Compass Directions Word Search
Compass Directions, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the terms and ideas of a school subject sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST, EQUATOR, LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, MERIDIAN, HEMISPHERE, TROPIC, POLAR, REGION.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Compass Directions word list, defined
- NORTH /nɔːθ/ · noun, verb, adjective
- The direction or location at the top of the Earth's axis, opposite to south. A direction or location in the northern part of a country or region. Related: northeast, northwest, northerly, upper.
- SOUTH /sɔːθ/ · noun, verb, adjective, adverb
- The direction or location on the Earth's surface that is opposite to north, or the southern part of a country, region, or continent. In a general sense, the direction or location that is at the opposite side of something. Related: southward, southern, below, down.
- EAST /iːst/ · noun, adjective, adverb
- The direction toward the point of the horizon where the sun rises, lying to the right when facing north; also the eastern part of a country, region, or the world. Related: orient, sunrise.
- WEST /wɛst/ · noun, verb, adjective
- The direction or location of the setting sun; the western part of a country, region, or area. In a verb form, to move or direct something to the west. Related: north, south, east, direction.
- EQUATOR /ɪˈkweɪtər/ · noun
- The imaginary line around the middle of the Earth, equidistant from the North and South Poles, dividing the planet into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. By extension, a similar line around any rotating celestial body or sphere.
- LATITUDE /ˈlætɪtjuːd/ · noun
- The angular distance of a place north or south of the Earth's equator, measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds, or in decimal degrees. The latitude of a place is its distance from the equator, with 0° latitude at the equator and increasing to 90° at the North Pole and -90° at the South Pole. Related: altitude, elevation, height, position.
- LONGITUDE /ˈlɒndʒɪtʃdʒən/ · noun
- The distance, measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds, east or west of the prime meridian at Greenwich, London, used to locate a point on the Earth's surface. Related: latitude, position, location, co-ordinates.
- MERIDIAN /məˈrɪdiən/ · noun
- A line on a map or globe that connects points of equal longitude, or the time of day at a particular place on the Earth's surface, especially when it is at its highest or lowest point in the sky. Related: longitude, line of longitude, prime meridian.
- HEMISPHERE /hɛmɪˈsfɪər/ · noun
- Either half of a sphere, especially the Earth, including all the land and water on one side of the equator or prime meridian. A half of a sphere, especially one of the two halves into which the Earth is divided by the equator or prime meridian. Related: half, side, region, sector.
- TROPIC /ˈtrɒpɪk/ · noun
- A region of the Earth surrounding the equator, characterized by a relatively constant temperature and high levels of rainfall. A tropical region or climate. Related: tropical, equatorial, torrid, sultry.
- POLAR /ˈpoʊlər/ · adjective, noun
- Relating to or situated at one of the extremes of the Earth, especially the North or South Pole. A person or thing that is at one extreme of a range of values. Related: extreme, far, distant, northern.
- REGION /ˈrɛdʒən/ · noun
- A geographical area that is distinguished by a particular characteristic or set of characteristics, such as a region of a country or a region of the world. Related: area, zone, district, locale.
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