Chapter 7 and 8
Across
- 1. number of major land continents
- 5. these lines pass through poth poles of the earth
- 7. most accurate representation of the features of the earth
- 9. continent that includes europe and asia
- 11. Bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Atlantic to the west and Mediterranean to the north
- 14. become extermly accurate due to technology
- 19. latitudinal line of reference
- 20. percent of earth covered with pacific ocean
- 21. percent of earth covered with ice
- 22. also known as the northern sea
- 23. continent of the south pole
- 25. distorts the continents little as possible by not slicing into them
- 26. also known as land masses
- 27. looks similar to wedges by dividing the area into equal sections
- 29. lines that form complete circles around the earth parralle to equator
- 30. the number of moons earth has
Down
- 2. line drawn close to 180 meridian that separates neighbors by 24 hours
- 3. continent that includes US Canada and Mexico
- 4. includes all countries south of mexico
- 6. the shape of earth
- 8. largest ocean
- 10. why stars twinkle
- 12. longitudinal line of reference
- 13. connects the polar waters
- 15. the release of volatile substances and water vapor
- 16. process in which planets solidify
- 17. number of major ocean basins
- 18. the smallest continent
- 24. the explosion of a star
- 28. the warmest ocean