Social studies Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. The physical and human characteristics of a place.
  2. 4. Used to represent distance between points on a map, it gives the distance in miles and kilometers.
  3. 7. This map shows features such as mountain ranges, rivers, oceans, islands,deserts, and plains.
  4. 12. The way people and the environment affect each other
  5. 14. An imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between the North and South Poles.
  6. 15. Where a place is on the earth.
  7. 17. from a place to settle in another place
  8. 18. These imaginary lines measure distance east or west of the prime meridian.
  9. 19. It explains the lines, symbols, and colors used on a map.
Down
  1. 1. Areas of the world that share common, historical, human, or cultural characteristics.
  2. 3. The equator divides the globe into two halves.
  3. 5. A directional indicator that shows which way is north, south, east, andwest.
  4. 6. negative reason for wanting to leave a place
  5. 7. The starting point for the lines of longitude. It runs through Greenwich,England.
  6. 8. This map shows features including country borders, capital cities, and other places.
  7. 9. Migration to a place in order to settle there
  8. 10. positive reason to wanting to move to a place
  9. 11. The study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create.
  10. 13. These imaginary lines measure distance north or south of the equator.
  11. 16. The way people, goods, and ideas travel from place to place.