Across
- 3. a pattern of lines on a map or globe that determine exact locations on Earth's surface
- 5. a consistent, proportional relationship between measurements shown on a map and measurements of the Earth's surface
- 8. a symbolic representation of all or part of the planet
- 10. a map projection that is most accurate at the center
- 12. a map that shows boundaries and locations of political units such as cities, countries, and states
- 15. one of the halves that geographers divide the Earth into
- 16. a straight line of true direction on a globe
- 18. the half of the globe West of the Prime Meridian
- 19. maps focuses on a kind of information or single idea
- 21. a global address determined by the intersection of longitude and latitude lines
- 22. lines that circle the Earth from Pole to Pole
- 23. a map projection that is most accurate near the Equator
- 24. the half of the Earth that is South of the Equator
- 25. a map projection that accurately shows east-west areas near the Equator
- 26. a software program used by cartographers
Down
- 1. the half of the Earth that is North of the Equator
- 2. the half of the globe East of the Prime Meridian
- 4. the image of a round Earth onto a flat surface
- 6. mapmakers
- 7. the line of longitude set at 0 degrees
- 9. a map that shows the location and shape of the Earth's physical features
- 11. a scale model of the Earth
- 13. a community of plants and animals that depend on one another and their environment for survival
- 14. lines that circle the Earth parallel to the Equator
- 17. the location of one place in relation to another
- 20. variation of lifeforms within an ecosystem