Across
- 1. distance of height of land above sea level.
- 3. Lines evenly spaced that extend North and South between the North Pole and South Pole.
- 4. Tells you what the map shows.
- 5. An area that shares physical or human characteristics.
- 8. Half of the Earth's sphere.
- 11. A natural feature of the Earth.
- 13. Events that are in the news.
- 15. The usual weather pattern in a place over a period of time.
- 16. Physical feature such as a mountain, desert, or valley.
- 17. Map that shows a particular time from the past.
- 19. A long period of low rainfall.
- 20. Shows directions on a map.
- 24. meridian The line of longitude marked as O degrees.
Down
- 2. location The exact location of a place that does not change, using latitude and longitude.
- 4. Defines the symbols used on the map.
- 6. A model of the Earth shaped like a sphere.
- 7. Map that shows areas that share similar physical or human characteristics.
- 9. High and low areas of a map.
- 10. An open area of flat land.
- 12. The imaginary line that extends around the center of Earth.
- 14. Mark or color that represents something.
- 18. Lines evenly spaced that extend around the globe both North and South of the equator.
- 21. Map that shows information such as landforms and bodies of water.
- 22. Shows distance on the map.
- 23. location Describes where a place is in relation to another place.