| abalone |
a large sea snail that has several shiny colors on the inside of its shell. Abalone are mollusks. People eat abalone meat and make decorations from the shells. |
| Adriatic Sea |
the part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Italy on the west and the Balkan Peninsula on the east. Some of the countries on the Balkan Peninsula that lie on the Adriatic Sea are Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia. |
| Aegean Sea |
the part of the Mediterranean Sea that lies between the countries of Greece and Turkey. |
| airmail |
to send by air rather than by land or sea. [1/5 definitions] |
| Albania |
a country in southeastern Europe. Albania borders on the Adriatic Sea, and Greece is one of its neighbors. Tirane is the capital of Albania. |
| albatross |
a very large sea bird found mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. Albatrosses have webbed feet, long narrow wings, and hooked beaks. |
| Alexandria |
a city in Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea at the tip of the Nile delta. Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great. |
| Algeria |
Algeria is the largest country in Africa. It lies along the shore of a sea called the Mediterranean. Algeria has big cities, beaches, and mountains in the north, but the southern part of Algeria is all desert. It is part of the Sahara Desert, the biggest desert in the world. |
| Alps |
a high mountain range that goes from southern France through Switzerland, Italy, Germany, and Austria and into the countries along the Adriatic Sea down to Albania. |
| altitude |
the height of a thing above earth or above sea level. |
| antenna |
An antenna is a long, thin thing that sticks out from the head of insects and some kinds of sea animals. Each insect or sea animal has two of them. Butterflies, beetles, grasshoppers, crabs, and lobsters are some animals that have antennas. Animals with antennas use them to feel and to smell. Antennas help them find things like food and also each other! [1/2 definitions] |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
a country in the Caribbean Sea made up of three islands. The capital of Antigua and Barbuda is St. John's. |
| Arabia |
a peninsula in southwest Asia between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. |
| Arabian Peninsula |
a peninsula in the Middle East on which lie the countries of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait. The peninsula lies between the Red Sea to the west and the Persian Gulf to the northeast. The Indian Ocean borders the peninsula on the southeast. |
| Aral Sea |
formerly, a very large, single lake in Central Asia. Once one of the world's largest lakes, the Aral Sea has lost a great deal of its water in recent times and it has divided into separate parts. The southeastern part of the Aral Sea has become entirely dry and is called a desert now. |
| Argentina |
Argentina is a country in South America. Some of its neighbors are Chile and Uruguay. Most of Argentina has a climate that is good for growing crops and raising cattle. The southern part of Argentina is very cold, though. This part of Argentina is not far from Antarctica, and it is home to seals, sea lions, and penguins. |
| Asia |
the largest continent. Asia is surrounded by the Pacific, Indian, and Arctic Oceans, the Red Sea, and eastern Europe. It is in the Eastern Hemisphere. |
| Atlantic Ocean |
The Atlantic Ocean is one of the five oceans on our planet. An ocean is a large body of salt water that covers a very large part of the earth. It is much bigger than a sea or lake. If you want to travel from America to Africa or Europe, you have to cross the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Atlas Mountains |
The Atlas Mountains are a range of mountains in northern Africa. The Atlas Mountains lie between the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea. |
| auk |
a sea bird with webbed feet and short wings that lives in colder parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Auks are good at swimming and diving. |
| Azerbaijan |
a country on the Caspian Sea between Iran and Russia. The capital of Azerbaijan is Baku. |