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GLOSSARY

AREA: noun; a particular zone, region, or part
Ex. This area of the country has a lot of mountains.

CONTINENT: noun; a large land area on the earth's surface
Ex. The North American continent is north of the equator.

CONTINENTAL: adjective form of continent (-al)
ELEVATION: noun; the height of a feature on a surface, usually
the distance above sea level

Ex. That city is near the sea; the elevation is only 50 feet.
EQUATOR: noun; an imaginary line around the middle of the earth

midway between the north and south poles
Ex. The area of the earth north of the equator is called the northern hemisphere.

EXTEND: verb; (1) to reach from one point to another
Ex. The United States extends from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

Ex. The blackboard extends from one wall to the other.
(2) to reach out or up

Ex. The atmosphere extends many miles up from the surface of the earth.
Ex. The wings extend out from the sides of the airplane.

MARITIME: adjective; areas near the sea or sea areas
Ex. Air from the maritime areas usually contains a lot of moisture.
NORTHERN: Adjective form of north (-ern)

POLAR: adjective form of pole (-ar)
POLAR ZONE: noun; the temperature zones near the north pole and the

south pole.
SEA LEVEL: noun; the height of the surface of the oceans, usually used as the zero (Ø) point
to measure elevation
Ex. The elevation of the airport is 2,000 feet above sea level.

SOUTHERN: adjective form of south (-ern)

SPHERE: noun; a ball-shaped object
Ex. An orange is a sphere-shaped fruit.
Note: hemisphere = half-sphere

TEMPERATE ZONE: the area of the earth's surface between the tropical

zone and the polar zones