Map Skills Semester 1 Exam

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