Fundamentals of Geography Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. the half of the earth south of the equator
  2. 4. a map that shows physical features (mountains, hills, plains, rivers, lakes, oceans, etc.)
  3. 6. the hemisphere west of the prime meridian
  4. 10. the hemisphere east of the prime meridian
  5. 13. exact location of a place on the earth (can be described by longitude/latitude coordinates)
  6. 15. a map that shows a particular theme or topic (such as climate or population)
  7. 16. half of the earth
Down
  1. 1. a system that determines the precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites, tracking stations, and receivers
  2. 3. the half of the earth north of the equator
  3. 5. a tool on a map showing cardinal directions (N, E, S, W)
  4. 7. a special kind of map that distorts the shapes and sizes of countries or other political regions to present data for comparison
  5. 8. the science of making maps
  6. 9. a map showing political borders - such as countries, states, provinces, districts, etc. Typically color is used on this map to identify when a border change occurs.
  7. 11. the distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian
  8. 12. a two-dimensional, or flat, representation of Earth's surface or a portion of it
  9. 14. the distance in degrees north or south of the equator