Unit 1 Terms You NEED to know

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Across
  1. 5. meridians of the Earth
  2. 6. how things are at a given time
  3. 10. used by European explorers during the Age of Discovery
  4. 12. divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres
  5. 14. the world is flat because of this
  6. 16. another name for latitude
  7. 17. we us this for finding places when we don't know
  8. 18. geography from space
  9. 19. regions that people think are unique because of language, culture
  10. 20. states, nations, cities, towns
  11. 21. the lay of the land or how land looks to our eyes
  12. 25. where something is or could be
  13. 26. not square patterns
  14. 29. unclear, murky not organized
  15. 31. what people believe and how they live
  16. 32. another name for a city or location
  17. 34. a definite place or location
  18. 36. we study the why of _____ as geographers
Down
  1. 1. my maps were lost for centuries
  2. 2. the measure of size on a map
  3. 3. companies that are world wide
  4. 4. a name we give to a unique place on the Earth
  5. 7. Space ___ compression is caused by modern technologies and fast international travel
  6. 8. we occupy this; geographers study the impact of this on people
  7. 9. all map makers practice this art
  8. 11. another name for division of the world north and south
  9. 12. first accurate mapping of the round world
  10. 13. how geography teachers look at the world
  11. 15. not in the center, scattered like suburbs of a large city
  12. 20. DFW Airport
  13. 22. a pattern that is unorganized
  14. 23. having to do with mountains, rivers, lakes and oceans
  15. 24. when we add an hour to our work day. Daylight ___ time
  16. 27. larger than a state; may contain large areas
  17. 28. home, school, city
  18. 30. Greenwich England's meridian; 0 degrees
  19. 33. one of the first Greek geographers to get things right
  20. 35. time that is measured by the movement of the Earth around the Sun