Geography Vocabulary Unit 1 Quiz Prep

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Across
  1. 2. Materials that can be used to produce crops or other products.
  2. 5. The study of Earth and its peoples, places, and environments.
  3. 6. The natural surroundings of a place.
  4. 8. Describes where a place is compared to another place.
  5. 9. The shape and nature of the land.
  6. 10. Sometimes referred to as the "legend" unlocks the meaning of the map by explaining the symbols, colors, and lines.
  7. 15. How much above or below sea level a feature is.
  8. 16. These systems consist of computer hardware and software that gather, store, and analyze geographic information.
  9. 17. The EXACT location of something.
  10. 19. Circles the middle of Earth.
  11. 20. Lines on a map running east to west, measure distance on Earth in a North-to-south direction.
  12. 22. Each half of Earth is divided into these.
Down
  1. 1. The starting point for measuring longitude.
  2. 3. Is a radio navigation system that allows land, sea, and airborne users to determine their exact location, velocity, and time 24 hours a day, in all weather conditions, anywhere in the world.
  3. 4. Getting information from far away
  4. 7. Places that are close to one another and share some characteristics.
  5. 11. Show more specialized information.
  6. 12. The average weather in a place over a long period of time.
  7. 13. Lines on a map that run from north to south, but they measure distance on Earth in an east-to-west direction.
  8. 14. Shows direction (North, South, E., W.) on a map.
  9. 18. Tells us how a measured space on the map corresponds to actual distance on Earth. (Ex: Converting inches to miles)
  10. 21. The differenced between the elevation of one feature and the elevation of another feature near it.