Across
- 2. A map that does not show physical features; shows state and national boundaries and capital and major cities.
- 7. A map that uses contour lines to represent the three-dimensional features of a landscape on a two-dimensional surface.
- 9. Movement from one part of something to another.
- 11. The theory that the movement of geologic plates causes mountain building, volcanoes, and earthquakes.
- 12. The straight line around which the Earth rotates.
- 13. A navigable artificial water channel, usually built as a conduit for human activity.
- 15. The wording on a map or diagram explaining the symbols used.
Down
- 1. A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, as in Norway and Iceland, typically formed by submergence of a glaciated valley.
- 3. One of several very large, contiguous landmasses into which the Earth's land area is divided, generally by geographical or political convention rather than any strict criteria.
- 4. The most important city or town of a country or region, usually its seat of government and administrative center.
- 5. A bound collection of maps.
- 6. In the southern United States, a sluggish or stagnant slough or backwater, or a marshy outlet of a lake or river.
- 8. An arid, barren area of land where little precipitation occurs and living conditions are consequently unfavorable for most plant and animal life.
- 10. A place's ________ location is its exact place on Earth, often given in terms of latitude and longitude.
- 14. A ring-shaped coral reef that partially or completely encircles a lagoon.