Geographical Skills Crossword Puzzle

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Geographical Skills Crossword Puzzle

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QUESTIONS LIST:

  • cartography: the science of making maps
  • hemisphere: half of a globe
  • latitude: measure of how far places are north or south of the equator
  • longitude: measure of how far places are east or west of the prime meridian
  • political: a kind of map that shows borders of countries, states, etc.
  • symmetrical: similar gradient on both sides
  • asymmetrical: steeper on one side than the other
  • isolines: used to show weather lines
  • equator: 0 degrees latitude
  • prime meridian: 0 degrees longitude that runs from the north pole to the south pole
  • thematic: maps that include weather, climate, ecosystem, demographic, etc.
  • legend: tells what the symbols on the map mean