Chapter 1 Vocab Puzzle
Across
- 1. internal representation of a portion of Earth's surface
- 5. Earth's crust and a portion of upper mantle directly below the crust
- 6. the frequency with which something occurs in space
- 7. a circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians
- 9. long term average weather condition at a particular location
- 12. system that accurately determines the precise position of something on Earth
- 16. the science of mapmaking
- 17. the relationship of a feature's size on a map to its actual size on Earth
- 18. a specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular characteristic
- 19. the acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting Earth or from other long distance methods
- 20. a piece of land that is created by draining water from an area
- 22. area of Earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics
- 24. the physical gap or interval between two objects
- 25. location of a place relative to other places
- 26. physical character of a place
- 28. the numbering system used to indicate the location of a parallel
- 29. an arc drawn between the North and South poles
- 31. extent of a feature's spread over space
- 32. the reduction in time it takes for something to reach another place
- 39. the belief that the physical environment caused social development
- 40. a substance in the environment that is useful to people, economically and technologically feasible to access, and socially acceptable to use
- 41. a two-dimensional or flat scale model of Earth's surface, or a portion of it
- 42. all living organisms on Earth, including plants and animals, as well as microorganisms
- 44. the arrangement of a feature in space
- 45. the scientific study of ecosystems
Down
- 2. the numbering system used to identify the location of each meridian
- 3. relationships across the barrier of space
- 4. area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity, also known as a perceptual region
- 5. the position that something occupies on Earth's surface
- 8. place from which an innovation originates
- 10. the belief that the physical environment may limit human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to their environment
- 11. area within which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics, also known as a uniform region
- 12. captures, stores, queries, analyzes, and displays geographic data
- 13. the force or process that involves the entire world and results in making something worldwide in scope
- 14. maintenance of resources in their present condition, with as little human impact as possible
- 15. all of the water on and near Earth's surface
- 21. the time at the prime meridian
- 23. the thin layer of gases surrounding Earth
- 26. use of Earth's renewable and nonrenewable natural resources in ways that ensure resource availability
- 27. the geographic study of human-environment relationships
- 30. area organized around a node or a focal point, also known as a nodal region
- 33. sustainable use and management of Earth's natural resources to meet human needs such as food, medicine, and recreation
- 34. place name
- 35. zero degrees longitude
- 36. the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole
- 37. the scientific method of transferring locations on Earth's surface to a flat map
- 38. process by which a characteristic spreads across space from one place to another over time
- 43. geometric arrangement of objects in space