Geography and Maps

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Across
  1. 5. How humans change and manipulate a place, region, or location to fit their needs
  2. 7. A type of map that represents political divisions, or human-created boundaries, of the world, continents and major geographic regions.
  3. 12. These maps highlight elevations and shapes of major features on the surface of the Earth
  4. 13. Shows the ratio of the actual distance on a map
  5. 14. A unit of space that is unified by the presence of some characteristic
  6. 17. Horizontal lines used on a map to give a specific location
  7. 18. Shows directions on a map
  8. 20. Any of the world's main continuous expanses of land (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America).
  9. 24. Vertical lines used on a map to give a specific location
  10. 25. Explains symbols on a map
  11. 26. Any map or chart that is not used today because it is out of date. They are used to show movements of people, ancient boundaries or how modern landscape interacts with underlying detail.
  12. 27. A person who explores both the physical properties of Earth's surface and the human societies spread across it. They also examine how human culture interacts with the natural environment and the way that locations and places can have an impact on people.
Down
  1. 1. The physical and human characteristics that make a place unique
  2. 2. Maps that show natural features of the earth such as mountains, plateaus, plains, rivers, and oceans. They are also known as relief maps.
  3. 3. Human interaction between two or more places, regions, or locations. The transfer of goods, people, and ideas
  4. 4. A nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory.
  5. 6. These maps feature roads and highways and is primarily used for finding your way by car
  6. 8. The exact place on earth where a geographic feature is located
  7. 9. A large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill.
  8. 10. A continuous body of saltwater that is contained in enormous basins on Earth’s surface.
  9. 11. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation. especially : such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of sporadic rainfall annually.
  10. 14. Describes a place in comparison to other places
  11. 15. A large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.
  12. 16. A person who makes maps
  13. 19. The expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its landmasses.
  14. 20. The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
  15. 21. Also called a special purpose, single purpose, or statistical map. They focus on a specific theme such as population density, income, and other human statistics.
  16. 22. The imaginary line between the north and south poles on which the Earth rotates
  17. 23. Splits the Earth into halves: Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western