Geography Revision

4. The World's largest continuous masses of land
6. The thin fragile layer of gases that surrounds the earth.
8. Lines Line drawn on a map joining places of equal height above sea level
9. map Maps that show relief or height above sea level using contour lines.
10. Map Maps that show different political regions in a different colour, with their borders marked by lines.
11. The Earth’s crust , including landforms, rocks and soil.
13. Information Systems A set of computer programs that deal with databases that are able to collect, store, retrieve, manipulate, analyse & display mapped data from the real world.
15. A group of people usually living in one place or location
18. Imaginary lines running horizontally around the globe, measured in degrees
19. Shows how distance on a map relates to distance in the real world
20. A book containing maps and information about places on Earth

1. Map A type of map that shows the physical landforms of a region, including patterns of mountain ranges, rivers and other physical features.
2. Living matter on Earth, including all plants and animals
3. Map When a wide range of themes are shown on a map, such as temperature and income.
5. Draws maps
7. A simplified plan of a place seen directly from above
10. A way of viewing the world
11. Imaginary lines, also called meridians, running vertically around the globe, measured in degrees
12. The water on the surface of the Earth in oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, rain and mist.
14. The essential features on a map
16. Scale The immediate neighbourhood
17. Scale The whole world