Mapping Earth's Surface

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Across
  1. 2. relates distance on a map to a distance on Earth’s surface
  2. 5. a feature of topography, such as a hill or valley, formed by the processes that shape Earth’s surface
  3. 7. a sphere that represents Earth’s entire surface.
  4. 8. the shape of the land that includes the area’s elevation, relief, and landforms
  5. 9. a landform with high elevation and high relief and usually occur as part of a mountain range
  6. 12. landform made up of nearly flat or gently rolling land with low relief
  7. 14. plain that lies away from a coast; low relief, elevation can vary
  8. 15. the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area
  9. 16. a larger unit of mountain ranges and mountain systems in a long, connected chain
Down
  1. 1. an imaginary line between the North and South Poles dividing the Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres
  2. 3. the different mountain ranges in a region (ex. Bitterroot Mountains are a range in Rocky Mountains)
  3. 4. the height above sea level of a point on Earth’s surface
  4. 6. a flat model of all or part of Earth’s surface as seen from above
  5. 10. used by mapmakers and can be shapes or pictures to stand for features on Earth’s surface; can stand for a physical feature or a man- made feature
  6. 11. group of mountains that are closely related in shape, structure and age
  7. 13. plain that lies along a seacoast; low elevation and low relief