Basic Geography Terms

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Across
  1. 5. model of a compass that shows the cardinal directions
  2. 6. person moving into a country
  3. 7. person leaving a country
  4. 10. people changing the environment to meet their needs
  5. 12. where the longitude is defined to be at zero degrees in a coordinate system
  6. 13. distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees up to 90 degrees
  7. 14. people, goods, and ideas traveling from one place to another
  8. 17. method of putting a map of the Earth onto a flat piece of paper
  9. 18. geographic coordinate that specifies east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface
  10. 19. movement of people to cities
  11. 20. round ball that is the model of the earth
Down
  1. 1. imaginary line dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres
  2. 2. the process of spreading new knowledge and skills to other cultures
  3. 3. categorizing an area of land with a unifying characteristic
  4. 4. the change in accuracy of the shapes and distances of places
  5. 5. north, south, east, and west
  6. 8. tells you the relative distance/size on the map to the real world
  7. 9. where something is - it can be absolute or relative
  8. 11. legend on a map that explains what the symbols represent
  9. 15. way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs
  10. 16. the study of the earth or anything that can be mapped
  11. 17. physical and human characteristics in an area