Using Latitude and Longitude

Across 2: An exact point on the Earth's surface expressed by a coordinate system such as latitude and longitude.

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

• Geographic Center

• Approximate Position

Across 3: Description of location on a grid; the latitude and longitude of a location.

• Coordinates

• Altitude

• Elevation

• Distance

Across 6: Distance of a place north or south of Earth's equator.

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Altitude

• Meridian

Down 1: Imaginary line at zero degrees longitude.

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• International Date Line

Distance of a place east or west of Earth's prime meridian.

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Altitude

• Depth

Down 5: Parallel lines that intersect creating squares; intersecting lines of latitude and longitude.

• Grid

• Circle

• Triangle

• Hexagon

Down 7: Imaginary line circling Earth at zero degrees latitude.

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Prime Meridian

• Arctic Circle