Geography Vocabulary #1

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Across
  1. 2. the study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create.
  2. 6. a spherical, or ball-shaped, model of the entire planet is a what?
  3. 8. the study of weather and what causes it.
  4. 10. the study of the world’s people, communities, and landscape.
  5. 13. general description of where a place is.
  6. 15. what is an area’s land, water, climate, plants, and animals called?
  7. 18. a specific description of an area’s location is what?
  8. 19. Pattern of imaginary lines that circle the globe in east-west and north-south directions.
  9. 20. the science of making maps.
Down
  1. 1. all the human and physical features that make it unique.
  2. 3. The imaginary line that divides the globe into north and south halves.
  3. 4. Two halves of the globe.
  4. 5. The north-south imaginary lines.
  5. 7. a field that studies people and the relationships among them.
  6. 9. Earth’s land surface is divided into seven large landmasses called….
  7. 11. a flat drawing of the Earth’s surface is known as what?
  8. 12. The imaginary line that divides the globe into east and west halves.
  9. 14. the study of the world’s physical features- its landforms, bodies of water, climates, soils, and plants.
  10. 16. a part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguish it from surround areas?
  11. 17. a part of something.