Chapter One Vocab

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Across
  1. 6. A way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface.
  2. 8. The area between the equator and 23.5 degrees south.
  3. 9. One complete trip by Earth around the sun.
  4. 10. The area north of 60.5 degrees and south of 60.5 degrees.
  5. 11. A change in shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map.
  6. 13. An imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through the center of the Earth.
  7. 14. The area between the equator and 23.5 degrees north.
  8. 16. the system of imaginary lines (latitude and longitude) used to divide the surface of the Earth on maps and globes.
  9. 17. Directions on a compass rose that are between the cardinal directions.
  10. 20. 60.5 degrees north.
  11. 21. A system of imaginary lines that divides up the space on a map.
  12. 22. The spinning motion of Earth around its axis (1 rotation = 1 day).
  13. 23. A set of numbers that describe the exact location of something.
  14. 25. The area between the tropical zone and the polar zone
  15. 27. 60.5 degrees south.
Down
  1. 1. The line of latitude that circles the Earth exactly midway between the north and south poles.
  2. 2. Imaginary lines around Earth that run parallel to the equator.
  3. 3. A diagram that shows direction on a map.
  4. 4. The seven largest areas of land on Earth.
  5. 5. The meridian, labeled 0 degrees, that runs through Greenwich England.
  6. 6. Imaginary lines between the north and south poles that cross the equator at right angles.
  7. 7. A very large, unbroken area of land.
  8. 12. A precise point where a place is located on Earth
  9. 15. The four main directions on a compass rose.
  10. 17. The meridian of longitude located at 180 degrees.
  11. 18. The area between 23.5 degrees north and 23.5 degrees south where the climate is generally hot.
  12. 19. Where a place is located relative to other things or places.
  13. 21. The part of the map that shows how a unit of distance on the map compares with actual distance on Earth’s surface.
  14. 24. half of a sphere.
  15. 26. A diagram on a map that shows what symbols used on a map mean.