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Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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Geography: the study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create
Landscape: all the human and physical features that make a place unique
Social Science: a field that studies people and the relationships among them
Region: a part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguish it from surrounding areas
Map: a flat drawing that shows all or part of Earth's surface
Globe: a spherical, or ball-shaped, model of the entire planet
Absolute Location: a specific description of where a place is located
Relative Location: a general description of where a place is located
Environment: includes an area's land, water, climate, plants, and animals.
Physical Geography: the study of the world's landforms, bodies of water, climates, soils, and plants
Human Geography: the study of the world's people, communities, and landscapes
Cartography: the science of making maps
Meteorology: the study of weather and what causes it
Chapter 1 Vocabulary
Across:| 4. | a general description of where a place is located | | 5. | a spherical, or ball-shaped, model of the entire planet | | 6. | a field that studies people and the relationships among them | | 8. | the study of the world's landforms, bodies of water, climates, soils, and plants |
| | 10. | a specific description of where a place is located | | 11. | a flat drawing that shows all or part of Earth's surface | | 12. | the study of weather and what causes it |
| | Down:| 1. | the study of the world's people, communities, and landscapes | | 2. | the science of making maps | | 3. | the study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create |
| | 7. | includes an area's land, water, climate, plants, and animals. | | 9. | a part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguish it from surrounding areas | | 13. | all the human and physical features that make a place unique |
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Chapter 1 Vocabulary
Across:| 4. | a general description of where a place is located | | 5. | a spherical, or ball-shaped, model of the entire planet | | 6. | a field that studies people and the relationships among them | | 8. | the study of the world's landforms, bodies of water, climates, soils, and plants |
| | 10. | a specific description of where a place is located | | 11. | a flat drawing that shows all or part of Earth's surface | | 12. | the study of weather and what causes it |
| | Down:| 1. | the study of the world's people, communities, and landscapes | | 2. | the science of making maps | | 3. | the study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create |
| | 7. | includes an area's land, water, climate, plants, and animals. | | 9. | a part of the world that has one or more common features that distinguish it from surrounding areas | | 13. | all the human and physical features that make a place unique |
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© 2014
PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only