Map Skills Semester 1 Exam

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Across
  1. 2. Name the state with the abbreviation WY
  2. 6. The Tropic of Cancer is located in this hemisphere
  3. 10. a mapmaker
  4. 11. an oval shaped projection of the Earth in which the shape and size of the continents near the equator are shown accurately, but the water and land near the poles are distorted to match the shape of the map.
  5. 12. a map that shows human-made features and boundaries such as cities, highways, and countries
  6. 14. Hartford is the capital of this New England state
  7. 15. a smaller map set within the border between countries
  8. 17. The state capital of UT
  9. 19. a map that shows natural landforms and waterways
  10. 20. directions north (N), south (S), east (E) and west (W)
  11. 23. The state capital of New Mexico
  12. 24. imaginary lines on Earth that run between the North and South Poles
  13. 25. imaginary lines on Earth that run parallel to the equator
  14. 26. Name the state with the abbreviation CA
Down
  1. 1. sharing an edge or boundary
  2. 3. Montpelier is the capital of this New England state
  3. 4. meridian an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole of Earth
  4. 5. units of latitude or longitude
  5. 7. the parallels and meridians appear as straight lines
  6. 8. an imaginary line that runs around the center of Earth halfway between the North and South Poles
  7. 9. a graphic that compares the distance on a map to the actual distance it represents
  8. 13. the latitude and longitude address of a place
  9. 16. Name the state with the abbreviation RI
  10. 18. a directional arrow that shows cardinal and sometimes intermediate direction on a map
  11. 21. a list that explains the symbols on a map
  12. 22. a state that is not part of the contiguous United States