Geography Vocabulary

Edit Answers
1234567891011121314151617
Across
  1. 1. horizontal lines on a globe; also called "parallels"
  2. 5. the average weather of a region over a long period of time; West Virginia is humid continental climate
  3. 7. A large farm that specializes in the production of one or two crops for sale, usually to a more developed country.
  4. 8. physical features of the land such as mountains or plateaus
  5. 10. farming that provides for the basic needs of the farmer's family
  6. 11. rain, snow, sleet
  7. 13. what something is near
  8. 15. a stream or river that flows into a larger river
  9. 16. how high a mountain is
  10. 17. vertical lines on a globe; also called "meridians"
Down
  1. 2. center of the earth; 0 degrees latitude
  2. 3. a long, narrow strip of a larger territory
  3. 4. a prolonged period of dry weather; lack of rain
  4. 6. center of the earth; 0 degrees longitude; runs through Greenwich, England
  5. 9. latitude & longitude coordinates
  6. 12. a gradual wearing down of the land or rock by wind or water
  7. 14. day-to-day conditions outside