Ship navigators |
| Rainforest | Receives large amounts of rain each year |
| Taiga | Largest forest in Russia |
| Savanna | High Grassland located in Africa |
| Desert | Receives little to no rain |
| Desertification | Overgrazing of farmland |
| Tundra | Frozen ground |
| Terraced fields | Farmland on the side of a mountain |
| Latitude | Parallel to the equator |
| Hurricanes | Located in the Atlantic |
| Monsoons | Located in South Asia |
| Tornadoes | Occur in the Great plains |
| Typhoons | Occur in the Pacific Ocean |
| Aral Sea | Shrinking due to water diversion |
| Mediterranean | Climate region located in the middle latitude |
| High latitudes | Location of Tundra and Taiga |
| Low latitudes | Location Rainforest and Savannas |
| Middle latitudes | Our latitude region |
| Equator | Creates the Northern and Southern Hemisphere |
| Aswan Dam | Located in Egypt |
| Taj Mahal | Located in India |
| Eiffel Tower | Located in Paris |
| Kaaba | Located in Saudi Arabia |
| Dome of the Rock | Located in Jerusalem |
| Buddhism | Founder was Buddha |
| Christianity | Followers of Christ |
| Hinduism | Practiced primarily in India |
| Islam | Use the Koran |
| Democracy | Founded in Athens, Greece |
| Communism | Government of China |
| Socialism | People share power in the government |
| Buddhists and Jews | Worship in Pagodas and Synagogues |
| Catholics and Protestants | Fighting in Ireland |
| Hindus and Muslims | Fighting over territory in Kashmir |
| Jews and Muslims | Fighting over the Holy land of Jerusalem |
| Caste system | Used in India |
| Monarchy | Government of Kings and Queens |
| Thatched roof houses | Straw Houses built in the Pacific |
| Cultural region | A region with similar shared beliefs and customs |
| Corn Belt | Where the grow corn |
| Castles | Houses for Kings and queens |
| Francophone | Area where they speak French |
| Latin America | Area that primarily speaks Spanish |
| Single ethnicity | Korea, Japan, China, Vietnam |
| Multiple ethnic groups | United States, Switzerland |
