Geographical Sources and Tools/Mapping Concepts and Features Crossword
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2) Describes where a place on the globe is in relation to another place3) Used to show details, such as the shape of the land, what plants cover an area, and how land is being used4) Location east or west of the Prime Meridian, measured by imaginary lines called meridians numbered in degrees east or west
6) Directions that fall between cardinal directions: northwest, southwest, southeast, and northwest
8) The orientation of north, south, east, and west on a globe or map11) A drawing that shows steps in a process or parts of an object14) Zero degrees latitude, divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres16) The process of observing and collecting data about people, culture, and natural environments18) Indicates the relationship between the distances on the map and the actual distances on Earth |
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1) An original source of information about a topic
5) Location north or south of the Equator, measured by imaginary lines called parallels numbered in degrees north or south
7) The intersection of latitude and longitude lines which identify the exact location of a place9) A location’s natural surroundings
10) Zero degrees longitude; also known as the Greenwich meridian because it was established at the Greenwich observatory near London12) Special software that helps geographers gather and use information about a place 13) Imagery that consists of photographs of Earth or other planets made by means of artificial satellites
15) A structured collection of records or data that is stored in a computer system that can be searched and sorted17) The science that studies the lands, the features, the inhabitants, and the phenomena of the earth.19) A way of drawing the round Earth on a flat surface20) A device drawn on maps to show direction |
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