Geography Vocabulary

3. Smaller maps set inside the border of a larger map
6. influences climate and acts like a conveyor belt to regulate the Earth's temperature
8. a type of major climate zone that includes the subcategories of desert and steppe
10. northeast northwest southeast southwest
12. meridian, An imaginary line that runs from the North to South Pole at 0 degrees longitude
14. The imaginary circle around the earth, parallel to the equator, at latitude ≅ 66°S
17. a type of major climate zone that has long cold winters short summers and little to no plant life
19. Symbol on a map that uses directional arrows to show the cardinal and intermediate directions
22. the biome with the most biodiversity
23. The feature of a map that describes what the map is showing.
24. influences climate and is related to air pressure
25. The imaginary circle around the earth, parallel to the equator, at latitude ≅ 66°N
26. Units of latitude or longitude measurement
28. A feature of a map that compares distances on the map to actual distances
30. large slabs of the lithosphere

1. a plate boundary type where the plates collide
2. The latitude and longitude coordinates that show absolute location of a place on a map or globe
4. The feature of a map that explains the symbols, colors and lines used on the map
5. influences climate and causes rain shadow
7. Imaginary line that runs horizontally around the center of the Earth, halfway between the North and South Poles 0 degrees latitude
9. the biome we live in!
11. An imaginary latitude line located below the equator that runs across the globe at about 23 degrees south
13. Imaginary lines on the Earth that run between the North and South Poles
15. An imaginary latitude line located above the equator that runs across the globe at about 23 degrees north
16. a plate boundary type where the plates move away from each other
18. Forest, the land biome with the most biodiversity
20. Imaginary lines that run around the Earth parallel to the equator
21. Half of the Earth. Earth is divided into North and South hemispheres, as well as East and West hemispheres
27. north south east west
29. a plate boundary type where the plates slide past each other