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Across
  1. 2. effect Because the earth rotates to the east, global winds are displaced in a phenomenon, called the _____.
  2. 3. At the equator is a narrow, generally windless band called the ______.
  3. 7. The part of the Earth that supports life.
  4. 8. diffusion The process of spreading new knowledge and skill from one culture to another.
  5. 9. Natural springs and handmade wells allow people to retrieve groundwater.
  6. 11. study of weather and weather forecasting.
  7. 13. freshwater lying beneath the planet's surface.
  8. 15. The physical features of particular shape and elevations-include continents, mountains, hills, plateaus, valleys, and plains.
  9. 17. density measures the average # of people living in a square mile or square kilometer land.
  10. 20. location describes a place's location in relation to another place.
  11. 23. The cool air returns the water to Earth in the form of rain, snow, or sleet.
  12. 24. shelf The part of a continent that extends under water.
  13. 25. when the layers grind or slide past each other, they create cracks.
  14. 27. mapmaking
  15. 28. oceans, lakes, rivers and other bodies of water.
Down
  1. 1. The northern Hemisphere has its longest day of sunlight.
  2. 4. location the exact latitude and longitude at which a place is found on a globe.
  3. 5. movement of people from place to place.
  4. 6. specialists who describe Earth's physical and human features and the interactions of people, places, and environments.
  5. 8. human geographers study sociology and anthropology to learn how people have interacted with their environment over time.
  6. 10. currents move warm water and cold water just as winds move warm and cold air.
  7. 12. land makes up the _______________.
  8. 14. groups share common language, history and place of origin.
  9. 16. of Cancer the northernmost latitude on the earth to receive the sun's direct rays.
  10. 18. Condition of the atmosphere in a certain place at a specific time.
  11. 19. The removal of salt from ocean water.
  12. 21. what divides the earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
  13. 22. complex community of independent living things in a given environment.
  14. 26. planet the earth is composed of 3 layers: core, mantle, and the crust.