Across
- 3. a high, rugged land
- 7. an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres
- 8. another name for a line of latitude
- 9. imaginary lines that divide the earth. They run north to south from pole to pole, but they measure the distance east or west
- 13. relating to a space on a map or taking up a space on a map
- 17. natural characteristics of the land, like bodies of water, mountains, valleys, islands, and peninsulas
- 19. a map key is a little box of information found at the bottom of a map. It contains an explanation of what the different lines and symbols on the map mean, as well as a scale for you to work out distance.
- 20. a piece of land that sticks out into the water. It has water on three sides, but it is still connected to land.
- 21. a dry streambed
- 22. a high wide land many miles across
- 23. the shape or outline of the coast. It is the line where the land meets the water
Down
- 1. a group of mountains
- 2. this is where a river opens into a larger body of water
- 4. a circle of constant longitude passing through a given place on the earth's surface and the terrestrial poles
- 5. imaginary lines that divide the earth. They run east to west, but measure distances between north and south
- 6. a sheltered part of a body of water deep enough for anchoring ships
- 10. able to create life
- 11. a circle showing the principal directions printed on a map or chart
- 12. a body of land completely surrounded by water
- 14. the starting point of a river, where water starts moving down hill towards a larger body of water
- 15. a body of water that curves into the coastline
- 16. the lower land between mountains and plateaus. Cities and farms are usually in valleys
- 18. a narrow passageway of water between two pieces of land