Geographical Skills Crossword Puzzle

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