Geography Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. Shown as lines across a map, showing a position north or south of the equator
  2. 4. Referring to all plants and trees in an area.
  3. 5. The sun rises in this direction.
  4. 6. Not man made.
  5. 9. A piece of land that is surrounded on all sides by water.
  6. 11. The sun sets in this direction.
  7. 14. A diagram of a place, which may show roads and natural features, like lakes, rivers and mountains.
  8. 15. The number of people living in a place
  9. 19. The direction in which a compass needle points.
  10. 20. Half of a sphere, the Earth is broken into the Northern and Southern H…
  11. 21. A nation, a body of land with one government.
  12. 24. Also known as a legend, where the meaning of symbols on a map are described.
  13. 28. Lines on a globe or map which run vertically through the north and south pole.
  14. 29. A person who draws or creates maps.
  15. 31. The height above the level of the sea.
  16. 32. The study of land and how we use it.
  17. 33. A feature on a map describing the ratio between the size on the map and the size in real life.
  18. 34. A set of numbers describing a location on a map.
Down
  1. 1. A person who measures and records the positions of places and boundaries
  2. 3. A typically fresh body of water surrounded by land.
  3. 7. The second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
  4. 8. Abbreviation for Global Positioning System
  5. 10. The smallest continent.
  6. 12. A line on a globe or map which runs around the middle of the Earth.
  7. 13. One of the large land masses on Earth's surface
  8. 16. A boundary separating one state, territory or country from another.
  9. 17. A magnetic instrument used for navigation.
  10. 18. Also known as a key, where the meaning of symbols on a map are described.
  11. 22. A long, flowing natural stream of water.
  12. 23. The largest continent
  13. 25. Refers to the Earth, including the planet and the people, animals and plant life that live there.
  14. 26. Drawing or making maps.
  15. 27. The opposite direction from North.
  16. 30. A book or collection of maps.
  17. 32. A sphere with a map of the Earth represented on it.