Map Skills Unit Review

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Across
  1. 1. the science of making maps
  2. 3. these lines from the grid system curve
  3. 8. the relationship about distances on maps and the Earth
  4. 10. the total number of oceans
  5. 12. an island nation just east of Australia
  6. 14. the type of map that shows mountains and lakes
  7. 15. total number of hemispheres in the world
  8. 17. Geographic ____________ System
  9. 18. includes the United States, Mexico, and Canada
  10. 20. there are 360 of these around the Earth
  11. 21. using latitude and longitude on the Earth
  12. 25. also known as the starting point of longitude
  13. 26. a location type that is very specific
  14. 27. a book of maps
  15. 28. the type of location that is near a familiar area
Down
  1. 2. this type of area has common features that make it unique
  2. 4. northwest, northeast, southeast, southwest
  3. 5. the type of map that shows boundaries
  4. 6. a type of map that has a theme or purpose
  5. 7. the major mountain range in Europe near Switzerland
  6. 9. the continent where you will find Mt. Kilimanjaro
  7. 11. divides the northern and southern hemispheres
  8. 13. explains the symbols on the map, also called a key
  9. 16. all longitude lines run through both of these
  10. 19. there are approximately this many miles in one degree of latitude
  11. 22. the total number of continents
  12. 23. an areas immediate surroundings
  13. 24. the major mountain range in South America