Gettin' Ready... for Global Test #1
Across
- 2. type of map that shows polities--borders, countries, capital cities, and other human-made divisions
- 8. a place's exact position on Earth, measured by latitude and longitude
- 13. Ocean to the west of Europe and Africa
- 15. the sea in the middle of Europe and Africa
- 16. every journey ends here
- 18. strict or authoritarian systems of government, like the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan
- 19. Stars were once used to help sailors _______, or find their way across the oceans
- 21. influenced by distance from the Equator and characterized by weather patterns over a long period of time
- 25. term that describes the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia all together
- 27. imaginary lines used to measure distance north and south of the Equator (and relevant to a region's climate)
- 28. total number of people living in an area
- 29. the symbol on a map that shows which way is north in real life!
- 30. any geographical area that has a border and a government (e.g., country, state, city, etc.)
- 31. As in the 9/11 attacks, the use of violence and fear as a tactic to force political change
- 34. cooperation and communication between countries in an effort to solve problems peacefully
- 36. triangular(ish) peninsula that separates Africa from the rest of Asia
Down
- 1. "The Sahel is south of the Sahara Desert" and "The Atlantic Ocean is east of the Americas" are good examples
- 3. imaginary lines that mark where one polity ends and another begins
- 4. Ocean to the east of Europe and south of Asia
- 5. someone with very intense and rigid political or religious beliefs
- 6. the radicalized leader of al-Qaeda who supported the use of violence to further his extreme political and religious views
- 7. the landform immediately south of the Black Sea
- 9. imaginary lines running from the North Pole to the South Pole, used to measure distance east and west of the Prime Meridian
- 10. North, East, South, and West
- 11. type of thematic map that shows how past events affected borders, for example
- 12. "I can clearly see the difference!"
- 14. African river that runs through a dense rainforest
- 17. a diagram of Earth's surface that shows landforms and bodies of water
- 20. "at home"--in social studies terms, relating to matters within a country's borders
- 22. accurate, precise, and correct
- 23. the "in between" directions (NE, SE, SW, NW)
- 24. the answer or fix to a problem
- 26. a diagram of a place or region that focuses on one topic, such as climate or population distribution
- 32. the study of Earth’s land, water, and people
- 33. recipes help people ________ their favorite dishes (make them again)
- 35. Ocean that is east of Asia but west of the Americas