Across
- 2. a natural feature of the earth's surface
- 3. all the inhabitants of a particular place
- 4. a diagrammatic representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc.
- 9. a line notionally drawn on the earth equidistant from the poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°
- 11. an instrument containing a magnetized pointer which shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it
- 12. the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of the equator of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
Down
- 1. massive, irregularly shaped slabs of solid rock that make up the Earth's outer shell, called the lithosphere
- 5. the permanent removal of forests, often through human-driven clearing, to convert the land to non-forest uses like agriculture, urban development, or other infrastructure
- 6. he weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period
- 7. an area of fairly level high ground
- 8. all the visible features of an area of land, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.
- 10. an opening in a planet's crust where molten rock (magma), gas, and ash erupt to the surface