Chapter 2: Describing the Earth

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Across
  1. 2. the point farthest to the south.
  2. 4. set of horizontal and vertical lines on a map.
  3. 5. lines of latitude halfway between the poles.
  4. 6. half of the earth.
  5. 8. an imaginary line that passes through the center of the earth.
  6. 9. a measure of the distance around a circle or sphere
  7. 10. The spinning of the Earth.
  8. 13. 1 of 7 major land areas of the earth.
  9. 14. distance north or south of the equator.
Down
  1. 1. farthest point north on the earth.
  2. 3. the line of 0 degrees longitude.
  3. 7. area that has the same clock time.
  4. 11. each block is numbered and lettered, the numbers and letters help you locate quickly the blocks and the places inside them.
  5. 12. distance east or west of the prime meridian.