Unit 1 Geography Vocab

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Across
  1. 4. the exact place where a geographic feature is found
  2. 8. a place in relation to other places around it
  3. 11. a representation of natural and man-made features on earth
  4. 12. storms that form over warm, tropical ocean waters
  5. 14. a heavy snowstorm with winds of more than 35 miles per hour
  6. 15. a long period without rain or with very minimal rainfall
  7. 17. each half of the globe
  8. 18. imaginary lines that go around the earth over the poles
  9. 19. a mapmaker
  10. 21. study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on Earth
Down
  1. 1. powerful, funnel-shaped column of spiraling air
  2. 2. the imaginary line that divides the north and south halves of the earth
  3. 3. the day on which the sun is at its farthest north or farthest south latitude
  4. 5. when the day and night are the same length; happens twice a year
  5. 6. water droplets falling in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail
  6. 7. two-dimensional graphic representations of selected parts of the earth’s surface
  7. 9. weather at a particular location over a long period of time
  8. 10. imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator
  9. 13. imaginary line that divides the east and west halves the earth
  10. 16. the atmosphere at a particular location and time
  11. 20. hurricane in Asia
  12. 22. a three-dimensional representation of the earth