🌴Rainforest

A dense forest with high rainfall and extraordinary biodiversity.

🗺️Region

An area of land defined by shared physical or human characteristics.

🛰️Remote Sensing

Gathering geographic data from satellites or aircraft.

🏞️River

A natural flowing watercourse moving toward an ocean or lake.

🏞️River Basin

The entire area of land drained by a river and its tributaries.

🌾Rural Area

A sparsely populated region outside cities and towns.

🦁Savanna

A grassy plain with scattered trees in tropical regions.

📏Scale

The ratio between distance on a map and actual distance.

🌊Sea

A large body of saltwater partly or fully enclosed by land.

🪨Sediment

Material deposited by water, wind, or ice.

👑Sovereignty

The authority of a state to govern itself.

🌐Space

The physical extent and arrangement of areas on Earth.

🔍Spatial Analysis

Examining the arrangement and relationships of geographic features.

🏘️Suburb

A residential area on the outskirts of a city.

🧩Tectonic Plate

A large rigid slab of Earth's lithosphere that moves over time.

🍂Temperate Climate

A climate with moderate temperatures and distinct seasons.

⛰️Terrain

The physical features and topography of a tract of land.

🗺️Territory

An area of land under the jurisdiction of a state.

⛰️Topography

The arrangement of natural and artificial features of an area.

🚂Transportation Network

The system of roads, rails, and routes connecting places.

♋Tropic of Cancer

The latitude 23.5 degrees north where the Sun is overhead at solstice.

♑Tropic of Capricorn

The latitude 23.5 degrees south where the Sun is overhead at solstice.

🌴Tropical Climate

A climate with high temperatures and significant rainfall year-round.

❄️Tundra

A cold, treeless biome found in Arctic and alpine regions.

🏙️Urban Area

A densely populated region characterized by cities and towns.

🏙️Urbanization

The increasing proportion of people living in cities.

🏞️Valley

A low area of land between hills or mountains.

🌋Volcano

A mountain that erupts lava, ash, and gases from Earth's interior.

🌦️Weathering

The breakdown of rocks by physical or chemical processes.

🌾Wetland

An area saturated with water that supports distinct plant life.