Geography Crossword
Across
- 2. a map projection designed to minimize distortion across area, direction, and distance
- 3. the line of latitude that measures 23.5 degrees north
- 8. a type of region where data can be collected to prove it exists
- 9. a person who makes maps
- 11. the precise geographic location of a place typically expressed using coordinates
- 14. the line of latitude that measures 23.5 degrees south
- 15. the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England
- 16. the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator
- 17. a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles
- 19. the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere and of human activity
Down
- 1. describes where a place is in relation to other places or landmarks
- 4. the line of longitude that measures 0 degrees east or west
- 5. the representation on a plane surface of any part of the surface of the earth
- 6. another name for lines that run east and west
- 7. a type of map projection that represents the Earth on a flat surface used for sea navigation
- 8. a type of region where a good or service can be delivered
- 10. a 3-d spherical representation of the world
- 12. a type of region that relies on people's opinions and beliefs rather than facts
- 13. another name for lines that run north and south
- 18. the line of latitude that measures 0 degrees north or south