Map Skills Semester 1 Exam

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