A
the house number, street, city, state and zip code where a person usually receives mail
address
a very large or important town
a group of people who live together in the same area
community
to travel in order to discover new things
explore
a dry, sandy land that gets little to no rain
deserts
a community of plants and animals
ecosystem
a boat used to carry people across the water
ferry
exhibit
a way of life, ideas, customs, and traditions
culture
a large mass of ice
glacier
natural gas, oil, and coal
fossil fuels
a large area of ocean partly surrounded by land; bigger than a bay
gulf
a sheltered body of water where ships anchor
harbor
a place where two or more things meet or cross
intersection
a building or statue that honors people or events
monument
a piece of land that sticks out and is mostly surrounded by water
peninsula
the total number of people who live in a place
population
a group of people united under one government
state
a city where the government of a country or state is located
capital
a place selected and pointed out as important to a group of people
cultural landmark
public places that provide for the needs of a community
community services
a way of acting
custom
an oval-shaped park in Washington DC
ellipse
an imaginary line that runs around the surface of earth
equator
graphic that compares the distance on a map to the distance it represents
map scale