Our Land and Regions

4. the name of something that tells you what that thing is about
7. the height above sea level
8. a half of a sphere; Earth's hemispheres are are formed by the equator and the prime meridian
11. a line drawn around Earth halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole
14. a line drawn from the North Pole to the South Pole that passes through Europe and Africa
15. a unit of measure; there are 360 degrees of latitude and longitude used to locate places on Earth
16. a map that shows geographic features of a place, such as landforms and bodies of water
17. the directions of northeast, southeast, northwest, and southwest
18. a thing that stands for or represents something else

1. lines that measure the distances east and west of the prime meridian
2. lines that measure the distance north and south of the equator
3. a tool that shows the relationship between distance on the map and distance on Earth
5. a small round model of Earth
6. a symbol that shows directions on a map
9. the directions of north, south, east and west
10. a collection or book of maps
12. a system of lines that cross each other forming a pattern of squares
13. the wording on a map that tells what each symbol on the map stands for
14. a map that shows political boundaries for countries, states, or nations, as well as capital cities