Across
- 5. land lying next to a sea or ocean
- 6. a series of connected Mountains
- 9. a type of map that focuses on showing landforms and water features
- 10. a type of map that presents specific type of information such as climate, natural resources, or the population density of an area
- 12. distance North or South of the Equator, measured in degrees
- 13. one of the seven large landmasses on the earth
- 14. one of the four major bodies of saltwater that surround the continents
- 16. a sizable inland body of water
- 18. part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally larger and more deeply indented than a bay
- 19. area of level land, usually at a low elevation and often covered with grasses
- 23. height of land above sea level
- 25. a measuring line used to help you figure distance on a map
- 26. place where a river or stream begins, often in highlands
- 27. This explains the lines, symbols, and colors used on a map
- 32. steep, high wall of rock, earth, or ice
- 33. exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates
- 36. a person who makes maps
- 39. a special software that helps geographers gather and use information about a place
- 41. body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water
- 42. deep and narrow valley with steep walls
- 44. large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land
- 45. One half of the globe; how the earth is divided North and South as well as East and West
- 46. place where a stream or river flows into a larger body of water
Down
- 1. imaginary line that runs around the earth halfway between the North and South Poles; used as the starting point to measure degrees of North and South latitude
- 2. area of low land between hills or mountainsdog
- 3. land with steep sides that rises sharply (1,000 feet or more) from surrounding land; generally larger and more rugged than a hill
- 4. a type of map that focuses on showing the names and boundaries of countries, the location of cities and other human made features of a place
- 6. in mapmaking, a way of drawing the round Earth on a flat surface
- 7. small river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream; a branch of the river
- 8. stream of either cold or warm water that moves in a definite direction through an ocean
- 11. narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water
- 13. wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other; deep part of a river or other waterway
- 15. characteristic of a place occurring naturally, such as a landform, body of water, climate pattern, or resource
- 17. position on land level with the surface of a nearby ocean or sea
- 18. a round scale model of the Earth
- 19. line of the global grid running from the North Pole to the South Pole through Greenwich, England; starting point for measuring degrees of East and West Longitude.
- 20. point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean
- 21. Positioning System a group of satellites that travels around the Earth which can be used to tell the exact locations of the Earth.
- 22. narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas
- 24. land area, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by the water
- 28. large, thick body of slowly moving ice
- 29. flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth
- 30. a symbol on a map that helps you determine where the cardinal directions are positioned
- 31. area of land drained by a given river and its branches; area of land surrounded by lands of higher elevation
- 34. distance East or West of the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees
- 35. part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf
- 37. body of water between a coastline and one or more islands off the coast
- 38. large natural stream of water that runs through the land
- 40. area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation, about 300-3,000 feet high
- 43. drawing of the Earth shown on a flat surface