World Geography Crossword
Across
- 2. Is very closely related to elevation
- 5. Language, religion, social groups, government, and economic activities define this
- 7. cycle: Keeps water rates constant
- 8. Describes a places location in relation to another place
- 10. Effect: Earth rotates east, global winds are displaced
- 13. They study of weather
- 15. Prevailing winds blow this way because of the Coriolis Effect
- 17. Earth travels in an orbit every ______ days
- 18. Supports Life
- 19. Made of plates
- 20. The Tropic of _______________ is the southern most latitude to receive the sun’s direct waves
- 21. The part of Earth that is covered by water
- 24. The earth tilts on this
- 25. Climates in high latitudes are the _______________ on earth
- 26. Earth rotates on its axis one time each…
Down
- 1. Earths revolution and its tilt in relation to the result in…
- 2. Moves warm and cold water
- 3. Made of hot, dense rock
- 4. The condition of the atmosphere in a certain place at a specific time
- 6. dioxide: Traps heat in the atmosphere
- 9. A group of plants and animals that depend on each other and their surroundings for survival
- 11. June 21, Northern hemisphere’s longest day of sunlight
- 12. When plates squeeze past the earth’s surface and create bends in layers of rock called
- 14. A fertile, yellow-gray soil that can provide mineral rich soil
- 16. Part of Earth made of land
- 20. Map making
- 22. At the equator is a narrow, generally windless band called
- 23. March 21, the sun’s rays fall directly on the equator
- 25. Part of the Earth made of iron and nickel