| A | B |
|---|
| cardinal directions | north, east, south, west |
| equator | imaginary line that circles the earth between the N and S poles |
| culture | way of life of a group of people |
| prime meridian | imaginary line from N to S poles |
| map projection | way of showing the round earth on flat paper |
| relief | differences in elevation |
| topography | physical features of earth |
| absolute location | position on a globe |
| erosion | movement of weathered materials |
| volcano | molten rock moving inside earth |
| tiaga | Russian word for forest |
| atmosphere | band of gases, water vapor, and dust above earth |
| fold | a bend in the earth's crust |
| peninsula | body of land almost surrounded by water |
| deciduous tree | a leaf-shedding tree |
| cartographer | a person who makes maps |
| faults | breaks in the earth's crust |
| compass rose | a direction indicator on a map |
| weathering | the breaking down of rocks |
| weather | condition of the bottom layer of earth's atmosphere |
