&glossary= A
Adjacent - close to each other
Archipelago - groups of islands
Axis - point of rotation
B
Border - marks end of a territory, occupies the edges
C
Collide - strike with strong force against each other
Continents - major land masses
Crust - outermost layer of the earth
&d=D
Depicted - shown, illustrated, presented
Desert - very dry and warm sandy environment
Diameter - area covered from one end to another in a circle /sphere
E
Equator - line dividing the earth to upper and lower half
G
Galleons - old wooden ships used by early traders
Globe - sphere or ball-shaped representation of the physical world
Geography - study of the physical features of the world
H
Hemisphere -  half of a sphere or globe
Horizontal - flat, sideward direction
I
Independent - self governing
Industrialized - economy is based mostly on non-agricultural production
K
Key - important
&m=M
Map - flat representation of the physical world
Migration - movement from one place to another
O
Orient - east
P
Polluted - damaged, dirtied, made ugly
Peninsula - large body of land projecting into the sea, or almost surrounded by
water
S
Sacred - holy, revered, regarded with great respect
Settlers - first inhabitants, pioneers in a place
V
Vertical -upwards or downwards