An imaginary line running around the middle of the Earth in an east-west direction. It is halfway between the North and South Poles.

A word that is used to describe the usual temperature, the rain or snowfall, and the winds found in a certain place.

An imaginary line of longitude running from the North Pole to the South Pole. It divides the world into the eastern and western hemispheres.

The features of a place that help us recognize and describe it. They may include deserts, mountains, plains, forests or bodies of water.

A flat, open area of land mostly covered in grasses rather than trees.

A large harbor where many ships come to drop off and pick up products to be delivered across the ocean. Passenger ships also use them.

An area with very little rain and very little vegetation: