Social Studies Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. an imaginary line of latitde that circles the globe halfway between the North and South poles
  2. 9. imaginary lines running East to West around the globe
  3. 12. has arrowa that point to all of the principal directions
  4. 15. imaginary line of longitude on the Earth's surface located about 180 degrees east of Greenwich Meridian
  5. 17. a general description of where a place is located
  6. 18. a large landmass that is part of Earth's crust
  7. 19. a book of maps
  8. 21. someone who makes maps
Down
  1. 1. a ball-shaped model of the entire planet
  2. 2. a half of the Earth, there are 4 of them
  3. 3. this kind of map shows country borders, capitals, and cities
  4. 5. exactly where a place is located
  5. 6. represent distances between points on a map
  6. 7. a territory of a nation
  7. 8. shows what the subject of the map is
  8. 10. this kind of map shows elevations
  9. 11. imaginary lines running North to South around the globe
  10. 13. an imaginary line of longitude that runs through Greenwich, England
  11. 14. another name for lines of longitude
  12. 16. this kind of map focuses on one special topic
  13. 20. explains what the symbols on the map represent
  14. 22. provides location, time information, and all the weather conditions