absolute
perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain |
climate
weather condition; atmosphere; environment |
compass rose
a circle showing the principal directions printed on a map or chart |
conserve
retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste |
consumer
people who buy goods or services |
country
an area outside of cities and towns; the territory occupied by a nation |
county
the largest administrative district within a state |
election
voting; balloting; right or ability to make a choice |
future
the time yet to come |
geographer
an expert on geography |
geography
study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation |
globe
body with the shape of a sphere, especially a representation of the earth in the form of a hollow ball |
government
the act of governing; exercising authority |
governor
head of a state government |
interdependence
interconnection; interrelation; dependence between two or more people, groups, or things |
landform
a natural feature of the earth's surface |
legend
explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times |
location
scene; site; place where something is or could be located |
map key
explanatory table of symbols used on a map or chart |
mayor
the head of a city government |
producer
someone who manufactures something |
relative
properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete |
replenish
fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to |
revenue
money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward |
rural
of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city |
scale
climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers |
society
a formal association of people with similar interests; an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization |
state
the territory occupied by a nation |
suburban
relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs |
urban
metropolitan; of, relating to, or located in a city |
