Geography Unit Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. As they say in the tongue-twister, "Hordes of Nords stormed the ______ (what physical feature rhymes with hordes and nords).
  2. 7. What theme of Geography refers to the things that make a place unique, or different from other places?
  3. 8. What theme of Geography refers to a point on the Earth's surface?
  4. 10. The lines of longitude intersect at the _____.
  5. 12. What TYPE of location refers to an exact position, with coordinates or an address?
  6. 14. Lines that run perpendicular to the equator
  7. 15. What biome is characterized by permafrost, low temperatures, and is known as a treeless plain?
Down
  1. 1. A scattered group of islands.
  2. 2. What is the geographical term for the narrow strip of land that connects North America and South America (named after Panama)?
  3. 4. The line that runs through the Earth, cutting it into the North and South hemispheres?
  4. 5. A bowl shaped depression in the earth filled with water.
  5. 6. In TOADSS, what is the word that refers to direction and the compass rose?
  6. 9. A ring shaped reef, island, or an island chain.
  7. 11. What are the lines that run parallel to the equator, and never intersect?
  8. 13. Just like a fjord, but the water comes from the flooding of river valleys, not glacial valleys.