Across
- 3. Animal life.
- 6. A fracture in rock where there has been movement and displacement
- 7. The long term trends in weather conditions for an area
- 11. Half of the earth's surface. There are four hemispheres, Northern and Southern (divided by the equator) and the Eastern and Western (divided by the Prime Meridian and 180°).
- 13. The study of the interrelationships between life forms and their environment
- 14. meridian Zero degrees longitude. Also known as the Greenwich meridian because it was established at the Greenwich observatory near London.
- 17. The water of the earth.
- 19. Date Line An imaginary line near 180° longitude that exists to separate the two simultaneous days that exist on the planet that the same time
- 21. The soil and rock layer of the earth.
- 23. Angular degrees based on the equator; the equator is 0° latitude and the North Pole is 90° north while the South Pole is 90° south.
- 27. The point on the earth's surface directly above the hypocenter, where the energy of an earthquake is first released.
- 28. The relationship between distance on a map and on the earth's surface
- 30. The amount of water vapour in the air.
- 31. The belief systems, attitudes, languages, social relationships, institutions, and material goods transmitted within a society
- 33. Science of the earth's crust, strata, origin of rocks, etc.
- 35. The short term atmospheric conditions.
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- 1. Molten rock that lies beneath the surface of the earth; once exposed, magma becomes lava
- 2. Plant life
- 4. The built-up, non-rural area in a region.
- 5. warming The theory that temperature of the atmosphere an increasing due to the increase in gasses such as carbon dioxide
- 8. Angular degrees based on the Prime Meridian (0°) at Greenwich, London; degrees are east or west of Greenwich and meet in the Pacific Ocean at 180°
- 9. A line of longitude.
- 10. The study of population statistics and trends, such as births, deaths, and disease.
- 12. scale The relationship between distance on a map and the distance on the earth's surface.
- 15. map A detailed, large scale contour map showing human and physical features.
- 16. Forces that shape the earth's surface. Includes water, wind, and ice.
- 18. An investigation or count of a population
- 20. A tropical story that contains winds of at least 74 miles per hour (119km/h). Also known as a cyclone in the northern Indian Ocean and a typhoon in the western Pacific Ocean.
- 22. An area with little precipitation or where evaporation exceeds precipitation, and thus includes sparse vegetation.
- 24. The plant and animal life on the earth.
- 25. The number of items per unit area, such as persons per square kilometre.
- 26. Magma that reaches the earth's surface through a volcanic vent.
- 29. Zero degrees latitude, divides the earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
- 32. A spherical model of the earth's surface that includes a map of the earth; also known as a terrestrial globe.
- 34. An area which is marked common characteristics
- 36. world An outdated term that refers to the less developed or developing countries of the world.