World Capitals Word Search
World Capitals, 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: CONTINENT, COUNTRY, CAPITAL, NATION, POPULATION, EQUATOR, MERIDIAN, LONGITUDE, LATITUDE, BORDER, ISLAND, MOUNTAIN.
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World Capitals word list, defined
- CONTINENT /ˈkɒntɪnənt/ · noun
- One of the Earth's main continuous expanses of land — conventionally Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. Also, more broadly, a large landmass as distinct from islands or seas. Related: landmass, mainland, land.
- COUNTRY /ˈkʌntri/ · noun
- A nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory; also, land or terrain of a particular kind, especially rural land. Related: nation, state, land, territory.
- CAPITAL /ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/ · noun
- The most important city or town in a country or region, typically the seat of government; also, wealth or assets owned by a person or organization, especially as used to produce further wealth. Related: funds, assets, finances, resources.
- NATION /ˈneɪʃən/ · noun
- A large body of people who share a common culture, language, and history, often with a defined territory or government. A nation may be a sovereign state or a non-sovereign territory. Related: country, state, people, population.
- POPULATION /ˌpɒp.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/ · noun
- The total number of people living in a particular area or country at a given time. The number of people living in a particular area or country. Related: inhabitants, citizens, residents, people.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- BORDER /ˈbɔːrdər/ · noun, verb
- A line separating two countries or areas; the edge or boundary of something. Related: boundary, edge, frontier, margin.
- ISLAND /ˈaɪlənd/ · noun
- A piece of land surrounded by water, typically smaller than a continent, and often separated from the mainland by a sea or ocean. Related: islet, isle, key, atoll.
- MOUNTAIN /ˈmaʊntɪn/ · noun
- A natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually over 300 meters (1,000 feet). Related: hill, peak, ridge, slope.
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