Basic Geography Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment
  2. 4. a measurement of distance north or south of the equator
  3. 6. a measurement of distance east or west of the prime meridian
  4. 8. describes the location of a place based on a fixed point on earth ex: latitude and longitude numbers
  5. 9. a flat expanse piece of land that generally does not change much in elevation and are primarily treeless
  6. 11. a length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas of water, especially two seas
  7. 12. a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they are otherwise separated
  8. 13. the science of practicing farming
Down
  1. 1. a country that does not have any territory connected to an ocean
  2. 3. a piece of land almost surrounded by water
  3. 5. describes where something else is by using another familiar reference point
  4. 7. an area that is located outside towns and cities
  5. 9. an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on a least one side
  6. 10. a narrow passage of water connecting two seas