Across
- 2. tells you what the map is about
- 4. distance from the equator
- 8. shows a regions landforms and water forms
- 9. large areas of water (Earth has 4)
- 11. north, south, east, and west
- 13. states grouped together based on things they have in common
- 15. shows how much smaller the map is than the real world
- 17. map lines that are drawn parallel to the equator
- 18. most northern point on Earth
- 19. refers to the typical weather of a specific place on earth
- 21. large land masses (Earth has seven)
- 24. human boundaries that are imaginary lines determined by people
- 25. rain or snow
- 26. physical characteristic of land such as mountains, plains or deserts
Down
- 1. explains what each symbol on the map or globe means
- 3. drawings, lines, or dots that stand for something else
- 5. northwest, northeast, southwest, southeast
- 6. lines drawn parallel to the prime meridian
- 7. flat model of earth
- 10. most southern point on Earth
- 12. small round model of Earth
- 14. an imaginary line drawn from the North Pole to the South pole
- 16. a system of producing and distributing products and services
- 20. an imaginary line drawn around the center of a globe or map of Earth
- 22. distance from sea level (the higher up you go, for example up a mountain, the higher your ______ is)
- 23. map symbol that shows directions