Geography

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Across
  1. 2. Zones twenty-four divisions running east to west on a map or globe. Each zone marks the distance that Earth rotates in one hour.
  2. 4. lines of longitude run between the North and South poles. These lines are also called meridians.
  3. 5. Key this shows what symbols stand for. It is also called a map legend.
  4. 7. Scale this helps you measure distance on a map.
  5. 8. Map map that highlights Earth's natural features.
  6. 9. Directions one of the four main points of the compass rose: north, south, east, and west
  7. 12. line of latitude. The Equator is at 0 degrees latitude.
Down
  1. 1. half of a sphere or globe. The world is divided into four of these.
  2. 3. Rose symbol that shows directions. The cardinal directions are north, south, east, and west. the intermediate directions are northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest.
  3. 4. lines of latitude run east to west on a globe and are parallel to one another.
  4. 6. Meridian a line of longitude that passes through Greenwich, England. It is at 0 degrees longitude.
  5. 8. Map map that shows the boundaries of states and countries.
  6. 10. a round object such as a globe or ball
  7. 11. line of latitude that runs around the center of Earth and divides it into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.