Around the World

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. The shore of a sea or ocean (5)
  2. 5. An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator (8)
  3. 6. A continent in the western hemisphere connected to North ___ by the Isthmus of Panama (12)
  4. 9. The 3rd largest ___ (11)
  5. 11. Either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator (plural) (7)
  6. 13. A continent in the western hemisphere connected to South ___ by the Isthmus of Panama (12)
  7. 14. Continent that includes France and Italy (6)
  8. 15. Half of the terrestrial globe (10)
  9. 16. Dry land with very little rain (6)

Down

  1. 1. Country and continent known for kangaroos (9)
  2. 2. A land mass that projects well above its surroundings (8)
  3. 4. The largest ___ in the world (12)
  4. 7. Largest continent on Earth (4)
  5. 8. A city in north central California 75 miles to the northeast of San Francisco on the ___ (10)
  6. 10. The ___ point of the Earth's axis (9)
  7. 12. The ___ point of the Earth's axis (9)