| A | B |
| Global Positioning System (GPS) | a group of satellites traveling around Earth |
| environment | natural surroundings |
| geography | the study of the earth in all its variety |
| landforms | individual features of the land |
| regions | areas that share some common characteristics |
| geographic information systems (GIS) | special computer software geographers use to gather information about the same place |
| maps and globes | the two main tools geographers use |
| physical geography | study of the earth's land, water, plant, and animal life |
| LANDSTAT photos | photographs taken high above the earth |
| physical and human | What two characteristics do geographers study about a place? |