Human Geography Crossword
Across
- 6. the fashioning of a natural landscape by a cultural group
- 9. relationship between the portion of earth being studied and earth as a whole
- 10. the time at the prime meridian
- 17. an area organized around a node or focal point
- 19. name givin to a place in Earth
- 20. posiions that occupies on Earth surface
- 21. the relationship between size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feature on Earths surface
- 23. is a place of land that is created by draining water from an area
- 25. the diminishing in importance and eventual disappearence of a phenomenon with incresing distance from its orgin
- 26. extent of a features spread over space
- 29. the scientific method of transfering loctions on Earth to a flat map
- 30. system that accurately determines the percise poition of something on earth
- 31. process by which a characteristic spreads across space from one place to another over time
- 32. the geometric arrangment of objects in space
- 34. all living organisms on Earth, including plants and animals, as well as microrganisms
- 36. a two diminsional or flat scale of Earth surface
Down
- 1. aquisition of data about Earths surface from a satellite arbiting Earth
- 2. location of a place relative to other places
- 3. the science of mapmaking
- 4. an arc that follow 180 degrees longitude when rossing east, the clock moves back a day and when crossing west it goes forward a day
- 5. maintenance of resources in their present condition, with as little human impact as possible
- 6. the geographic study of human enviroment relationships
- 7. Earths crust and a portion of upper mantle directly below the crust
- 8. the numbering system used to indicate the location of the meridians drawn on a globe and mesuring distane east and west of the prime meridian
- 9. the use of earths renewble and nonrenewable natural resources in ways that ensure resource availability in the future
- 11. 0 degrees longitude
- 12. are drawn between the North and south poles
- 13. an approach to geography that emphasizes the relationships among social ad physical phenomenon in a particular study area
- 14. circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians
- 15. an area of Earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics
- 16. numbering system to indicate the location of a parallel
- 17. an area in which everyone shares in common one or more disinctive characteristics
- 18. composed of living organisms
- 22. all of the water on and near earths surface
- 24. an internal representation of a portion of earths surface
- 27. a substance in the enviroment that is usful to people
- 28. a place from which an innovation origionates
- 33. computer system that captures, stores, queries, analyzes, and displays geographic data
- 35. specific location on Earth distinguished by a particular characteristic