Across
- 3. an imaginary line around the center of the world that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres
- 7. the point where a river empties into a larger body of water
- 10. the ratio between a representation and thing it represents
- 12. the land that runs along an ocean or gulf
- 14. an area of green in a desert
- 15. a large area of flat or gently rolling grasslands
- 16. a body of land surrounded by water on three sides
- 19. the northern point at which the earth rotates on it axis
- 20. an area of water that is protected by land; an inlet along a coast
- 21. the line that marks the limit of a territory
- 24. to find the place where something is
- 25. dry land that gets little water
- 26. a section of ocean that is partially surrounded by land
- 27. a table of symbols used on a map or chart
Down
- 1. half of a sphere in geography it refers to half of the earth
- 2. a body of water joining two larger bodies of water
- 4. a lake that forms behind a dam made by humans to hold water from one or more streams or rivers
- 5. a narrow strip of land between two bodies of water that join two larger land areas
- 6. the point where the river begins
- 8. a triangular section of land at the mouth of a river
- 9. the place where something is
- 11. the area through which a river system flows
- 13. a narrow waterway that connects two bodies of water
- 17. land completely surrounded by water
- 18. a collection of maps
- 22. the southern point at which the earth rotates on its axis
- 23. a large area of land
- 28. an area of fairly level flat land that is surrounded by steep slopes on several sides