Across
- 2. an imaginary line around the middle of the earth, which is halfway between the North and South Poles and divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
- 4. the measurement of distance north or south of the equator, it is measured by imaginary lines that run around the earth horizontally east to west (side to side)
- 6. having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation
- 8. the measurement east or west of the prime meridian, it is measured by imaginary lines that run around the earth vertically (up and down) and meet at the North and South poles
- 9. a human-made waterway that allows boats and ships to pass from one body of water to another
- 11. having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature
- 13. distance above sea level, usually measured in meters or feet
Down
- 1. meridians are lines of longitude that make up the different time zones around the planet, there are 24 standard meridians of longitude which are 15 degrees apart
- 3. lines, planes, surfaces, or objects that exist side by side and having the same distance continuously between them
- 5. Meridian the line of zero degrees longitude, the starting point for measuring distance both east and west around the earth, it divides the earth into the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere
- 7. a narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water which occurs naturally
- 10. regions of the earth that lie roughly in the middle of the globe between the latitude lines of the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, these areas average temperatures of 18 C(64.4 F)
- 12. an area of land that receives no more than 10 inches of rain or snow a year