Geography Terms Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• legend : a table on a map or chart that lists and explains the symbols used
• continent : main landmass of the globe
• north pole : the surface of the earth that is the northern end of the axis of rotation
• latitude : angular distance north or south from the equator of a point on the earth's surface
• longitude : angular distance east or west from the prime meridian of a point on the earth's surface
• compass rose : a part of a map that shows the cardinal directions
• western hemisphere : the geographical half of the earth west of the prime meridian
• prime meridian : the line of longitude located at zero degrees
• southern hemisphere : half of the earth south of the equator
• south pole : the surface of the earth that is the southern end of the axis rotation
• equator : imaginary line around the middle of the earth
• map scale : a part of a map that compares distance on a map to distance in the real world
• eastern hemisphere : half of the earth east of the prime meridian
• atlas : a book of maps
• northern hemisphere : half of the earth north of the equator
• map : a representation that shows the whole or part of an area