Gettin' Ready... for Global Test #1

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