Geography Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
lines of lattitude | lines that run east and west around the earth |
lines of longitude | lines that run north and south around the earth |
elevation | height above sea level |
Tropical Zone | climate zone in the low latitudes |
compass rose | pointer for cardinal directions: north, south, east and west |
renewable resource | a natural resource that can be replaced (water, wind) |
non-renewable resource | a resource that cannot be replaced (coal, gas) |
vegetation | plants |
Geography | study of relationship between physical features, climate, and people |
key | legend: box in which a map's symbols are explained |
equator | imaginary line running east and west around the earth |
hemisphere | one of the halves of the earth as divided by the earth as divided by the equator or a meridian |
temperate zone | a climate zone farther away from the Arctic Circle |
parallel | north to south they never touch |
meridian | longitude east or west of the Prime Meridian |
environment | earth's natural surrounding |
distribution map | map that shows population density |
physical map | map that shows land forms |
isthmus | narrow strip of land connecting 2 larger pieces of land |
Polar Zone | North of the ArcticSouth of the Antarctic |
archipelago | a group of chain of islands |
cataract | another name for a waterfall |
delta | triangular shaped land form at the mouth of a river |
desert | dry barren land without trees |
scale | helps estimate real distances on earth |
climate | the average weather conditions of a place over a long span of time |
weather | the state of the atmosphere |
prime meridian | imaginary line running north and south around the earth |
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