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| a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage. |
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| any written or positive rule or collection of rules prescribed under the authority of the state or nation, as by the people in its constitution. |
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| a native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to its government and is entitled to its protection |
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| explanatory table of symbols used on a map or chart; also called map legend |
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| a similar design, often ornamented, used on maps to indicate the points of the compass. |
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| the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area. |
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| a city area considered as the inner city plus built-up environs, irrespective of local body administrative boundaries |
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| a district lying immediately outside a city or town, especially a smaller residential community. |
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| an area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country" [syn: country] [ant: populated area] |
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| a specific geomorphic feature on the surface of the earth, ranging from large-scale features such as plains, plateaus, and mountains to minor features such as hills, valleys, and alluvial fans. |
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| the study of the natural features of the earth's surface, including topography, climate, soil, vegetation, etc, and man's response to them |
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| the long-term prevalent weather conditions of an area, determined by latitude, position relative to oceans or continents, altitude, etc |
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| the land next to the sea; seashore: the rocky coast of Maine. |
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| a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all: |
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| an area considered as a unit for geographical, functional, social, or cultural reasons |
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