02 Geography Vocabulary Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. A change in the accuracy of shapes, direction, or distances shown on maps.
  2. 4. Directions: Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, & Southwest.
  3. 7. Areas with similar characteristics.
  4. 8. Directions Located on the compass rose, they are North, South, West, and East.
  5. 9. Rose: A navigational instrument; may include cardinal and intermediate directions.
  6. 12. Our surroundings.
  7. 15. Meridian: Imaginary line of longitude that runs from North to South Pole at 0 degrees.
  8. 17. or Parallel: Imaginary east-west circles around the earth that run parallel to the equator.
  9. 19. or Meridian: Imaginary lines that run from the North to South Pole (top-bottom) around the world.
Down
  1. 1. Weather patterns in an area usually experienced over a long period of time.
  2. 3. The study of Earth and the people who live on it and how they use it.
  3. 5. of Capricorn: Imaginary line of latitude located at 23.5 degrees South of the equator.
  4. 6. An imaginary latitude line located between the north & south poles at 0 degrees.
  5. 7. Location: The approximate spot where something is located, usually compared to other places.
  6. 10. The size of an area on a map as compared with the area's actual size.
  7. 11. Half of the Earth (The Earth can be divided into 4 hemispheres).
  8. 13. of Cancer: Imaginary line of latitude located at 23.5 degrees North of the equator.
  9. 14. or Legend: The section of a map that explains the symbols for the map features.
  10. 16. One of the seven principle landmasses of the earth.
  11. 18. Location The exact spot where something is located, usually its latitude and longitude.