Geography and Discoveries

3. One of the consequences of the Era of Exploration.
6. Many countries pursued these products, extremely valuable at the time of great discoveries.
8. A half of a sphere of the Earth above/ below the equator.
9. A planned route or journey.
10. An imaginary circle drawn around the center of the Earth surface, which divides the planet into two equal spheres.
11. The action of investigating an unfamiliar area.
13. A true-to-scale map of the Earth that duplicates its round shape and correctly represents areas, sizes, and shapes of physical features, distances, and directions.
15. The huge land mass on earth.
16. a bound collection of maps.
18. The art or techniques of making maps.
20. The action or process of sailing or otherwise travelling all the way around something, especially the world.
22. A piece of land surrounded by water along the majority of its border while still being connected to a mainland from which it extends.
23. The region of the Earth that is south of the Antarctic Circle.

1. The disease caused by lack of vitamin C.
2. An explorer who fought against slavery.
3. A person who examines the condition of land and buildings professionally.
4. Any place where people live and form communities.
5. The conversion of individuals to Christianity.
7. An extensive geographical region spanning much of Eurasia and North Asia.
12. Imaginary horizontal lines on the Earth that run along the equator in both hemispheres.
14. Imaginary vertical lines running along the eastern and western hemisphere of the Earth, which are used to measure the distance, location, and time.
17. A line passing through the south pole and north pole, forming a circle.
19. The apparent line that separates the ground from the sky.
21. The same as seashore.
24. First man to visit the South Pole.