Geography and Discoveries

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Across
  1. 4. An imaginary circle drawn around the center of the Earth surface, which divides the planet into two equal spheres.
  2. 6. Many countries pursued these products, extremely valuable at the time of great discoveries.
  3. 7. The disease caused by lack of vitamin C.
  4. 8. An explorer who fought against slavery.
  5. 9. A person who examines the condition of land and buildings professionally.
  6. 10. A true-to-scale map of the Earth that duplicates its round shape and correctly represents areas, sizes, and shapes of physical features, distances, and directions.
  7. 11. The action of investigating an unfamiliar area.
  8. 14. The action or process of sailing or otherwise travelling all the way around something, especially the world.
  9. 16. a bound collection of maps.
  10. 17. The region of the Earth that is south of the Antarctic Circle.
  11. 18. The huge land mass on earth.
  12. 19. One of the consequences of the Era of Exploration.
  13. 21. A half of a sphere of the Earth above/ below the equator.
  14. 23. The apparent line that separates the ground from the sky.
  15. 24. First man to visit the South Pole.
Down
  1. 1. An extensive geographical region spanning much of Eurasia and North Asia.
  2. 2. A line passing through the south pole and north pole, forming a circle.
  3. 3. The same as seashore.
  4. 5. The conversion of individuals to Christianity.
  5. 7. Any place where people live and form communities.
  6. 12. Imaginary vertical lines running along the eastern and western hemisphere of the Earth, which are used to measure the distance, location, and time.
  7. 13. Imaginary horizontal lines on the Earth that run along the equator in both hemispheres.
  8. 15. The art or techniques of making maps.
  9. 20. A piece of land surrounded by water along the majority of its border while still being connected to a mainland from which it extends.
  10. 22. A planned route or journey.