Geography Skills Handbook Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. an area that shares physical or human characteristics
  2. 7. the imaginary line that extends around the center of the Earth
  3. 10. half of the sphere
  4. 11. lines are evenly spaced and extend around the globe both north and south of the equator
  5. 12. the line of longitude marked as 0 degrees
  6. 13. the usual weather pattern in a place over a period of time
  7. 16. an open area of flat land
  8. 18. describes a place in relation to another place
  9. 20. a long period of low rainfall
Down
  1. 1. shows areas that share similar physical or human characteristics
  2. 2. events that are in the news
  3. 4. the exact location of a place
  4. 5. shows information such as landforms and bodies of water
  5. 6. shows high and low places by using different colors and shading
  6. 8. the distance or height of land above sea level
  7. 9. shows a particular time from the past
  8. 14. lines that are evenly spaced extending north and south between the North and South Poles
  9. 15. allows you to compare and contrast the elevations of different areas
  10. 17. a physical feature such as a mountain, desert, or valley
  11. 19. a natural feature of the Earth
  12. 21. a model of Earth