Geography of the United States vocabulary words

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Across
  1. 5. a model of the earth
  2. 6. an imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between North and South poles
  3. 7. Map a map that shows geographic features of a place such as mountains valleys and bodies of water
  4. 10. Direction a direction such as northwest that is between two cardinal directions
  5. 11. Scale a line drawn on a map that shows the relationship between a unit of measurement on the map and the real distance on earth
  6. 12. Map a map that shows information such as borders capitals and important cities
  7. 14. lines that measure the distances east and west of the prime meridian
  8. 15. a unit measure there are 360 degrees of latitude and longitude to used to locate places
Down
  1. 1. a collection or book of maps
  2. 2. the distance above or below sea level
  3. 3. lines that measure distance north and west of the equator
  4. 4. Direction one of the four main compass points north south east and west
  5. 7. Meridian the starting point for measuring longitude
  6. 8. half of a sphere
  7. 9. a thing that stands for or represents something else
  8. 13. Rose a symbol on a map that shows directions
  9. 16. a system of lines that cross each other to form a pattern of squares and on a map used to locate places