Vocab

A natural shape on the earth's surface.

The part of the earth's surface covered with water. An example is Caspian Sea.

A series of mountains or hills arranged in line and connected by high ground. An example is Himalayas.

A narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water. An example is Taiwan Strait.

A half of the earth. Usually divided into northern and southern or western and eastern.

A major classification that unites the types of communities of plants, animals, and soil organisms.

The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.

The line to divided the earth into northern and southern.

The angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator.

The angular distance of a place east or west of the Greenwich meridian.

A planet's meridian adopted as the zero of longitude.

An area that contains a chain or group of islands scattered in lakes, rivers, or the ocean. An example is Japanese archipelago.

A narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land. An example is the Isthmus of Kra.

An imaginary line on the earth's surface that is internationally agreed upon as the place where each new calendar day begins.