Human Geography Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. the scientific study of ecosystems
  2. 3. the location of a plane relative to another plane
  3. 6. relationships among people and objects
  4. 7. the spread of something over a given area
  5. 10. the fashioning of a national landscape by a culture group
  6. 11. the physical gap between two objects
  7. 14. the physical character of a place
  8. 18. the science of making maps
  9. 21. the geometric arrangement in a study area
  10. 24. a geographic approach to human environment relationships
  11. 26. a circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator
  12. 27. the sustainable management of a natural resource
  13. 31. a system used to transfer locations from Earth's surface to a flat map
  14. 32. a chain of communication that connects places
  15. 33. the thin layer of gases surrounding the Earth
  16. 35. composed of non-living or inorganic matter
  17. 36. land created by the Dutch by draining water from an area
  18. 37. a two dimensional representation of Earth's surface
Down
  1. 1. the numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians
  2. 4. the rapid, widespread diffusion of a feature or trend throughout a population
  3. 5. an area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features
  4. 8. all water on or near Earth
  5. 9. actions that involve the entire world
  6. 12. the long term average weather conditions in one location
  7. 13. the arrangement of something across Earth's surface
  8. 15. the process of spread of a feature or trend from one place to another
  9. 16. the maintenance of resources in their present condition
  10. 17. the name given to a portion of the Earth's surface
  11. 19. all living organisms on Earth
  12. 20. the numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels
  13. 22. generally the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole
  14. 23. the position of anything on Earth's surface
  15. 25. Earth's crust and a portion of the upper mantel
  16. 28. substance in the environment that is useful to people
  17. 29. a group of living organisms and the abiotic spheres
  18. 30. the region from which innovative ideas originate
  19. 34. an arc drawn on a map between the north and south poles
  20. 36. a specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular characteristic