| Dominica |
an island country in the West Indies. The capital of Dominica is Roseau. |
| Dominican Republic |
a country on an island in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. Santo Domingo is the capital of the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic shares the island with the country of Haiti. |
| east |
one of the four major points of direction on the compass. The east is directly opposite the west. [1/7 definitions] |
| East Germany |
a country in north central Europe from 1949 until 1990. East Germany and West Germany are now one country again, officially called the Federal Republic of Germany. East Germany was also called the German Democratic Republic. |
| Equatorial Guinea |
a country near the equator on the west central coast of Africa, between Gabon and Cameroon. The capital of Equatorial Guinea is Malabo. |
| Gabon |
a country in west Africa on the Atlantic coast. Libreville is the capital of Gabon. |
| Germany |
a country in central, northern Europe. Germany was divided into East and West Germany from 1949 to 1990. Berlin is the capital of Germany. |
| ghost town |
a town that has been deserted, especially one in the American West where gold or silver mines have closed. |
| Grenada |
an island country in the eastern West Indies north of Trinidad and Tobago. The capital of Grenada is St. George's. |
| guppy |
a small fish that lives in fresh water in South America and the West Indies. Guppies have bright colors and are often kept in aquariums. |
| Haiti |
a country on an island in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. Port-au-Prince is the capital of Haiti. Haiti shares the island with the Dominican Republic. |
| Huang He River |
a major river of China that begins in the mountains of the west and flows mostly eastward. It is also known as the Yellow River. |
| hurricane |
a powerful storm with heavy rains and winds that blow in a circle at 73 miles per hour or more. Hurricanes form in the West Indian region of the Atlantic Ocean or in the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean near Mexico and Central America. |
| Indies |
see "East Indies," "West Indies." [1/2 definitions] |
| Ireland |
an island in western Europe. Ireland is in the northern Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain. [1/2 definitions] |
| Jamaica |
an island country in the West Indies, in the Caribbean Sea. Kingston is the capital of Jamaica. |
| jet stream |
a narrow band of strong, fast wind several miles above the earth's surface. The jet stream usually flows from west to east. |
| longitude |
distance on the earth's surface east or west of an imaginary line on the globe that goes from the north pole to the south pole and passes through Greenwich, England. Longitude is usually measured in degrees. |
| Mackenzie River |
a river in Canada flowing from Great Slave Lake west and north toward the Arctic Ocean. |
| manatee |
a mammal that lives in the ocean and has flippers for front legs. Manatees eat sea plants and are very gentle. Different kinds of manatees live near the shores or in coastal rivers of Florida, the West Indies, Central America, South America, and West Africa. They are also called sea cows. |
| Midwest |
the north central part of the United States from the Rocky Mountains through Ohio, Kansas, and Missouri; Middle West. |