Geography, Grades 6-8 93 words

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; between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean

a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions

a long narrow sandy island (wider than a reef) running parallel to the shore

a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate

the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

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 (one of the world's longest); flows through Congo into the South Atlantic

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

a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment

Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia

a large subtropical swamp in southern Florida that is noted for its wildlife

a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding

an increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)

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 moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)

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

a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)

a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people')

a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD

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

the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle

an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator

the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq

the quality of moving freely

resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature

a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level

the capital of India is a division of the old city of Delhi

the circulation of nitrogen; nitrates from the soil are absorbed by plants which are eaten by animals that die and decay returning the nitrogen back to the soil

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; achieved independence from the United States in 1946

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

a final election to resolve an earlier election 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; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers)

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

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

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

capital of the state of New Jersey; located in western New Jersey on the Delaware river

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 caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption

a native or inhabitant of Vietnam

1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)

a facility that provides a source of water

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