Map Skills Semester 1 Exam

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Across
  1. 1. The state capital of New Mexico
  2. 3. an oval shaped projection of the Earth in which the shape and size of the continents near the equator are shown accurately, but the water and land near the poles are distorted to match the shape of the map.
  3. 4. a state that is not part of the contiguous United States
  4. 5. Name the state with the abbreviation WY
  5. 6. a mapmaker
  6. 8. the parallels and meridians appear as straight lines
  7. 11. a smaller map set within the border between countries
  8. 13. units of latitude or longitude
  9. 14. an imaginary line that runs around the center of Earth halfway between the North and South Poles
  10. 15. imaginary lines on Earth that run between the North and South Poles
  11. 16. a map that shows natural landforms and waterways
  12. 18. meridian an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole of Earth
  13. 19. Hartford is the capital of this New England state
  14. 20. a list that explains the symbols on a map
  15. 21. sharing an edge or boundary
  16. 22. a graphic that compares the distance on a map to the actual distance it represents
Down
  1. 1. The state capital of UT
  2. 2. The Tropic of Cancer is located in this hemisphere
  3. 3. Name the state with the abbreviation RI
  4. 6. a directional arrow that shows cardinal and sometimes intermediate direction on a map
  5. 7. the latitude and longitude address of a place
  6. 9. directions north (N), south (S), east (E) and west (W)
  7. 10. a map that shows human-made features and boundaries such as cities, highways, and countries
  8. 12. Montpelier is the capital of this New England state
  9. 17. imaginary lines on Earth that run parallel to the equator
  10. 19. Name the state with the abbreviation CA