Social Studies Vocabulary Crossword
Across
- 2. a flat dry land, which holds a few trees
- 5. a group of islands
- 7. the earth making a full orbit around the sun
- 11. 365 days or when the earth makes a complete revolution around the sun
- 12. the point in a orbit of a planet or comet at which it is farthest from the sun
- 13. either the longest or shortest day of the earth
- 14. a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water
- 15. two days in a year where day and night are equal
- 18. an imaginary line that divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
- 19. when the earth makes a complete spin on its axis
Down
- 1. the point in a orbit of a planet or comet at which it is closest from the sun
- 3. The hemisphere east of the Prime Meridian
- 4. a natural opening in the surface of the Earth where molten, gaseous, and solid material is released
- 6. a narrow stream of water that separates land
- 7. a natural or man-made place where water is gathered and stored for use
- 8. an area of low land usually with a river or stream going through it
- 9. an area with high ground
- 10. a huge body of ice and snow, often found at mountain valleys or the poles, it deforms under its own weight and slowly moves
- 16. a land completely surrounded with water
- 17. a body of water that is near a coast where ships and boats can anchor safely