Five Themes of Geography
Across
- 4. a set of imaginary lines that go around the earth over the poles, dividing east and west
- 5. the imaginary line that encircles the globe, dividing the earth into northern and southern halves
- 8. a two-dimensional graphic representation of parts of the earths surface
- 11. describes a place in relation to other places around it
- 12. a general reference map
- 14. a three-dimensional representation of the earth
- 15. the set of imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator, and are used in locating places north and south
Down
- 1. the exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found
- 2. technology that uses digital map information to create a databank
- 3. a way of mapping the earth's surface that reduces distortion caused by converting three dimensions into two
- 6. each half of the globe
- 7. a mapmaker
- 9. a series of satellites that orbit more than 100 miles above earth
- 10. the imaginary line at zero meridian used to measure longitude east to west, and diving the earth's east and west halves
- 13. the study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the earth