Geography Vocabulary Crossword

The precise point where a place is located on Earth.
One half of the sphere. Earth can be divided into eastern and western hemispheres or into northern and southern hemispheres.
Otherwise known as Map Key. It is a box or other display on a map that explains the meaning of the symbols used on a map.
The southernmost line of latitude where the sun’s rays beat straight down. This line marks the southern limit of the tropical zone.
A diagram on a map that shows directions such as north, south, east, and west.
The line of latitude that circles Earth exactly midway between the North and South Poles.
The area between the equator and the Tropic of Cancer and between the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn, where the climate is generally hot.
The area between the Arctic Circle and its North Pole or between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole, where the climate is generally cold.
Where a place is located in related to another place.
The four main directions on a compass rose: north, south, east, and west.
The line of latitude at 60 degrees 30 degrees South that marks the boundary of the southern polar zone.
The area between Earth’s tropical and polar zones, where the climate is relatively mild.
The directions on a compass rose, such as southeast, southwest, northeast, northwest, that are located between the cardinal directions.
The meridian of longitude labeled 0 degrees, from which all other degrees of longitude are measured. The prime meridian passes through Greenwich, England.
The northernmost line of latitude where the sun’s rays ever beat straight down. This line marks the northern limit of the tropical zone.
The line of latitude at 60 degrees and 30 degrees North that marks the boundary of the northern polar zones.