These people are known as mapmakers; they transfer information from 3D globe to 2D maps.

A ______ map emphasizes a single idea or a particular kind of information about an area.

A ________ projection shows the Earth centered in such a way that a straight line coming from the center to any other point represents the shortest distance.

A ________ projection shows the globe as a cylinder and most accurate near the Equator.

A ________ projection comes from placing a cone over part of a globe; best suited for showing limited east-west areas.

Geography is often said to begin with ___________.

Lines that cross one another form a pattern called a ___________ that helps you find exact places on Earth.

The highest point on Earth and is located in South Asia is known as______________.

At the very center of the planet is a super-hot but solid _______________.

Measured at 0 latitude and runs across the middle of the globe is ________.

The _____ is the name given to this regular movement of water from ocean to air to land.

One of the halves into which the Earth is divided is a ________. Ex: Northern and southern

Parallels; Circle the Earth parallel to the Equator and measure the distance north or south of the Equator is called ________.

This is made by projecting the round Earth onto a flat surface; distance, shape ,direction, or size may be distorted as a result.

Next to the outer core is a thick layer of hot, dense rock called the __________.

Lines of ______ or meridians, circle the Earth from Pole to Pole.

0 degrees longitude and runs up and down the center of the globe.

Global address in which you can name the latitude and longitude lines that cross exactly at that place is known as ______.

Everything north of the Equator is known as ______.

When warm air cools, it cannot retain all of its water vapor, so excess water vapor changes into liquid water. What is this process called?

Everything south of the Equator is known as ______.

Everything east of the Prime Meridian is known as ______.

Everything west of the Prime Meridian is known as ______.

Shows the relationship between scaled map measurements and actual distances on the Earth is known as ______.

Something that indicates N,S,E, and W is known as ______.

The four directions- north, south, east, and west are known as ______.

The directions northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest are known as ______.

The _____ lists and explains the symbols, colors, and lines used on the map.

A ______ map shows the location and the shape of the Earth's physical features.

A ______ map shows the boundaries and locations of political units such as countries, states, counties, cities, and towns.

This is known as 70% of our planet's surface. Ex: oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water.

30% of the Earth's surface-land. Ex: The Earth's crust

Traveling along a great circle is known as following a ________.

_____ is the changing of liquid water into vapor, or gas.

The air we breathe is part of the Earth's _______.

A printed symbolic representation of all or part of the planet/globe is known as______.

 Part of Earth that supports life is the _____. Ex: People, animals, and plants live here.

An underwater extension of the coastal plains.

A narrow underwater canyon about 35, 827 feet deep located under the Pacific Ocean southwest of Guam is known as _____.

The outer layer of Earth made of rocky shell forming the Earth's surface

Most of the landmasses forming present-day continents were once apart of one gigantic supercontinent called

This resembles a globe that has been cut apart and laid flat; shows the true size and shape of Earth's landmasses

The wearing away of Earth's surface by wind, glaciers, and moving water.

The lowest dry land point, at 1,349 below sea level is known as ________.