Chapter 7 & 8 Crossword

1. This America includes U.S., Mexico, & Canada.
6. Distorts the continents little as possible by not slicing into them.
8. This ocean is the second largest, the major shipping ocean, and connects the Polar waters. It covers about 20% of the earth.
9. This ocean is the smallest, coldest, and is also known as the Northern Sea.
11. Earth rotates daily around this.
16. This ocean is the warmest and is the trade route between Africa and Asia.
18. Today can make very detailed and accurate maps of the earth using photographs from satellites and much improved data collected on earth.
20. If you placed this in the water at the beach you would be connected to all of the waters that cover the earth.
21. A half of a sphere; one half of the earth.
22. This land mass is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West, the Red Sea to the East, and the Mediterranean Sea to the North.
23. 4.5% is covered in ice.
24. Is noted in degrees North or South of the Equator.
25. This America includes all countries south of Panama.
27. Most accurate representation of the features of the earth.
28. What type of boundaries were established by the UN?

2. Stars do this at night because of turbulence of the earth's atmoshphere that makes light from the stars refract in different directions.
3. In 1955, the UN established these.
4. This ocean is the largest in size. It covers 1/3% of the earth.
5. A unit of speed equivalent to one nautical mile per hour, used especially by ships and aircrafts.
7. Is noted in degrees West or East of the Prime Meridian.
8. Continent of the South Pole.
10. All of the world's ocean basins are this.
12. A ship attempting to travel the world ocean would be this.
13. This type of mile is used and measured by marine and air navigators.
14. 5.5% is covered in ice.
15. Single continuous land mass that includes Europe and Asia.
17. Smallest land mass in size.
19. The latitudinal line of reference.
20. Ice covers about this percentage of the Earth.
26. A term of tradition and is not used consistently. Some are enclosed lakes, or partially enclosed or isolated from other sections of oceans.