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surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power |
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Energy derived from sunlight |
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the act of rotating as if on an axis |
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the overthrow of a government by those who are governed |
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characterized by a hot climate |
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the areas of the globe surrounding the poles |
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the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the equator |
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two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator |
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a layer of gases that may surround a material body of sufficient mass |
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the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle |
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the watery layer of the earth's surface |
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the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth where living organisms exist |
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