| Term | Definition |
| Antarctica | an ice-covered continent near the South Pole |
| continents | the great divisions of land on Earth, including Africa, South America, Asia, Europe, North America, Australia, and Antarctica |
| equator | an invisible line that cuts the earth in half equally from the North and South Poles |
| latitude | lines that run east and west on a globe |
| longitude | lines that run north and south on a globe |
| North and South Poles | the points farthest north and south on the Earth along its axis |
| seasons | the four periods that a year is typically divided into |
| tilted | slanted, not straight |