Map Skills Semester 1 Exam

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