Across
- 4. Large, flat areas of land that are good for agriculture
- 7. ____________ mountains: Mountains that begin to form when molten material reaches the surface through a weak area of crust and pile up until a cone shaped structure forms.
- 9. Distance in degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian (vertical lines)
- 10. _________ line: Lines on a topographic map that connect points at the same elevation
- 11. Elevated flat areas of land made of horizontal layers of rock
- 13. The peak of a mountain
- 14. __________ mountains: Mountains formed when forces within the Earth squeeze layers of rock together causing peaks to form
Down
- 1. Time ___________ An area that is approximately 15 degrees of longitude wide in which all times are the same
- 2. ___________ mountains: Mountains formed when blocks of the Earth's crust are pushed up by forces inside the Earth
- 3. Distance in degrees North or South of the Equator (horizontal lines)
- 5. High and steep landforms that have a peak
- 6. _______ block mountains: Mountains made of huge, tilted blocks of rock that are separated from the surrounding rocks by faults, or cracks
- 8. Contour __________ the distance between contour lines on a topographic map
- 11. __________ Meridian: The line of longitude at 0 degrees.
- 12. A line of latitude at 0 degrees. It is an imaginary line around Earth exactly halfway between the North and South poles