World Geography - Chapter 1

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Across
  1. 3. Huge sheets of moving ice
  2. 5. Region where certain characteristics are found throughout the area
  3. 7. The difference in elevation between the highest and lowest points
  4. 9. Large landmasses in the oceans
  5. 10. Once a "supercontinent", Continental _____ Theory
  6. 12. Geographic Information System
  7. 13. Soil, rocks, landforms and other surface features
  8. 15. Rocky surface layer
  9. 16. Layer of air, water and other substances above the surface
  10. 18. Halves of the globe
  11. 23. World of plants, animals and other living things
  12. 24. Weathering that alters the make up by changing the minerals
  13. 25. Region defined by people's feelings and attitudes about areas
Down
  1. 1. Exact position on the globe, ________location
  2. 2. Village pictured on page 41
  3. 4. Center
  4. 5. Region with a central place and the surrounding places affected by it
  5. 6. The study of where people, places and things are located
  6. 7. The circle of volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean
  7. 8. Ridgelike piles of rocks and debris
  8. 11. Breakdown of rock at or near the earth's surface
  9. 14. The earth's outer shell is not one solid sheet of rock
  10. 17. Weathering occurs when rock is actually broken or weakened physically
  11. 18. Consists of water in oceans, lakes and rivers
  12. 19. Small particles of soil, sand and gravel
  13. 20. Chemicals in the polluted air combine with water vapor and fall back to the earth
  14. 21. Thick layer of rock
  15. 22. Windblown deposits of mineral rich dust and silt
  16. 26. Place compared to other areas, _______ location