Geography Intro
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
c
o
i
e
n
t
The European mainland
2.
s
a
l
Tool for weighing things; also a set of musical notes
4.
h
e
m
i
s
p
e
Half of the terrestrial globe
5.
s
y
m
o
Something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
7.
e
q
u
a
o
An imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north
9.
e
u
r
e
Continent that includes France and Italy
10.
l
o
i
t
u
e
The angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich
11.
l
o
c
a
r
A person who fixes the boundaries of land claims
12.
a
i
a
Largest continent on Earth
13.
m
e
i
d
a
The highest level or degree attainable
15.
a
u
t
r
i
a
Country and continent known for kangaroos
18.
a
f
i
c
Continent with the Sahara desert
19.
l
i
t
d
e
The angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator
21.
a
n
t
r
t
i
c
An extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the ___ Circle
22.
p
r
l
l
l
Something having the property of being analogous to something else
24.
c
a
i
n
a
i
r
e
t
o
n
s