Across
- 3. The seven largest areas of land on Earth.
- 7. A very large, unbroken area of land.
- 11. The line of latitude that circles Earth exactly midway between the North and South poles.
- 15. One complete trip by Earth around the sun.
- 16. The precise point where a place is located on Earth.
- 18. The directions on a compass rose, such as southeast, that are located between the cardinal directions.
- 20. An imaginary line between the North and South poles that crosses the equator at right angles.
- 21. The area between Earth’s tropical zones and polar zones, where the climate is relatively mild.
- 22. The meridian of longitude labeled 0 degrees, from which all other degrees of longitude are measured. The prime meridian passes through Greenwich, England
- 24. The line of latitude at 66°33’S that marks the boundary of the southern polar zone.
- 25. A diagram on a map that shows directions such as north, south, east, and west.
- 27. A box or other display on a map that explains the meaning of the symbols used on the map.
- 28. The line of latitude at 66°33’N that marks the boundary of the northern polar zone.
Down
- 1. Area between the equator and the Tropic of Cancer and between the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn, where the climate is generally hot.
- 2. The four main directions on a compass rose: north, south, east, and west.
- 4. One half of a sphere. Earth can be divided into eastern and western hemispheres or into northern and southern hemispheres.
- 5. An element of a map that shows how a unit of distance on the map (such as an inch) relates to actual distance on the surface of Earth.
- 6. A set of numbers that together describe the exact location of something, such as a place on a map.
- 8. a change in the shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map.
- 9. The area between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole or between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole, where the climate is generally cold.
- 10. A way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface.
- 12. Where a place is located in relation to another place.
- 13. A system of imaginary lines that divides up the space on a map.
- 14. the spinning motion of Earth around its axis.
- 17. The meridian of longitude located at 180º. By international agreement, the date is one day earlier to the east of this line.
- 19. An imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through the center of Earth
- 20. An imaginary line around Earth that runs parallel to the equator
- 23. Another name for map legend.
- 26. The system of imaginary lines (called parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude) used to divide the surface of Earth on maps and globes.