Geography Skills Handbook

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Across
  1. 2. a model of the earth.
  2. 3. Every place has a global address
  3. 6. a symbolic representation of part of the earth.
  4. 8. is a map that indicates the features of the land's surface, such as mountains, hills, and valleys.
  5. 12. create maps.
  6. 14. shows the location and the topography, or shape, of the Earth’s physical features.
  7. 15. Maps that illustrate the movement of people, animals, goods, and ideas, as well as physical
  8. 16. Traveling along a great circle.
Down
  1. 1. is one of the halves into which the Earth is divided.
  2. 4. Maps that emphasize a single idea or a particular kind of information about an area
  3. 5. measured at 0° latitude, while the Poles lie at latitudes 90°N (north)and 90°S (south.
  4. 7. like hurricanes and glaciers
  5. 9. shows the boundaries and locations of political units such as countries, states, counties, cities, and towns.
  6. 10. cartographers project the round Earth onto a flat surface.
  7. 11. is a consistent, proportional relationship between the measurements shown on the map and the measurement of the Earth’s surface.
  8. 13. Maps that use colors, symbols, lines, or dots to show information related to a specic idea