Across
- 5. a scale model of the Earth that depicts properties such as area, distance and direction
- 7. the exact position of a place on the Earth’s surface
- 8. computer programs that process and organize details about places on Earth and integrate those details with satellite images and other pieces of information
- 10. Looking at every aspect of the Earth's systems.
- 11. mark the shortest distance that an object can travel between two points
- 13. location in relation to other places
- 14. the science of obtaining information about an object or an area from a distance, typically from instruments in aircraft or satellites
- 16. the height of a land surface above the level of the sea
Down
- 1. A map created by projecting Earth’s image onto a cylinder
- 2. a map the emphasizes a single idea or a particular kind of information about an area.
- 3. the variation in elevation across an area of Earth’s land
- 4. a map created by projecting an image of the Earth onto a geometric plane
- 6. A mathematical formula used to represent the curved surface of the Earth on the flat surface of a map
- 9. map makers
- 12. a map created by projecting an image of Earth onto a cone placed over part of an Earth model
- 15. a navigational system that can determine absolute location by using satellites and receivers on Earth