


a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s
an industrial center and the nominal capital of the Netherlands; center of the diamond-cutting industry; seat of an important stock exchange; known for its canals and art museum
the smallest continent
a straight line through a body or figure
a long narrow sandy island running parallel to the shore
a monarchy in northwestern Europe
major ecological community with distinct climate and flora
the regions of the Earth where living organisms exist
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts
an Alpine mountain pass connecting Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy that has long been a route for trade and for invasions
the capital of Australia; located in southeastern Australia
a hill in Washington, D.C., where the Capitol Building sits and Congress meets
a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
a major African river
someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution
a pass through the Cumberland Mountains between Virginia and Kentucky that early settlers used in order to move west
the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments
a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
a country that is poor and whose citizens are mostly agricultural workers but that wants to become more advanced socially and economically
in the direction of a stream’s current
the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
organisms interacting with their physical environment
a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea
a large subtropical swamp in southern Florida that is noted for its wildlife
all the animal life in a particular region or period
a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding
all the plant life in a particular region or period
a rise in the average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere
half of a sphere
formerly a Crown Colony on the coast of southern China in Guangdong province; leased by China to Britain in 1842 and returned in 1997; one of the world’s leading commercial centers
a residential area of similar dwellings built by property developers and usually under a single management
a process in which human beings are involved
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds
a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions
the basic features of a system or organization
a relation between entities that rely on each other
a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic
a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula
a mountain pass of great strategic and commercial value in the Hindu Kush on the border between northern Pakistan and western Afghanistan; a route by which invaders entered India
on the side away from the wind
an embankment built to prevent a river from overflowing
the part of the Earth consisting of the crust and mantle
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth
the land between the Tigris and Euphrates
the quality of moving freely
resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature
a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea
the capital of India is a division of the old city of Delhi
the circulation of nitrogen
too much population
a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
a republic on the Philippine Islands
the study of physical features of the earth’s surface
a unit with political responsibilities
the predominant wind direction
a housing development that is publicly funded and administered for low-income families
a public transportation system for moving passengers
the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting
any natural resource (as wood or solar energy) that can be replenished naturally with the passage of time
a coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in France
an election to resolve a vote that did not produce a winner
an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy
a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions
a district whose public schools are administered together
a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters
an island to the south of the Malay Peninsula
the washing away of soil by the flow of water
energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy
a republic at the southernmost part of Africa
a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
pertaining to the expanse in which things are located
the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them
a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group
a narrow channel joining two larger bodies of water
states in the south and southwest that have a warm climate and tend to be politically conservative
a government tax on imports or exports
the site of the royal residence and the de facto capital in the western part of the Netherlands; seat of the International Court of Justice
the configuration of a surface and its features
capital of the state of New Jersey
a line of latitude about 23 degrees to the north of the equator
a line of latitude about 23 degrees to the south of the equator
a rain forest in a tropical area
a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave
a vast treeless plain where subsoil is permanently frozen
a native or inhabitant of Vietnam
1st President of the United States
a facility that provides a source of water
a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
a court established to settle disputes between members of the United Nations
a peninsula in Central America extending into the Gulf of Mexico between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean Sea
