A Geographer's World

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Across
  1. 3. science of making maps
  2. 5. is all the human and physical features that make it unique
  3. 6. study of the world
  4. 9. imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between the north and south pols
  5. 11. ________ geography is the study of the world's physical geographic features - landforms, bodies of water, climate, soils, and plants
  6. 12. pattern of imaginary lines that circle the globe
  7. 13. two halves of the globe
  8. 19. _____ ________ imaginary line that divides the globes into east and west halves
  9. 22. 60 _________ in a degree
  10. 23. includes land, water, climate, plants, and animals
  11. 24. part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguish it from surrounding areas
  12. 25. east-west line in the grid
Down
  1. 1. parallels measure distance from the equator in _______
  2. 2. flat drawing that shows all or part of Earth's surface
  3. 4. another name for lines of latitude
  4. 7. map _________ are different ways of showing our round planet on flat maps
  5. 8. A _____ science is a field that studies people and the relationships among them
  6. 10. __________ location is a specific description
  7. 14. another name for lines of longitude
  8. 15. __________ location is a general area
  9. 16. _______ geography is the study of the world's human geographic features - people, communities, and landscapes
  10. 17. study of weather and what causes it
  11. 18. seven large landmasses
  12. 20. imaginary lines running north-south
  13. 21. a spherical, or ball shaped, model of the entire planet