Social Studies Vocabulary for Week of 9/6/16

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Across
  1. 2. -any place where the ocean or sea meets land.
  2. 5. -The naturally formed physical features of the earth such as mountain ranges, rivers and valleys.
  3. 6. - climates wherein the weather will often change with the seasons.
  4. 8. -climates areas often located near the equator which often see consistently warm temperature throughout the year.
  5. 10. -The study of earth and its feature and how those features affect human society
  6. 11. -a feature on a map that shows direction, typically the cardinal directions of north,south,east,west
  7. 13. a map,scale is a proportion used in determining the relationship to that which it represents.
  8. 14. -The natural characteristics of the earth: landforms and climate.
  9. 16. -The section of a map that shows what all the colors and symbols found on the map represent.
  10. 17. -lines on a map that separate different places, such as countries,states or territories
  11. 18. -A map designed to show human created features such as national or state borders,cities,and capitals.
Down
  1. 1. -a series of chain mountains connected.
  2. 3. -a river,creek or steam that flows into a larger river.
  3. 4. -A map designed to show the elevation changes found within a region using colors.
  4. 7. system designed to show elevations above sea level.
  5. 9. -the natural flowing of cool and warm waters around the worlds oceans.currents have a strong effect on climates of lands they run against.
  6. 12. -maps that are designed to show a variety other items such as climate zones,historical events, population distribution and types of vegetation.
  7. 15. long term weather patterns of a region. These are predictable and consistent over time.