Earth Space Science

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Across
  1. 5. a key that explains what the symbols on a map represent
  2. 6. a line on a topographic map that connects points of equal elevation
  3. 8. the 180 meridian, which serves as the transition line for calendar days
  4. 12. a map useful in plotting long distance trips by boat or plane that is made by projecting points and lines from a globe onto a piece of paper that touches the globe at a single point
  5. 14. projection a map with parallel lines of latitude and longitude that shows true direction and the correct shapes of landmasses but distorts areas near the pole
  6. 15. a map that shows the distribution,arrangement, and types of rocks below the soil, and other geologic features
Down
  1. 1. a map that is highly accurate for small areas, made by projecting points and lines from glove onto a cone
  2. 2. an imaginary line representing 0 longitude, running from the north pole, through Greenwich,England, to the south pole
  3. 3. shows a change in elevation surfaces
  4. 4. a ratio between the distances shown on the map and the actual distances on earth's surface
  5. 7. distance in degrees east and west of the prime meridian
  6. 9. the imaginary line that lies at 0 latitude and circles earth midway between the north and south poles dividing the earth into north and south
  7. 10. a difference in elevation between two side-by-side contour lines on a topographic map
  8. 11. distance in degrees north and south of the equator
  9. 13. a science of map making