Social Studies Vocab

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Across
  1. 1. the point on which the earth spins upon
  2. 3. 365 days
  3. 6. any of the seven large continuous land masses that constitute most of the dry land on the surface of the Earth
  4. 7. a picture representing an object or a location
  5. 9. a book of maps and parts of the world
  6. 10. a group of many islands
  7. 12. the height above a specific reference point, especially sea level
  8. 14. a part of a body of water near a coast in which ships can anchor safely
  9. 15. imaginary lines running north and south
  10. 17. a very large body of water. There are 5 main _____
  11. 18. a measurement of longitude or latitude
Down
  1. 1. point in orbit farthest from Sun
  2. 2. one full rotation of the earth around the sun
  3. 4. point in orbit nearest to Sun
  4. 5. similar to a bay but often longer and more enclosed by land
  5. 7. a great body of salt water that covers a large portion of Earth
  6. 8. imaginary lines running east and west
  7. 11. any large portion of the earth
  8. 13. the farthest point north on earth
  9. 16. a round sphere with a map printed on it to represent the earth