Geography of the United States vocabulary words

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Across
  1. 3. a collection or book of maps
  2. 7. a line drawn on a map that shows the relationship between a unit of measurement on the map and the real distance on earth
  3. 9. a map legend the boxed list showing the symbols and what they represent on a map
  4. 12. a unit measure there are 360 degrees of latitude and longitude to used to locate places
  5. 13. a symbol on a map that shows directions
  6. 14. the distance above or below sea level
  7. 16. one of the four main compass points north south east and west
  8. 17. an imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between North and South poles
  9. 18. half of a sphere
Down
  1. 1. a model of the earth
  2. 2. a map that shows geographic features of a place such as mountains valleys and bodies of water
  3. 4. a thing that stands for or represents something else
  4. 5. lines that measure the distances east and west of the prime meridian
  5. 6. a direction such as northwest that is between two cardinal directions
  6. 8. the starting point for measuring longitude
  7. 10. a map that shows information such as borders capitals and important cities
  8. 11. a system of lines that cross each other to form a pattern of squares and on a map used to locate places
  9. 15. lines that measure distance north and west of the equator