geography crossword
Across
- 5. /A system composed of nonliving or inorganic matter
- 7. / The time in that time zone encompassing the prime meridian, or 0 degrees longitude
- 9. / The spread of something over a given area
- 11. / Relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space
- 14. region / An area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristics.
- 15. / The system composed of living organisms
- 16. to Decay / The diminishing in importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin
- 20. / The scientific study of ecosystems
- 22. / All of the water on and near Earth’s surface
- 23. region / An area organized around a node or focal point
- 25. / The relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole
- 27. / The process of spread of a feature or trend from one place to another
Down
- 1. / The arrangement of something across Earth’s surface
- 2. / Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope
- 3. / A two dimensional, or flat, representation of Earth’s surface or a portion of it
- 4. / The thin layer of gases surrounding Earth
- 6. / The regular arrangement of something in a study
- 8. / The science of making maps
- 10. / The frequency with which something exists within a given unit of area
- 11. diffusion / The rapid, widespread diffusion of a feature or trend throughout a population
- 12. / All living organisms on Earth
- 13. / A group of living organisms and the abiotic spheres with which they interact
- 17. diffusion / The spread of a feature or trend among people from one area to another in an additive process
- 18. information system / A computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data
- 19. / The region from which innovative ideas originate
- 21. / A system that determines the precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites, tracking stations, and receivers
- 24. / The position of anything on Earth’s surface
- 26. landscape / Fashioning of a natural landscape by a cultural group