| Coral Sea |
a part of the southern Pacific Ocean located off the northwestern coast of Australia. The Coral Sea is the location of the largest collection of coral reefs in the world. |
| Erie |
Lake Erie, the most southern of the Great Lakes. It lies between the United States and Canada. [1/2 definitions] |
| Greece |
a country in southern Europe on the Mediterranean Sea. Athens is the capital of Greece. |
| Gulf of Mexico |
an area of the Atlantic Ocean that is bounded by the southern coast of the United States, the eastern coast of Mexico, and the island of Cuba. |
| hemisphere |
either of two halves of the earth. A hemisphere is formed by dividing the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres at the equator, or into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres at a meridian. [1/2 definitions] |
| Hong Kong |
a region off the southern coast of China. Hong Kong was once a British colony but was returned to Chinese rule in 1997. |
| India |
a country in southern Asia surrounded on three sides by the Indian Ocean. New Delhi is the capital of India. |
| Indus River |
a major river of southern Asia that begins in Tibet, then flows through a part of northern India and through all of Pakistan before entering the Arabian Sea. |
| Italy |
a country in southern Europe. Rome is the capital of Italy. |
| jaguar |
a large mammal with short yellow fur and black rings. Jaguars are carnivores that hunt or fish for food. They live in the southern United States and Central and South America. Jaguars are closely related to lions, tigers, and other big cats. They are sometimes called panthers. |
| Kalahari Desert |
an arid and sandy region of southern Africa stretching over a large part of Botswana as well as parts of Namibia and South Africa. |
| Lake Michigan |
a large lake that is one of the Great Lakes of North America and borders the U.S. states of Illnois, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Lake Michigan reaches the furthest south of the Great Lakes and borders the city of Chicago at its southern end. |
| leopard |
a large mammal with short yellow or gray fur and black spots. Leopards with very dark fur are called black leopards or panthers. They live in southern Asia and Africa but are threatened or endangered in all their habitats. Leopards are carnivores and are closely related to lions, tigers, and other big cats that roar. |
| Louisiana |
a state in the southern United States. Its capital is Baton Rouge. (abbreviated: LA) |
| Madagascar |
an island country in the Indian Ocean off the coast of southern Africa. Antananarivo is the capital of Madagascar. |
| Mississippi |
a state in the southern United States. Its capital is Jackson. (abbreviated: MS) [1/2 definitions] |
| Mojave Desert |
a very dry region of southern California. |
| Namibia |
an African country on the southern Atlantic coast between South Africa and Angola. The capital of Namibia is Windhoek. |
| Nepal |
a country in southern Asia. Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal. |
| Oceania |
the region of the earth that includes all the islands of the central, western, and southern Pacific Ocean. Oceania includes many small island nations such as Fiji, Tonga, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. Sometimes Oceania is considered to include Australia, New Zealand, and the islands of southeast Asia. |
| Pakistan |
a country in southern Asia. Pakistan is also called the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan. |