Geography

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Across
  1. 1. Source from a time period like a diary or letter.
  2. 2. piece of land completely surrounded by water.
  3. 6. someone who studies and writes about the things that happened during past events in history.
  4. 8. strip of land covered with sand, pebbles, or small stones at the edge of any body of water, but especially by the ocean or Desert
  5. 10. Weather conditions that are continuous and repeated over time as the average weather in an area.
  6. 11. symbol on a map that shows direction.
  7. 14. group of many islands close together in a body of water.
  8. 18. part of the land near the sea; the edge of an entire continent or landmass, could contain elevated rocky cliffs or beaches.
  9. 19. Imaginary lines that run North and South around the globe to help find a degree coordinate for exact location.Example: 100° North
  10. 20. large area with a unique climate and landscape that is home to specific species of plants and animals. Example: Rainforest or desert.
  11. 21. low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it.
  12. 23. line on a map with numbers to represent distance on the ground of the earth shown on the map.
  13. 25. Using 2 number coordinates of longitude and latitude that intersect, you can show the exact location of a point on a map. Example: (40° West, 100° North)
  14. 29. Imaginary lines that run East and West around the globe to help find a degree coordinate for exact location. Example: 40° West
  15. 30. Source about a time period but created after a historical event.
Down
  1. 1. piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides, connected to a larger landmass on only 1 side.
  2. 3. someone who Studies the natural land formations on earth and creates maps.
  3. 4. someone who uses tools to dig up artifacts from historical sites.
  4. 5. large, cold, dry, rocky place, with few trees and frozen ground.
  5. 7. map that shows natural features of the land such as mountains, rivers, lakes, streams, and deserts.
  6. 9. height that land reaches above the level of the sea on a map or in the real world. Mountains have high elevation while beaches have low elevation.
  7. 12. map that shows human-made features and boundaries such as cities, states, countries, highways, or buildings.
  8. 13. large area of flat land that is not elevated high above the land around it.
  9. 14. type of climate or land that is usually too dry to support the growing of plants.
  10. 15. A large landmass separated by oceans of water. We have 7 on our Earth today.
  11. 16. large area of flat land that is elevated high above the land around it.
  12. 17. very large body of saltwater that separates the 7 continents on Earth. There are 5 total oceans on our planet.
  13. 19. table or small box on a map that explains the meaning of the symbols and colors.
  14. 22. naturally occurring land formations or areas of land. Land formations can be as varied as mountains, canyons, valleys,or plains and many more.
  15. 24. A nation with its own government, culture and border.
  16. 26. an area of dry land (biome) that receives no more than 10 inches of rain or snow in a year.
  17. 27. smaller portion of the ocean that is partly surrounded by land.
  18. 28. A wide, natural stream of fresh water that flows into an ocean or other large body of water