Map Skills Vocbulary

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Across
  1. 4. explains what the symbols or colors mean on a map
  2. 5. hemisphere east of the Prime Meridian
  3. 7. shows northeast (NE), northwest (NW), southeast (SE) and southwest (SW)
  4. 10. water masses on Earth
  5. 14. Study of the earth
  6. 16. half of a sphere or globe
  7. 20. Map shows the geographic distribution of natural resources
  8. 21. hemisphere south of the Equator
  9. 22. vertical lines that measure distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.
  10. 23. hemisphere west of the Prime Meridian
Down
  1. 1. A map showing landforms and natural features of the Earth's surface
  2. 2. an imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England which divides the Earth into the eastern and western hemispheres
  3. 3. shows predicted weather, precipitation, storm warnings, wind speed & direction, snow accumulation and other aspects of weather
  4. 6. shows the relationship of the actual distance on Earth to the distance on a map
  5. 8. shows east (E), west (W), north (N) and south (S)
  6. 9. large landmasses on Earth
  7. 11. shows directions on a map
  8. 12. hemisphere north of the Equator
  9. 13. a drawing of a particular place
  10. 15. imaginary circle around the middle of the Earth that divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres
  11. 17. shows governmental boundaries of countries, states, counties, and location of major cities
  12. 18. a 3D model of the Earth
  13. 19. horizontal lines that measure distance north or south of the Equator.