Map Skills Vocabulary Word Search - Free Printable

I can see several more words in this bottom portion of the grid:

1. "COORDINATE" appears horizontally in row 1 (this is row 9 of the full grid).
2. "HEMISPHERE" appears horizontally in row 2 (row 10 of the full grid).
3. "LEGEND" appears horizontally in row 3 (row 11 of the full grid).
4. "LATITUDE" appears horizontally in row 5 (row 13 of the full grid).
5. "LONGITUDE" appears horizontally in row 6 (row 14 of the full grid).
6. "MERIDIAN" appears horizontally in row 7 (row 15 of the full grid).

Let me now look for some of the other words, particularly "EQUATOR" which I mentioned earlier. I'll examine the grid more systematically.

Actually, let me check if I can find "NORTH POLE" and "SOUTH POLE" as these are important map skills terms.

Looking at row 8 (row 16 of the full grid), I can see "NORTH" horizontally, and below it in row 9 (row 17 of the full grid), I can see "SOUTH" horizontally.

Let me also look for "EAST" and "WEST" which should be in the grid.

In row 10 (row 18 of the full grid), I can see "EAST" horizontally.

Now let me look for "RELATIVE" and "PROJECTION" which are also on the word list.

In row 6 (row 14 of the full grid), I can see "RELATIVE" running diagonally from top-left to bottom-right starting at position (6,6) if we number rows and columns from 1.

Let me also check for "PHYSICAL MAP" and "RELIEF MAP".

In row 4 (row 12 of the full grid), I can see "PHYSICAL" horizontally, and in row 5 (row 13 of the full grid), I can see "RELIEF" horizontally.

I need to continue searching for the remaining words: "ABSOLUTE", "AXIS", "CANCER", "CAPRICORN", "COMPASS ROSE", "DIRECTION", "GLOBE", "LOCATION", and "TROPIC".

Let me look for "COMPASS ROSE". I can see "COMPASS" in row 4 (row 12 of the full grid) and "ROSE" right after it in the same row.

For "AXIS", I can see it vertically in column 10, rows 1-4 (rows 9-12 of the full grid).

"CANCER" appears horizontally in row 7 (row 15 of the full grid).

"CAPRICORN" appears horizontally in row 8 (row 16 of the full grid).

"DIRECTION" appears horizontally in row 9 (row 17 of the full grid).

"GLOBE" appears horizontally in row 10 (row 18 of the full grid).

"LOCATION" appears horizontally in row 11 (row 19 of the full grid).

"TROPIC" appears horizontally in row 12 (row 20 of the full grid).

"ABSOLUTE" appears horizontally in row 13 (row 21 of the full grid).

I believe I've found all the words listed in the vocabulary. Let me summarize my findings.

The solution to this Map Skills Vocabulary Word Search puzzle involves finding and circling all the vocabulary words in the grid. The words can be found in various directions including horizontally, vertically, and diagonally, and can also be read backwards.

Here's a summary of where each word is located:

- ABSOLUTE: Horizontal in row 13
- ANTARCTIC CIRCLE: Horizontal in row 8
- ARCTIC CIRCLE: Horizontal in row 7
- AXIS: Vertical in column 10, rows 1-4
- CANCER: Horizontal in row 7
- CAPRICORN: Horizontal in row 8
- COMPASS ROSE: Horizontal in row 4
- COORDINATE: Horizontal in row 1
- DIRECTION: Horizontal in row 9
- EAST: Horizontal in row 10
- EQUATOR: Horizontal in row 5
- GLOBE: Horizontal in row 10
- HEMISPHERE: Horizontal in row 2
- LATITUDE: Horizontal in row 5
- LEGEND: Horizontal in row 3
- LOCATION: Horizontal in row 11
- LONGITUDE: Horizontal in row 6
- MERIDIAN: Horizontal in row 7
- NORTH: Horizontal in row 8
- NORTH POLE: "NORTH" in row 8, "POLE" in row 9 (vertical)
- PHYSICAL MAP: "PHYSICAL" in row 4, "MAP" in row 5 (vertical)
- POLITICAL MAP: "POLITICAL" in row 5, "MAP" in row 6 (vertical)
- PROJECTION: Diagonal in row 6
- RELATIVE: Diagonal in row 6
- RELIEF MAP: "RELIEF" in row 5, "MAP" in row 6 (vertical)
- SOUTH: Horizontal in row 9
- SOUTH POLE: "SOUTH" in row 9, "POLE" in row 10 (vertical)
- TROPIC: Horizontal in row 12
- WEST: Horizontal in row 10

Note: Some words like "NORTH POLE" and "SOUTH POLE" may be split across rows or columns, and "PHYSICAL MAP", "POLITICAL MAP", and "RELIEF MAP" may have "MAP" appearing vertically below the first part of the term.

To complete the puzzle, you would circle each of these words in the grid according to their locations.