Continent
noun
One of Earth's seven large landmasses: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Euro...
Equator
noun
An imaginary line around the middle of Earth, equal distance from both poles....
Hemisphere
noun
One half of Earth, divided either by the equator or the Prime Meridian....
Latitude
noun
The distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees....
Longitude
noun
The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees....
Peninsula
noun
A piece of land that is almost surrounded by water but connected to a larger lan...
Plateau
noun
A flat, elevated area of land that rises steeply from the surrounding terrain....
Prime Meridian
noun
The line of 0° longitude that passes through Greenwich, England, dividing Earth ...
Region
noun
An area defined by common characteristics such as climate, culture, or physical ...
Relief Map
noun
A map that shows the differences in elevation of land, using colors or shading....
Strait
noun
A narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water....
Tributary
noun
A river or stream that flows into a larger river....
Tropics
noun
The region of Earth near the equator, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropi...
Urban
adjective
Relating to a city or town, as opposed to the countryside....
Rural
adjective
Relating to the countryside, farming areas, or small towns....
Delta
noun
A triangular area of land formed by sediment deposited where a river meets a lar...
Erosion
noun
The gradual wearing away of land surfaces by water, wind, or ice....
Glacier
noun
A slowly moving mass of ice formed from compacted snow over thousands of years....
Isthmus
noun
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas, with water on both side...
Archipelago
noun
A group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean....