Across
- 1. Floating gardens used by the Aztecs for farming.
- 4. A large group of lands ruled by one leader.
- 9. A system the Maya created to measure days, months, and years.
- 12. NE, NW, SE, SW.
- 13. Knotted strings the Incas used to record information.
- 14. A person who moves from place to place in search of food.
- 15. A map showing weather patterns over an area.
- 19. A symbol that shows directions on a map.
- 21. A developed society with cities, government, and culture.
- 25. The line that divides Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
- 26. A map showing countries, cities, and borders.
- 27. A set of lines that helps locate places on a map.
- 28. An imaginary line that divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Down
- 2. A civilization in Mexico known for its capital city, Tenochtitlán.
- 3. Farming; growing crops and raising animals for food.
- 5. A round model of the Earth.
- 6. An early civilization in Central America known for writing and pyramids.
- 7. A map showing landforms like mountains and rivers.
- 8. Half of the Earth.
- 10. An object made or used by people in the past.
- 11. The Mayan picture writing system.
- 16. A small picture or sign that stands for something on a map.
- 17. Shows the relationship between map distances and real distances.
- 18. A flat drawing of a place or the Earth’s surface.
- 20. North, South, East, and West.
- 22. A civilization in South America centered in the Andes Mountains.
- 23. The map key that explains symbols.
- 24. Tells what the map is about.