Across
- 2. A change in the accuracy of shapes, direction, or distances shown on maps.
- 4. Directions: Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, & Southwest.
- 7. Areas with similar characteristics.
- 8. Directions Located on the compass rose, they are North, South, West, and East.
- 9. Rose: A navigational instrument; may include cardinal and intermediate directions.
- 12. Our surroundings.
- 15. Meridian: Imaginary line of longitude that runs from North to South Pole at 0 degrees.
- 17. or Parallel: Imaginary east-west circles around the earth that run parallel to the equator.
- 19. or Meridian: Imaginary lines that run from the North to South Pole (top-bottom) around the world.
Down
- 1. Weather patterns in an area usually experienced over a long period of time.
- 3. The study of Earth and the people who live on it and how they use it.
- 5. of Capricorn: Imaginary line of latitude located at 23.5 degrees South of the equator.
- 6. An imaginary latitude line located between the north & south poles at 0 degrees.
- 7. Location: The approximate spot where something is located, usually compared to other places.
- 10. The size of an area on a map as compared with the area's actual size.
- 11. Half of the Earth (The Earth can be divided into 4 hemispheres).
- 13. of Cancer: Imaginary line of latitude located at 23.5 degrees North of the equator.
- 14. or Legend: The section of a map that explains the symbols for the map features.
- 16. One of the seven principle landmasses of the earth.
- 18. Location The exact spot where something is located, usually its latitude and longitude.