Across
- 4. the relationship between size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feature on Earths surface
- 6. posiions that occupies on Earth surface
- 7. the science of mapmaking
- 9. location of a place relative to other places
- 10. all living organisms on Earth, including plants and animals, as well as microrganisms
- 14. aquisition of data about Earths surface from a satellite arbiting Earth
- 18. composed of living organisms
- 22. the fashioning of a natural landscape by a cultural group
- 24. are drawn between the North and south poles
- 26. relationship between the portion of earth being studied and earth as a whole
- 27. circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians
- 28. process by which a characteristic spreads across space from one place to another over time
- 29. the geometric arrangment of objects in space
- 31. the scientific method of transfering loctions on Earth to a flat map
- 32. the diminishing in importance and eventual disappearence of a phenomenon with incresing distance from its orgin
- 33. system that accurately determines the percise poition of something on earth
- 35. an area in which everyone shares in common one or more disinctive characteristics
- 37. all of the water on and near earths surface
- 38. computer system that captures, stores, queries, analyzes, and displays geographic data
Down
- 1. specific location on Earth distinguished by a particular characteristic
- 2. a substance in the enviroment that is usful to people
- 3. numbering system to indicate the location of a parallel
- 5. name givin to a place in Earth
- 8. maintenance of resources in their present condition, with as little human impact as possible
- 11. an arc that follow 180 degrees longitude when rossing east, the clock moves back a day and when crossing west it goes forward a day
- 12. the numbering system used to indicate the location of the meridians drawn on a globe and mesuring distane east and west of the prime meridian
- 13. an approach to geography that emphasizes the relationships among social ad physical phenomenon in a particular study area
- 15. a two diminsional or flat scale of Earth surface
- 16. the time at the prime meridian
- 17. 0 degrees longitude
- 19. an internal representation of a portion of earths surface
- 20. an area organized around a node or focal point
- 21. the geographic study of human enviroment relationships
- 23. the use of earths renewble and nonrenewable natural resources in ways that ensure resource availability in the future
- 25. is a place of land that is created by draining water from an area
- 30. extent of a features spread over space
- 34. an area of Earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics
- 36. Earths crust and a portion of upper mantle directly below the crust
- 37. a place from which an innovation origionates