Geography Terms Crossword Puzzle
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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