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| exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates |
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| steep, high wall of rock, earth or ice |
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| one of the seven large landmasses on the earth |
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| height of land above sea level |
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| chraacteristic that humans have created in a place, such as language, religion, and history |
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| imaginary line that runs around the earth halfway between the north and south poles;used as the starting point to measure degrees of north and south latitude |
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| sphere-shaped model of the earth |
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| narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas |
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| distance north and south of equator, measured in degrees |
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| distance east or west of the prime meridian,measures degrees |
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| drawing of all or part of the earth shown on flat surface |
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| one of many lines on the global grid running from the north pole to the south pole, used to measure degrees of longitude |
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| land with steep sides that rises sharply from surrounding land; larger and more rugged than hill |
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| one of the four major bodies of salt water that surrounds a continent |
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| one of many lines on the global grid that circle the earth north or south of the equator; used to measure degrees of latitude |
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| characteristic of a place occurring naturally, such as a landform, body of water, climate pattern, or resource |
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| area of level land, usually at a low elevaation |
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| area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation |
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line of the global grid running from the north pole to the south pole at greenwich, england; used as the starting point for measuring degrees of east and west longtitude
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| position of a place on the earth in relation to other places |
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