Social Studies - Geography Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• latitude: - runs east to west around the world
• hemispheres: a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through
• equator: an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally
• continent: one of the great divisions of land (such as north america, south america, europe, asia, africa, australia, or antarctica
• map key/legend: - gives you the information needed for the map to make sense
• country: an area of land that is controlled by its own government
• city: a large town
• longitude: runs north to south around the world
• state: a region of a country that can make its own laws about certain things
• map symbols: symbols or colors to represent things, the map key explains what they mean
• map: a picture or chart that shows the rivers, mountains, streets, etc, in a particular area
• globe: an object that is shaped like a large ball with a map of the world on it
• parish: the divisions of louisiana