3a Vocab

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Across
  1. 4. intersection of latitude and longitude lines that give a precise location
  2. 5. a simplified imagine that is a model of part of the earth’s surface
  3. 6. person who practices geometry
  4. 8. largest possible circle around a sphere
  5. 9. about 34yds along a meridian
  6. 11. line that divides the northern hemisphere from the southern hemisphere
  7. 16. lines of latitude on a globe, the circles.
  8. 17. scientific and mathematical study of the relationships of points, lines, shapes, and solids
  9. 19. ratio indicated on the map by two numbers separated by a colon (how zoomed in/out the map is)
  10. 20. line that roughly follows 180 degree longitude
  11. 22. showing the earth’s surface from a tilted perspective
  12. 23. 0degrees longitude passes through this location
  13. 24. line that sits at 0 degrees longitude
  14. 26. when the sun it at its highest point in the sky
  15. 27. the study of things that affect a population’s health
Down
  1. 1. lines on a globe that connect the poles, also called meridians
  2. 2. North, East, South, West
  3. 3. your location on a map using coordinates
  4. 7. 1/60 of a degree
  5. 8. map that shows the earth’s surface as it appears from space.
  6. 10. (a nautical map) aviation maps and maps of the ocean used by sailors
  7. 12. special instruments used to determine the sun’s elevation angle
  8. 13. 6076 feet long, 1 degree of latitude or longitude
  9. 14. half of a great circle
  10. 15. circle’s with a diameter less than the great circle
  11. 18. map makers
  12. 21. marks the east-west position of the sun at its highest point in the sky
  13. 25. defines symbols and colors used on the map