geography Crossword Puzzles
Coasts & Geography 2013-08-29
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- - A ridge of sand on a beach
- - The movement of water back down the beach to the sea
- - A curved structure spanning an opening and typically supporting the weight of a bridge, roof, or wall above it
- Dunes - A ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans
- - Cut or wear away the part below or under
- - A large underground chamber around a hillside or cliff
- - A steep rock face at the edge of the sea
- - The movement of the waves
- Crest - The highest point of a wave
- Drift - When sand is moved along the coast
- - Sand and other materials laid down on the beach
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- - The distance over which the wind has blown waves
- - The process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural things
- - dunes that sometimes develop behind the foreduns. These may be stablished by small shrubs and trees
- Waves - A steep wave which causes loss of material from the beach
- - When water goes through narrow areas and spread out causing small waves – slowing it down
- - The outline of a coast
- - A sheltered part of a sea or lake formed by a curve in its shoreline
- - Whales also have this and use it to breath
- - A small sea, lake, or river
20 Clues: - The outline of a coast • - The movement of the waves • - A ridge of sand on a beach • - A small sea, lake, or river • Crest - The highest point of a wave • - Cut or wear away the part below or under • - A steep rock face at the edge of the sea • Drift - When sand is moved along the coast • - Whales also have this and use it to breath • ...
Geography Crossword 2014-03-19
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- desert in africa
- cut off from the world
- waste
- apartments that are risen high
- river in india
- the fall of water
- countries surrounded by countries
- lots of people in an area
- watering land when dried up
- was called calcutta
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- countryside in hong kong
- opposite of lots of closed space
- soil erosion in the desert
- dirt
- homeless people in calcutta
- slums
- an animal with a hump
- island in hong kong
- boats that are houses
- areas of poor people
- opposite of unclean water
21 Clues: dirt • waste • slums • river in india • desert in africa • the fall of water • island in hong kong • was called calcutta • areas of poor people • an animal with a hump • boats that are houses • cut off from the world • countryside in hong kong • lots of people in an area • opposite of unclean water • soil erosion in the desert • homeless people in calcutta • watering land when dried up • ...
Geography 12 2014-11-19
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- State of atmosphere over a particular area in a short specific time range (day, hour..etc).
- A geographical coordination system used to describe degree to which a place is north or south of equator.
- A measure indicating the differences that exist between marine and continental climate due to increased range of temperatures that occur overland than on water.
- Currents Movement of ocean caused by the horizontal and vertical movement of ocean waters, caused primarily by gravity, friction, and density of water.
- Meteorological condition which persist at a particular area for a prolonged period of time (as opposed to weather, which describes day-to-day occurrences).
- Any form of visible mass of water droplets, or ice suspended in air- at a height that is much higher than fog.
- The movement of large packets of air caused by pressure.
- A luxuriant forest, consisting of usually tall trees. The area is characterized usually by its high humidity and rather infertile soil.
- One of the four seasons, and the warmest period of the year- between spring and autumn. For northern hemisphere, it exists between the summer solstice and autumnal equinox. For southern hemisphere, it exists between winter solstice and vernal equinox.
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- A type of overarching biome referring to any relatively large and dry land with few vegetation. (also include areas which is too cold to support vegetation).
- Wind Winds that are generally blown to a single direction at a particular area.
- Precipitation of liquid water drops.
- A great band of circle around Earth which is perpendicular to its axis.
- One of the four seasons, and the coldest period of the year- situated between autumn and spring. For northern hemisphere, it exists between winter solstice and vernal equinox. For southern hemisphere, it exists between summer solstice and autumnal equinox.
- The totality of solar radiation given to a specific piece of land at a time (usually in hours).
- A method of indicating the severity of temperature. The unit is based on centigrade temperature scale, which bases 0 degrees for freezing point of water, and 100 degrees for boiling point of water.
- In general sense, the vertical distance of something. More specifically, in geography, altitude is used to describe the height above sea level.
- Mass of cloud of small water droplets relatively close to the ground and relatively dense enough to reduce visibility.
- Any relatively large mass of ice that originates on land.
- A pure substance composed of oxygen and hydrogen. It exists in solid, gas and liquid on Earth and elsewhere. It has no color or taste.
- crystallized form of liquid water.
21 Clues: crystallized form of liquid water. • Precipitation of liquid water drops. • The movement of large packets of air caused by pressure. • Any relatively large mass of ice that originates on land. • A great band of circle around Earth which is perpendicular to its axis. • Wind Winds that are generally blown to a single direction at a particular area. • ...
Geography Vocabulary 2014-12-18
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- the system of trade and industry by which the wealth of a country or region is made and used
- distribution the arrangement or spread of people living in a given area
- enterprise an economic system in which private businesses compete with each other to sell goods and services in order to make profit
- economy an economic system in which goods and services are made, sold, and shared and prices set by the balance of supply and demand
- the number of live births per thousand of population per year
- family a family that includes grandparents, aunts, uncles, and others in addition to parents and children
- the act or fact of urbanizing, or taking on the characteristics of a city
- economy An underdeveloped economy in which communities use primitive tools and methods to harvest and hunt for food
- a company, country, or person that makes things, usually for sale
- expectancy the average period that a person may expect to live
- the help provided to a customer by someone who works in a restaurant or store
- the study of what is morally right and wrong
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- someone who buys goods or services for personal use
- all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country
- rate the ratio of deaths to the population of a particular area during a particular period of time, usually calculated as the number of deaths per one thousand people per year
- economy an economy in which production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined centrally by a government
- Date Line a theoretical line following approximately the 180th meridian
- a person who studies changes in numbers of births, marriages, deaths in an area over a period of time
- area a geographic area that is located outside cities and towns.
- family a social unit composed of two parents and one or more children
- an economic system in which trade, industry, and the means of production are largely or entirely privately owned and operated for profit
- items for sale or possession that can be made
- area a location characterized by high human population density and vast human-built features in comparison to the areas surrounding it.
- structure the social organization of a society constituting an integrated whole
24 Clues: the study of what is morally right and wrong • items for sale or possession that can be made • someone who buys goods or services for personal use • all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country • the number of live births per thousand of population per year • expectancy the average period that a person may expect to live • ...
GEOGRAPHY MINERALS 2014-12-19
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- minerals/minerals from which energy is obtained
- valley/famous for its coal deposits in india
- salt/these are formed as a result of evaporation in arid regions
- popular variety of coal used for industrial purpose
- high/petroleum in india in mainly extracted from?
- nagpur plateau/mica deposits are widely found in?
- rocks/zinc is obtained from?
- ferrous/minerals which do not contain iron ore
- ore/backbone of industrial devolopment
- naturally occuring substances
- hills/deposits of bauxite are found in?
- rocks/mineral formed in sedimentary rocks
- producer of manganese in india
- nodules/the ocean beds are rich in this mineral
- furnace/lime stone is widely used for?
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- deposits are known to be one of the largest in the world
- containing iron ore
- non metalic mineral found in layers or sheets
- is derived from which ore?
- in manufacturing ferr manganesse alloy
- quality of iron
- balaghat mines in madhya pradesh is famous for its?
- in fault traps of rocks
- is important for sustainance of minerals
- grade coal
- minerals/minerals from which energy is obtained
- abundantly available fossil fuel in india
- diseases/people working in mining fields are prone to which disease?
- grade brown coal
- important quality of iron important in industrial field
- mineral which contains calcium carbonates
31 Clues: grade coal • quality of iron • grade brown coal • containing iron ore • in fault traps of rocks • is derived from which ore? • rocks/zinc is obtained from? • naturally occuring substances • producer of manganese in india • in manufacturing ferr manganesse alloy • ore/backbone of industrial devolopment • furnace/lime stone is widely used for? • hills/deposits of bauxite are found in? • ...
Geography terms 2014-12-17
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- An inland grassland area
- Vast treeless plains with permafrost and small, low plants
- Area of barren land with roughly eroded ridges and peaks
- Deeper part of a river or harbor
- Triangular section of land built up at a river’s mouth
- A river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream
- Large chunks of ice that break off of glaciers
- Piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
- Ring-shaped island formed by coral buildup on the rim of an underwater volcano
- Long wide body of water connecting larger bodies of water, larger than a channel
- Large body of ice that moves across the Earth’s surface
- Hill that rises abruptly from surrounding area with sloping sides and a flat
- Flat-topped elevated landforms
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- Point of land projecting into a body of water
- Lowland between mountain ranges or hills often having a river or stream running along the bottom
- Narrow piece of land that connects two large landmasses and separates two bodies of water
- An area of low-lying, wet land
- Long steep-sided, glacial valley now filled by seawater
- A group of closely scattered islands
- Deep, narrow valley with high, steep walls
- Body of salt water surrounded almost entirely by land
- Flat landmass higher than the surrounding land with at least one steep side
- A narrow waterway or channel connecting two larger bodies of water
- In deserts and on beaches, windblown sands that have formed hills
- An artificial waterway used for irrigation or travel
25 Clues: An inland grassland area • An area of low-lying, wet land • Flat-topped elevated landforms • Deeper part of a river or harbor • A group of closely scattered islands • Deep, narrow valley with high, steep walls • Point of land projecting into a body of water • Large chunks of ice that break off of glaciers • An artificial waterway used for irrigation or travel • ...
Geography terms 2014-12-17
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- point of land projecting into a body of water.
- a group of closely scattered islands.
- an artificial waterway used for irrigation or travel
- one earths seven large landmasses.
- stream of water of considerable volume
- deep descents of water from a height
- a river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream
- long steep sided glacial valley filled by seawater.
- deep narrow valley with high steep walls.
- natural hot spring that emits a column of water into the air
- Mountains formed when lava rises through the Earth’s crust
- Narrow piece of land that connects two large landmasses and separates two bodies of water
- a piece of land surronded by water.
- Hill that rises abruptly from surrounding area with sloping sides and a flat top
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- part of land that rises noticeably Obote the rest of the land.
- flat or gently rolling lands.
- an inland grass land area.
- deep part of a river or harbor.
- piece of land that is surrounded water on three sides.
- a row or chain of mountains
- large chunks of ice that break off of glaciers.
- dense growth of trees and other plants in an area.
- area of barren land with roughly eroded ridges and peaks.
- A narrow waterway or channel connecting two larger bodies of water
- flat topped elevated land forms.
25 Clues: an inland grass land area. • a row or chain of mountains • flat or gently rolling lands. • deep part of a river or harbor. • flat topped elevated land forms. • one earths seven large landmasses. • a piece of land surronded by water. • deep descents of water from a height • a group of closely scattered islands. • stream of water of considerable volume • ...
Geography Terms 2014-12-17
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- Body of water partially enclosed by land with a wide outlet to the ocean
- narrow piece of land that connects two land masses and separates two body's of water
- flat landmasses higher than the surrounding land with at least one steep side
- Long, wide body of water connecting larger bodies of water, larger than a channel
- Densely overgrown land with tropical vegetation
- dry area of land desolate waterless without vegetation
- a row of chain or mountains
- high steep or over hanging rock face
- Area of barren land with roughly eroded ridges and peaks
- a narrow waterway or channel connecting two large body's of water
- an area of low-lying wet land
- an island grass land
- Triangular section of land built up at a river’s mouth
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- hill that rises abrubltly from surrounding area with sloping sides and flat top
- natural hot springs that emits a column of hot water and steam into the air
- land that rises above surrounding with steep slopes and a peak summit
- Deep, narrow valley with high, steep walls
- a river or stream that flows into a large river or stream
- body of water completely surrounded two times
- Point of land projecting into a body of water
- dense growth of trees and other plants covering a large area
- Lowland region saturated by water
- a piece of land surrounded by water
- an artificial waterway used for irrigation or travel
- flute topped elevated landforms
25 Clues: an island grass land • a row of chain or mountains • an area of low-lying wet land • flute topped elevated landforms • Lowland region saturated by water • a piece of land surrounded by water • high steep or over hanging rock face • Deep, narrow valley with high, steep walls • body of water completely surrounded two times • Point of land projecting into a body of water • ...
Geography Crossword 2014-12-17
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- long steep sided glacial valley now filled with seawater
- point of land projecting into a body of water
- a vast treeless plain with permafrost and small low plants
- deeper part of a river or harbor
- flag landmass higher then the surrounding land with atleast one steep side
- an area of low lying, wet land
- a piece of land that that is surrounded by water on all three sides
- shallow pool of water at the center of an atoll
- narrow piece of land that connects two larger landmasses and separates two bodies of water
- long, wide body of water connecting larger bodies of water, larger than a channel
- large bodies of ice that that move across earths surface
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- an area of of a sea or ocean partially enclosed by land, larger then a bay
- large continuous bodies of salt water
- deep, narrow valley with high, steep walls
- triangular section of land build up at a rivers mouth
- dry area of barren land with roughly eroded ridges and peaks
- a group of closely scater islands
- a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding area with sloping sides
- dry areas of land, desolate, waterless, and without vegetation
- densely overgrown land with tropical vegetation
- flat topped, elevated land forms
- a river or stream that flows into a larger body of water
- a ring shaped island formed by coral buildup in an underwater volcano
- a narrow waterway or channel connecting two larger bodies of water
- body of salt water surrounded by land on all sides
25 Clues: an area of low lying, wet land • deeper part of a river or harbor • flat topped, elevated land forms • a group of closely scater islands • large continuous bodies of salt water • deep, narrow valley with high, steep walls • point of land projecting into a body of water • densely overgrown land with tropical vegetation • shallow pool of water at the center of an atoll • ...
Urban Geography 2015-02-06
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- The possibility of change that results from people living together in cities.
- The urban area that is not suburban; generally, the older or original city that is surrounded by newer suburbs.
- The internal physical attributes of a place, including its absolute location, its spatial character and physical setting.
- The rehabilitation of deteriorated, often abandoned, housing of low‐income inner‐city residents.
- A relatively small, egalitarian village, where most of the population was involved in agriculture. Starting over 10,000 years ago, people began to cluster in agricultural villages as they stayed in one place to tend their crops.
- One of two components, together with social stratification, that enable the formation of cities; agricultural production in excess of that which the producer needs for his or her own sustenance and that of his or her family and which is then sold for consumption by others.
- The transformation of an area of a city into an area attractive to residents and tourists alike in terms of economic activity.
- The very poorest parts of cities that in extreme cases are not even connected to regular city services and are controlled by gangs or drug lords.
- Unrestricted growth in many American urban areas of housing, commercial development, and roads over large expanses of land, with little concern for urban planning.
- Areas of a city, the main purpose of which is to encourage people to consume goods and services; driven primarily by the global media industry.
- The innovation of the city, which occurred independently in five separate hearths.
- The entire built‐up, nonrural area and its population, including the most recently constructed suburban appendages. Provides a better picture of the dimensions and population of such an area than the delimited municipality (central city) that forms its heart.
- Area of a city with a relatively uniform land use (e.g. an industrial zone, or a residential zone).
- One of two components, together with agricultural surplus, which enables the formation of cities; the differentiation of society into classes based on wealth, power, production, and prestige.
- The movement of millions of Americans from northern and northeastern States to the South and Southwest regions (Sunbelt) of the United States.
- In ancient Greece, public spaces where citizens debated, lectured, judged each other, planned military campaigns, socialized, and traded.
- The downtown heart of a central city, marked by high land values, a concentration of business and commerce, and the clustering of the tallest buildings.
- In the context of local cultures or customs, the accuracy with which a single stereotypical or typecast image or experience conveys an otherwise dynamic and complex local culture or its customs.
- Chronologically, the third urban hearth, dating to 2200 BCE.
- an early adopter of a cultural practice or trait that becomes a central locale from which the practice or trait further diffuses.
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- Region of great cities (e.g. Ur and Babylon) located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers; chronologically the first urban hearth, dating to 3500 BCE, and which was founded in the Fertile Crescent.
- Rapid change in the racial composition of residential blocks in American cities that occurs when real estate agents and others stir up fears of neighborhood decline after encouraging people of color to move to previously white neighborhoods. In the resulting outmigration, real estate agents profit through the turnover of properties.
- Chronologically the fifth urban hearth, dating to 200 BCE.
- holds that in a model urban hierarchy, the population of a city or town will be inversely proportional to its rank in the hierarchy.
- Homes referred to as such because of their “super size” and similarity in appearance to other such homes; homes often built in place of tear‐downs in American suburbs.
- cities with 10 million or more residents.
- Unplanned slum development on the margins of cities, dominated by crude dwellings and shelters made mostly of scrap wood, iron, and even pieces of cardboard.
- Group of decision‐makers and organizers in early cities who controlled the resources, and often the lives, of others.
- Chronologically, the fourth urban hearth
- Homes bought in many American suburbs with the intent of tearing them down and replacing them with much larger homes often referred to as McMansions.
- The study of the physical form and structure of urban places.
- Literally “high point of the city.” The upper fortified part of an ancient Greek city, usually devoted to religious purposes.
- The focal point of ancient Roman life combining the functions of the ancient Greek acropolis and agora.
- Outlined by a group of architects, urban planners, and developers from over 20 countries, an urban design that calls for development, urban revitalization, and suburban reforms that create walkable neighborhoods with a diversity of housing and jobs.
- The division of a city into different regions or zones (e.g. residential or industrial) for certain purposes or functions (e.g. housing or manufacturing).
- Restricted neighborhoods or subdivisions, often literally fenced in, where entry is limited to residents and their guests. Although predominantly high‐income based, in North America gated communities are increasingly a middle‐class phenomenon.
- Legal restrictions on land use that determine what types of building and economic activities are allowed to take place in certain areas. In the United States, areas are most commonly divided into separate zones of residential, retail, or industrial use.
- Theory proposed by Walter Christaller that explains how and where central places in the urban hierarchy should be functionally and spatially distributed with respect to one another.
- The external locational attributes of a place; its relative location or regional position with reference to other nonlocal places.
- A discriminatory real estate practice in North America in which members of minority groups are prevented from obtaining money to purchase homes or property in predominantly white neighborhoods. The practice derived its name from the red lines depicted on cadastral maps used by real estate agents and developers. Today, redlining is officially illegal.
- Economic activity that is neither taxed nor monitored by a government; and is not included in that government's Gross National Product (GNP); as opposed to a formal economy.
- Chronologically the second urban hearth, dating to 3200 BCE.
- Movement of upper‐ and middle‐class people from urban core areas to the surrounding outskirts to escape pollution as well as deteriorating social conditions (perceived and actual). In North America, the process began in the early nineteenth century and became a mass phenomenon by the second half of the twentieth century.
- A term introduced by American journalist Joel Garreau in order to describe the shifting focus of urbanization in the United States away from the Central Business District (CBD) toward new loci of economic activity at the urban fringe. These cities are characterized by extensive amounts of office and retail space, few residential areas, and modern buildings (less than 30 years old).
- A country's largest city—ranking atop the urban hierarchy—most expressive of the national culture and usually (but not always) the capital city as well.
- Developed by geographer T.G. McGee, a model showing similar land‐use patterns among the medium‐sized cities of Southeast Asia.
46 Clues: Chronologically, the fourth urban hearth • cities with 10 million or more residents. • Chronologically the fifth urban hearth, dating to 200 BCE. • Chronologically the second urban hearth, dating to 3200 BCE. • Chronologically, the third urban hearth, dating to 2200 BCE. • The study of the physical form and structure of urban places. • ...
Human geography 2015-01-22
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- The diminishing in importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin
- Identity with a group of people that share distinct physical and mental traits as a product of common heredity and cultural traditions
- multiple gods
- A practice, primarily during the eighteenth century, in which European ships transported slaves from Africa to Caribbean islands, molasses from the Caribbean to Europe, and trade goods from Europe to Africa
- The theory that the physical may set limits on human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment and choose a course of action from many alternatives
- Region An area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characters.
- the widespread use of English in the french language
- Practices followed by the people of a particular cultural group
- original place like the heart
- the everyday speech of the people
- factors, often positive, that tend to unify and bring together a population
- the class or distinct hereditary order into which a Hindu is assigned according to religious law
- factors that induce people to leave old residences
- a state that contains a single nation that is not disputed by anyone inside or outside
- The rapid, widespread diffusion of a feature or trend throughout a population.
- a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith
- a simplified language that is used by people who speak different languages for common communication; usually not the primary language of anyone using it
- Laws (no longer in effect) in South Africa that physically separated different races into different geographic areas
- factors that induce people to move to a new location
- a collection of languages related to each other through a commmon ancestor long before recorded history
- Culture traditionally practiced by a small, homogeneous, rural group living in relative isolation from other groups
- a collection of languages related to each other through a commmon ancestor long before recorded history
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- British economist of late 1700's. considered the first to predict a population crisis
- another term for ethnicity; a group's self-identification based on cultural, historical, physical, or other characteristics
- a restriction on a behavior imposed by a social custom
- Net migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries
- Where natural birth rate declines to equal crude birth rate and the natural rate of population approaches 0
- Concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves
- a religion that attempts to appeal to all people, not just those living in a particular location
- collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in the relatively recent past and display relatively few differences in grammar and vocabulary
- A collection of languages related through a common ancestor that existed several thousand years ago. Differences are not as extensive or old as with language families, and archaeological evidence can confirm that these derived from the same family
- A boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate
- factors, often negative, that tend to pull apart and disperse a population
- a repetitive act that a particular individual performs
- The arrangement of something across Earth's surface.
- one god
- the number of people under the age of 15 and over age 64, compares to the number of people active in the labor force.
- first one to observe that rapidly increasing population will cause overpopulation and not enough resources for all of the people
- Process in which more powerful ethnic group forcible removes a less powerful one in order to create an ethnically homogenous region
- number of people who cat work
40 Clues: one god • multiple gods • original place like the heart • number of people who cat work • the everyday speech of the people • factors that induce people to leave old residences • The arrangement of something across Earth's surface. • the widespread use of English in the french language • factors that induce people to move to a new location • ...
European Geography 2014-01-14
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- The island located at the far eastern end of the Mediterranean
- Coastal country west of Sweden
- Warsaw is the capital of this country
- Podgorica is the capital of this country
- Between Poland and Hungary
- The sea between Sweden and Poland
- Bucharest is the capital of this country
- The large island country north of France
- Southwest of Romania, between Bosnia and Bulgaria
- Coastal country bordering Greece
- North of Italy and east of France
- The country between Ukraine and Romania
- Berlin is the capital of this country
- South of Belarus and west of Russia
- The sea between Italy and Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro and Albania
- The large ocean to the west of Europe
- Budapest is the capital of this country
- The Republic bordered Germany and Poland to the north
- Paris is in this country
- Country east of the Gulf of Bothnia
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- Athens is the capital of this country
- Surrounded by Germany, Hungary and Czech Republic
- The country that is between Portugal and France
- The country between Finland and Norway
- The country west of Spain
- The large sea in the southern part of Europe
- The small country bordered by Serbia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania and Montenegro
- Tallinn is the capital of this country
- Surrounded on the north and south by Croatia
- The peninsula country north of Germany
- Coastal country northwest of Germany
- Skopje is the capital of this country
- Ljubljana is the capital of this country
- The microstate north of France
- An island country west of the United Kingdom
- The coastal country bordered by Bosnia, Slovenia, Hungary and Serbia
- An isolated island country in the north Atlantic
- The sea east of Greece
- The country between Lithuania and Estonia
- The sea between the UK, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway
- Mensk (Minsk) is the capital of this country
41 Clues: The sea east of Greece • Paris is in this country • The country west of Spain • Between Poland and Hungary • Coastal country west of Sweden • The microstate north of France • Coastal country bordering Greece • The sea between Sweden and Poland • North of Italy and east of France • South of Belarus and west of Russia • Country east of the Gulf of Bothnia • ...
Geography crossword 2015-03-25
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- molten material beneath or within the earth's crust
- line drawn around earth going from the north pole to the south pole
- The wearing down of substances from wind, rain, running water, and ice
- A very long and narrow inlet in the sea between high cliffs, often formed by submergence of a glaciated valley
- Is a low laying country or region
- Rock that was once one form of rock but has changed to another under the influence of heat or pressure
- A mountain or hill which lava, steam, ashes are expelled
- The parallel of latidude 23° 26’ South
- Major mountain chain of Western North America, running from Alaska to Mexico
- a large mass of snow detached from a mountain slope sliding downward
- The action or process of forcing a body of igneous rock between or through existing formations, without reaching the surface
- The remains of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock
- Theory that the Earth’s surface is divided into pieces that move
- Major division of geologic time composed of a number of periods.
- what era did the formation Rocky Mountains begin in
- Not allowing fluid to pass through
- Large mass of ice
- Periods during which glaciers covered much of the Earth
- The outer layer of the earth
- The action or process of draining something
- An area of high or mountainous land
- landmass that existed when all continents were joined
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- An area of relatively level high ground
- Solid rock underlying loose deposits such as soil
- Was the time period from 248 million to 65 million years ago
- The most recent era of geological time, from about 65 million years ago to present.
- Is one of the three main rock types, the others are sedimentary and metamorphic
- how many tectonic plates does the earth consist of
- these rocks are often deposited in layers, and frequently contain fossils.
- It is the oldest and longest era
- Broad region of Precambrian rock that encircles Hudson bay
- A tremor of the surface of the Earth, sometimes severe and devastating.
- elevation on the earths surface usually greater than 2000 ft.
- The parallel of latitude 23° 26’ North
- vast physiographic region that spreads across the Laurentian craton of central North America.
- The period of geological time between Hadean Time and the Phanerozoic Eon, was from 3.8 billion to 540 million years ago
- A mountainous region or elevated part of a country.
- process were rocks are created, changed from one form to another, destroyed, and then formed again.
- A long, narrow valley lying between two normal geologic faults
- A sudden loud noise and a substance starts to come out of the earth
40 Clues: Large mass of ice • The outer layer of the earth • It is the oldest and longest era • Is a low laying country or region • Not allowing fluid to pass through • An area of high or mountainous land • The parallel of latidude 23° 26’ South • The parallel of latitude 23° 26’ North • An area of relatively level high ground • The action or process of draining something • ...
Geography Crossword 2015-03-24
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- He had his theory about continental drift
- Super continent that was once believed to exist during the age of the dinosaurs
- Erupts magma and is usually on an island
- The oldest rocks in the earth's geological history
- Slowly growing in size because of volcanoes
- Big chunks of ice that move (Sunk the Titanic)
- Scientists who study earthquakes or similar disturbances
- Type of rock usually formed in layers from the compression of sediments over millions of years ago
- Caused when dry air comes through the town
- A long sharply crested ridge
- Rock that has formed through the solidification of sediment, usually transported by water
- Happened between the mesozic and the paleozic era
- A large land mass within the earth
- A long cliff like ridge created by faulting or fracturing in the earths surface
- Major division of geolic time
- Windy storm that has a funnel and is considered most deadly
- Created by a huge wave and when one part of the ocean rises and the other stays down
- A large natural elevation of the earth's surface
- Made from cooled magma and can be found anywhere in the world
- Imprint in rock of the remains of a plant or animal that lived millions of years ago
- Warm blooded animals such as humans and whales
- Can happen anywhere even when its hot
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- Divides the earth into the northern and southern hemisphere
- During the Paleozic era almost 80% of this life had died
- movement along a crack or cracks in the earths surface
- A snow storm that usually occurs on a mountain side
- Mountains that are in the Swiss Alps
- Sediments, soil and rocks are added to a land form or land mass
- Created from cool and warm air mixing and created a lot of rain
- A serpentine ridge of sandy drift, believed to have been caused by or under glacial ice
- Wearing away of the earth's surfaces followed by the movement to other location of materials
- A long narrow oval, smoothly rounded hills created by continental drift
- Tallest mountain in the world
- At the end of the pre-Cambrian era these had come along more complexly
- A large rock that comes from outer space
- a storm that is created by energy from the sun and is carried through the ocean
- Solid rock underneath loose deposits such as soil
- Plates that when rubbed together they created earthquakes
- Bonding of rock layers
- An area of which has soft rocks are eroded into varied fantastic forms
40 Clues: Bonding of rock layers • A long sharply crested ridge • Tallest mountain in the world • Major division of geolic time • A large land mass within the earth • Mountains that are in the Swiss Alps • Can happen anywhere even when its hot • Erupts magma and is usually on an island • A large rock that comes from outer space • He had his theory about continental drift • ...
Geography Crossword 2015-08-29
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- Like glass that keeps heat from escaping into space to fast.
- Location Describes a places location relative to another place.
- Community of plants and animals that depend on each other.
- Removal of salt water.
- Springs and wells that retrieve ground water.
- Erosion Large bodies of ice.
- Occurs when masses of rock are broken down.
- Movement of people from place to place.
- Geographers study to understand how people transport things and where people want to live.
- Specialists who describe Earth’s physical and human features.
- Location Earth’s physical features.
- Long term weather.
- Divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
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- Location The exact location.
- A fertile soil.
- Move warm and cold water.
- Began in the Age of Exploration.
- Fresh water lying underground.
- Condition of the atmosphere in a certain place at a certain time.
- Bodies of water.
- The study of weather.
- geography Cultural geography.
- Erosion Devastating winds.
- Windless band called doldrums.
- Physical features of particular shape.
- Carry rocks and soil.
- of Capricorn Southernmost latitude to receive direct sunlight.
- Human geographers study how people interact with their environment.
- Warming Believed to be caused by human activities such as the burning of coal, oil, and natural gas.
29 Clues: A fertile soil. • Bodies of water. • Long term weather. • The study of weather. • Carry rocks and soil. • Removal of salt water. • Move warm and cold water. • Erosion Devastating winds. • Location The exact location. • Erosion Large bodies of ice. • geography Cultural geography. • Fresh water lying underground. • Windless band called doldrums. • Began in the Age of Exploration. • ...
Geography terms 2016-01-11
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- high,overhanging rock face
- Lowland between mountain ranges or hills
- Flat-topped, elevated landforms
- Dry areas of land
- Long, steep-sided, glacial valley
- Deeper part of a river or harbor
- row of mountains
- flat or gently rolling lands
- Land that rises above surrounding land with steep slopes and a peak or summit
- steep decent of water
- River or stream that flows into a bigger stream or river
- vast treeless plains
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- Trees and plants covering an area
- salt water surrounded by land
- Mountains formed when lava rises through the Earth’s crust
- hot spring that emits a column of water and steam into the air
- narrow waterway or channel connecting two larger bodies of water
- Underground hollow often having an opening in the side of a hill or cliff
- one of the 7 large landmasses on earth
- close islands
- inland grass area
- Flat landmass higher than the surrounding land
- narrow valley with steep walls
- land surrounded with water
- An artificial waterway used for irrigation or travel
25 Clues: close islands • row of mountains • Dry areas of land • inland grass area • vast treeless plains • steep decent of water • high,overhanging rock face • land surrounded with water • flat or gently rolling lands • salt water surrounded by land • narrow valley with steep walls • Flat-topped, elevated landforms • Deeper part of a river or harbor • Trees and plants covering an area • ...
Geography terms 2016-01-11
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- Triangular section of land built up at a river’s mouth.
- lowlands and at the bottoms of valleys but also on plateaus or uplands at high elevations. In a valley, a plain is enclosed on two sides but in other cases a plain may be delineated by a complete or partial ring of hills, by mountains or cliffs.
- a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean.
- The bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
- A narrow passage that water flows through.
- Ring-shaped island formed by coral buildup on the rim of an underwater volcano.
- a common feature of a coastline. Beaches are made up of eroded material that has been transported from elsewhere and deposited by the sea. Constructive waves help to build up beaches. The material found on a beach (ie sand or shingle) depends on the geology of the area and wave energy.
- a steep fall or flow of water in a watercourse from a height, as over a precipice; cascade.
- a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by barrier islands or reefs. Lagoons are commonly divided into coastal lagoons and atoll lagoons.
- A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land.
- A portion of an ocean or sea partly enclosed by land.
- Long, wide body of water connecting larger bodies of water, larger than a channel.
- A natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels.
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- an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of accumulation, as in continental.
- A body of water connected to an ocean or lake, formed by an indentation of the shoreline.
- An archipelago is a group of islands closely scattered in a body of water. Usually, this body of water is the ocean, but it can also be a lake or river. Most archipelagoes are made of oceanic islands. This means the islands were formed by volcanoes erupting from the ocean floor.
- A tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.
- A land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side, and often cut by deep canyons.
- A wild land overgrown with dense vegetation, often nearly impenetrable, especially tropical vegetation or a tropical rain forest.
- a hill of sand built by either wind or water flow. Dunes occur in different shapes and sizes, formed by interaction with the flow of air or water.
- a type of dry terrain where softer sedimentary rocks and clay-rich soils have been extensively eroded by wind and water.
- an area of variable size filled with water, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land, apart from any river or other outlet that serves.
- a headland or a promontory of large size extending into a body of water, usually the sea. A cape usually represents a marked change in trend of the coastline.
- A vast, nearly level, treeless plain of the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.
- A long,A tract of narrow arm of the sea bordered by steep cliffs: usually formed by glacial erosion.
25 Clues: A narrow passage that water flows through. • The bed of a stream, river, or other waterway. • A portion of an ocean or sea partly enclosed by land. • Triangular section of land built up at a river’s mouth. • Ring-shaped island formed by coral buildup on the rim of an underwater volcano. • ...
Geography terms 2016-01-11
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- An area of low lying wet land
- Shallow pool of water at the center of an atoll
- An artificial waterway used for irrigation or travel
- Steep descent of water from a height
- One of the seven large land masses on earth
- A piece of land surrounded by water
- Point of land projecting into a body of water
- Densely overgrown land with tropical vegetation
- An area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with main land
- Triangular section of land built up at a rivers mouth
- An inland grassland area
- Large continuous body of salt water
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- Deep narrow valley with high steep walls
- Deeper part of a river or harbor
- A group of closely scattered islands
- range A row or chain of mountains
- Flat topped elevated land forms
- A stream that flows to a large stream or other body of water
- Flat or gently rolling lands
- Lowland region saturated by water
- A region so arid that little rainfall that supports little sparse or wildly spaced vegetation at all
- A stream of water of considerable volume
- High steep or overhanging rock face
23 Clues: An inland grassland area • Flat or gently rolling lands • An area of low lying wet land • Flat topped elevated land forms • Deeper part of a river or harbor • range A row or chain of mountains • Lowland region saturated by water • A piece of land surrounded by water • Large continuous body of salt water • High steep or overhanging rock face • ...
Geekiest Geography 2015-07-14
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- A service is any intangible (something that cannot be touched) act provided by another person, for example tourism or doctor’s services.
- A porous deposit of rock that acts as a filter to store groundwater that is accessible through the drilling of wells.
- Water is sprayed under pressure over the crops.
- Small amounts of water are allowed to drip from pipes and are positioned, along, above or beneath rows of crops.
- The economic cost is the cost of choosing one alternative over another.
- The religious value of something, or its importance to your spiritual/religious/cultural beliefs.
- The value of something because of its beauty; aesthetic value relates to appreciation of something through our senses.
- The day to day climatic conditions.
- Receiving less than 250 mm or precipitation per year.
- Height of the surface of the Earth above sea level.
- A climate with warm to hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters. Rainfall averages around 450 mm mostly falling in winter.
- A major river in Bangladesh.
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- The process where water soaks into the soil and underlying rock layers.
- Commonly accepted unit of measure assigned to things of value.
- The wearing away of the land and rock by wind, water or ice.
- The interior of a country or region.
- The limited availability of water.
- Coastal regions where the effects of the ocean influence rainfall and temperatures and are characterised by low but consistent rainfall throughout the year.
- A world view that informs ways of achieving sustainability. Ethical stewardship supports the careful management of environmental resources for the benefit of present and future generations. Stewards do not own resources, they manage them.
- A climate zone with very low rainfall between 250 mm to 500 mm per year that is characterised by large grassy plains, small bushes and shrubs and large temperature differentials between day and night.
- An underground basin that stores ground water within porous rock, similar to aquifers.
- Changes or variations in patterns, such as precipitation patterns in weather and climate.
- Eroded soil particles carried by rivers.
23 Clues: A major river in Bangladesh. • The limited availability of water. • The day to day climatic conditions. • The interior of a country or region. • Eroded soil particles carried by rivers. • Water is sprayed under pressure over the crops. • Height of the surface of the Earth above sea level. • Receiving less than 250 mm or precipitation per year. • ...
Geography Crossword 2016-10-02
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- Where most of our trash travel
- renewal Redevelopment of old urban areas including the modernisation of household interiors
- Two or more cities spread and merge with each other
- Marine pollution
- Millennium Development Goals
- Urban settlements with 10 million inhabitants or more
- Land once suitable for agriculture transformed into desert by processes like climate change
- Ongoing capacity of the Earth to maintain all life
- miles Measurement used by sailors or navigators
- Supports humans and other life source by providing materials
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- Top marine debris item
- footprint Measure of your personal impact on the environment
- All forms of plant and animal life including people and all their activity and industry
- Use of biological agents to remove or neutralise pollutants
- Also called farm fishing
- Area of nuclear accident and radiation contamination
- Place with deserted roads and unoccupied high-rise apartments
- Which city in 2009 was named an alpha world city?
- Asia's second largest slum
- pacific gyre Grye located between North America and Japan
20 Clues: Marine pollution • Top marine debris item • Also called farm fishing • Asia's second largest slum • Millennium Development Goals • Where most of our trash travel • miles Measurement used by sailors or navigators • Which city in 2009 was named an alpha world city? • Ongoing capacity of the Earth to maintain all life • Two or more cities spread and merge with each other • ...
Geography Crossword 2016-10-02
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- Top marine debris item
- Millennium Development Goals
- All forms of plant and animal life including people and all their activity and industry
- Two or more cities spread and merge with each other
- Area of nuclear accident and radiation contamination
- Redevelopment of old urban areas including the modernisation of household interiors
- Ongoing capacity of the Earth to maintain all life
- Grye located between North America and Japan
- Asia's second largest slum
- Supports humans and other life source by providing materials
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- Urban settlements with 10 million inhabitants or more
- Measure of your personal impact on the environment
- Marine pollution
- Use of biological agents to remove or neutralise pollutants
- Measurement used by sailors or navigators
- Place with deserted roads and unoccupied high-rise apartments
- Land once suitable for agriculture transformed into desert by processes like climate change
- Which city in 2009 was named an alpha world city?
- Also called farm fishing
- Where most of our trash travel
20 Clues: Marine pollution • Top marine debris item • Also called farm fishing • Asia's second largest slum • Millennium Development Goals • Where most of our trash travel • Measurement used by sailors or navigators • Grye located between North America and Japan • Which city in 2009 was named an alpha world city? • Measure of your personal impact on the environment • ...
Local Geography 2016-11-20
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- I sit at a_____in the classroom.
- A drawing of an area is called a ___.
- The sun sets in the _____.
- We see plays in the ______.
- When I draw a map, I ____down the picture.
- Facing northeast you can see all your colourful_______.
- In the northwest is the classroom ____.
- The birds saw some grey ____.
- Which bird looks down on the land in our first story?
- The compass will always point_____.
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- The sun rises in the_____.
- I look _____ at the sky
- I ran ____the hill.
- Our school is named after Saint ______.
- It is warm in the ______.
- In the southwest of our classroom is the_____.
- The heart of a school is the _____.
- The bird was getting food for his_____.
- When you look southeast you can see the_____.
- We have our games lessons in the____.
- The bird follows a rushing _____ down the valley.
- I measure with my_____.
22 Clues: I ran ____the hill. • I look _____ at the sky • I measure with my_____. • It is warm in the ______. • The sun rises in the_____. • The sun sets in the _____. • We see plays in the ______. • The birds saw some grey ____. • I sit at a_____in the classroom. • The heart of a school is the _____. • The compass will always point_____. • A drawing of an area is called a ___. • ...
Geography Crossword 2016-10-03
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- structures that provide services to a country, city or area
- this is the modernisation of older homes/ urban areas
- home of one of the largest slums in the world
- the process of land turning into desert
- forces that are the result of the Earths rotation e.g wind and ocean currents
- the spreading of urban developments into more remote areas
- a country where the economy isn't well, and the population lack basic necessities
- the amount of land usage/ produce each person requires in the world
- the change on an environment due to natural events
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- an urban area formed when cities/ towns merge into eachother
- the change on an environment due to social, economic and political elements
- this is the division of larger house sites into smaller, multiple sites for new homes
- an area of a city that is rundown, and provides little or no services to the population in that area
- this is an urban environment that has significant value and is unique due to its history
- a city in Italy in constant danger due to flooding
- this place was abandoned after a nuclear accident in 1986
- this is a swirling circular ocean current
- a small body of water separated from the sea through a sand bed or coral reef
- this is the process of cities increasing in size due to population growth
- Millennium Developments Goals
20 Clues: Millennium Developments Goals • the process of land turning into desert • this is a swirling circular ocean current • home of one of the largest slums in the world • a city in Italy in constant danger due to flooding • the change on an environment due to natural events • this is the modernisation of older homes/ urban areas • ...
Geography Crossword 2016-06-02
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- The relation to a city or town
- A mountain or hill
- frozen water
- a very large expanse of the sea
- The planet that we live on
- The mainlands of countries
- The study of the physical features of the earth
- All the people born and are living
- There are a lot of _________ in the world
- look closely at or examine
- White things falling from the sky in winter
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- The fall of rain
- Hard objects that are big or small
- They are a thing that streams
- A large hill
- The ______ where people live
- What the _________ like
- The degree of the day
- A lot of water
- A building or a group of buildings
- A large area covered with trees
- Something that floats in the sky that's white
22 Clues: A large hill • frozen water • A lot of water • The fall of rain • A mountain or hill • The degree of the day • What the _________ like • The planet that we live on • The mainlands of countries • look closely at or examine • The ______ where people live • They are a thing that streams • The relation to a city or town • a very large expanse of the sea • A large area covered with trees • ...
Geography crossword 2016-06-02
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- the subject this crossword is based on
- big pointy rocks that almost reach space
- a large amount of water that separates continents
- a stream of flowing water
- how hot or cold it is
- an overflow of water that devastates anything
- a mainland contrasted with islands
- land where people live
- another name for the earth
- where everything lives
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- some one who studies the earth and its surface
- a fall of rain
- of or relating to glaciers
- light in a storm, sometimes dangerous
- hot and spews lava
- an amount of people
- like white things in the sky
- not living but naturally formed
- a bunch of questions that are asked and compulsory to answer
- when water freezes and then falls from clouds
20 Clues: a fall of rain • hot and spews lava • an amount of people • how hot or cold it is • land where people live • where everything lives • a stream of flowing water • of or relating to glaciers • another name for the earth • like white things in the sky • not living but naturally formed • a mainland contrasted with islands • light in a storm, sometimes dangerous • ...
Geography Crossword 2016-06-13
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- The exchange of goods
- Permanently frozen water in the soil
- The practice of farming
- When the sun is directly over the equator, (only happens twice a year.)
- A device that shows you direction
- Vertical lines on the earth
- Another name for a city
- Long term weather conditions
- The vertical line that separates time zones
- The horizontal line that separates the hemispheres
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- Tropical storm that is like a small tornado
- The effect that traps gasses in the atmosphere
- All the inhabitants of a specific area
- Horizontal lines across the earth
- A place that is disconnected from the world
- The plant and animal life
- Another name for town
- The study of life forms in their environment
- The production of goods within the economy
- The production of trades
20 Clues: The exchange of goods • Another name for town • The practice of farming • Another name for a city • The production of trades • The plant and animal life • Vertical lines on the earth • Long term weather conditions • Horizontal lines across the earth • A device that shows you direction • Permanently frozen water in the soil • All the inhabitants of a specific area • ...
U.S. Geography 2017-10-25
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- Salem
- Boise
- Providence
- Moines
- Montgomery
- Hartford
- Madison
- Austin
- Boston
- Lincoln
- Pierre
- Frankfort
- Jackson
- Annapolis
- Topeka
- Sacramento
- Trenton
- Honolulu
- Richmond
- Nashville
- Denver
- Tallahassee
- Juneau
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- Baton Rouge
- Springfield
- Phoenix
- Little Rock
- Oklahoma City
- Harrisburg
- Helena
- Montpelier
- St. Paul
- Columbia
- Charleston
- Concord
- Carson City
- Dover
- Olympia
- Dakota Bismarck
- Albany
- Lansing
- Santa Fe
- Indianapolis
- Cheyenne
- Jefferson City
- Atlanta
- Columbus
- Salt Lake City
- Augusta
49 Clues: Salem • Boise • Dover • Helena • Moines • Austin • Boston • Albany • Pierre • Topeka • Denver • Juneau • Phoenix • Madison • Concord • Olympia • Lincoln • Lansing • Jackson • Trenton • Atlanta • Augusta • St. Paul • Columbia • Hartford • Santa Fe • Cheyenne • Honolulu • Richmond • Columbus • Frankfort • Annapolis • Nashville • Harrisburg • Providence • Montpelier • Montgomery • Charleston • Sacramento • Baton Rouge • Springfield • Little Rock • Carson City • Tallahassee • ...
Economics & Geography 2017-06-11
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- a good or service that is desired in order to provide satisfaction to the user, but which is not necessary for survival
- plates: the outer layer of Earth's surface are broken into large pieces called...
- a good or service that is required to survive
- money needs to be able to be carried around
- a factor of production that includes all employees that a business needs to produce goods and services
- the movement of people from rural areas to cities
- a factor of production that includes all the money, machinery and buildings businesses use to produce goods and services
- tectonic plates that are being pushed into another are known as....
- a factor of production that includes all natural resources that a business uses
- individuals and businesses involved in the production of goods and services
- a person or a group that is the final user of goods and services produced within an economy
- tectonic plates that are being pulled apart are known as....
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- governments raise money by....
- a factor of production that includes a business’s ability to combine land, labour and capital to make a profit
- an isolated hill on a plain
- money needs to be able to last
- lines on a map that run east to west
- the amount of goods and services that are available; the amount of goods that producers are willing to offer for sale
- a good or service that is provided to all members of society
- lines on a map that run north to south
20 Clues: an isolated hill on a plain • governments raise money by.... • money needs to be able to last • lines on a map that run east to west • lines on a map that run north to south • money needs to be able to be carried around • a good or service that is required to survive • the movement of people from rural areas to cities • ...
Economics & Geography 2017-06-11
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- a factor of production that includes all employees that a business needs to produce goods and services
- a person or a group that is the final user of goods and services produced within an economy
- the movement of people from rural areas to cities
- tectonic plates that are being pushed into another are known as....
- a factor of production that includes all the money, machinery and buildings businesses use to produce goods and services
- a good or service that is required to survive
- a good or service that is desired in order to provide satisfaction to the user, but which is not necessary for survival
- individuals and businesses involved in the production of goods and services
- governments raise money by....
- a factor of production that includes all natural resources that a business uses
- money needs to be able to last
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- a good or service that is provided to all members of society
- tectonic plates that are being pulled apart are known as....
- a factor of production that includes a business’s ability to combine land, labour and capital to make a profit
- lines on a map that run east to west
- plates: the outer layer of Earth's surface are broken into large pieces called...
- an isolated hill on a plain
- lines on a map that run north to south
- money needs to be able to be carried around
- the amount of goods and services that are available; the amount of goods that producers are willing to offer for sale
20 Clues: an isolated hill on a plain • governments raise money by.... • money needs to be able to last • lines on a map that run east to west • lines on a map that run north to south • money needs to be able to be carried around • a good or service that is required to survive • the movement of people from rural areas to cities • ...
Georgia Geography 2017-08-25
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- / Georgia’s highest point.
- / Low, flat and warm region in South Georgia.
- / Longitude-based hemisphere that contains Georgia.
- / Canyon located in the Appalachian Plateau containing sandstone cliffs.
- / Capital of Georgia, located in the Piedmont.
- / Georgia’s longest river extending from the Blue Ridge to the Gulf of Mexico.
- / Ancient coastline separating the Piedmont from the Coastal Plain.
- / Unnatural formation in the Coastal Plain.
- / Group of islands protecting mainland Georgia.
- / Latitude-based hemisphere that contains Georgia.
- / Main export of the Ridge & Valley.
- / Hilly region in North Central Georgia that is heavily populated.
- / Northeastern region of Georgia with high mountains.
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- / Famous peak in the Appalachian Plateau to view seven states.
- / Region of the U.S. that contains Georgia.
- / Long stretch of trail extending from the Blue Ridge to Maine.
- / High,flat region in Northwest Georgia.
- / North America’s largest freshwater swamp.
- / Most prominent feature of the Piedmont Region.
- / Nation that contains Georgia.
- / High region in North Georgia known for ridges.
- / Famous granite mountain located in the Piedmont Region.
22 Clues: / Georgia’s highest point. • / Nation that contains Georgia. • / Main export of the Ridge & Valley. • / High,flat region in Northwest Georgia. • / Region of the U.S. that contains Georgia. • / North America’s largest freshwater swamp. • / Unnatural formation in the Coastal Plain. • / Low, flat and warm region in South Georgia. • ...
Georgia Geography 2017-08-25
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- / Ancient coastline separating the Piedmont from the Coastal Plain.
- / Georgia’s longest river extending from the Blue Ridge to the Gulf of Mexico.
- / Famous peak in the Appalachian Plateau to view seven states.
- / Region of the U.S. that contains Georgia.
- / Longitude-based hemisphere that contains Georgia.
- / Georgia’s highest point.
- / High region in North Georgia known for ridges.
- / Nation that contains Georgia.
- / Canyon located in the Appalachian Plateau containing sandstone cliffs.
- / Northeastern region of Georgia with high mountains.
- / Hilly region in North Central Georgia that is heavily populated.
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- / Most prominent feature of the Piedmont Region.
- / Unnatural formation in the Coastal Plain.
- / High,flat region in Northwest Georgia.
- / Long stretch of trail extending from the Blue Ridge to Maine.
- / Group of islands protecting mainland Georgia.
- / North America’s largest freshwater swamp.
- / Famous granite mountain located in the Piedmont Region.
- / Low, flat and warm region in South Georgia.
- / Latitude-based hemisphere that contains Georgia.
- / Main export of the Ridge & Valley.
- / Capital of Georgia, located in the Piedmont.
22 Clues: / Georgia’s highest point. • / Nation that contains Georgia. • / Main export of the Ridge & Valley. • / High,flat region in Northwest Georgia. • / Unnatural formation in the Coastal Plain. • / North America’s largest freshwater swamp. • / Region of the U.S. that contains Georgia. • / Low, flat and warm region in South Georgia. • ...
Georgia Geography 2017-08-25
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- / Georgia’s longest river extending from the Blue Ridge to the Gulf of Mexico.
- / Ancient coastline separating the Piedmont from the Coastal Plain.
- / High region in North Georgia known for ridges.
- / Long stretch of trail extending from the Blue Ridge to Maine.
- / Canyon located in the Appalachian Plateau containing sandstone cliffs.
- / Group of islands protecting mainland Georgia.
- / Region of the U.S. that contains Georgia.
- / Famous peak in the Appalachian Plateau to view seven states.
- / Longitude-based hemisphere that contains Georgia.
- / Latitude-based hemisphere that contains Georgia.
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- / North America’s largest freshwater swamp.
- / Nation that contains Georgia.
- / High,flat region in Northwest Georgia.
- / Low, flat and warm region in South Georgia.
- / Unnatural formation in the Coastal Plain.
- / Hilly region in North Central Georgia that is heavily populated.
- / Capital of Georgia, located in the Piedmont.
- / Main export of the Ridge & Valley.
- / Northeastern region of Georgia with high mountains.
- / Georgia’s highest point.
20 Clues: / Georgia’s highest point. • / Nation that contains Georgia. • / Main export of the Ridge & Valley. • / High,flat region in Northwest Georgia. • / North America’s largest freshwater swamp. • / Unnatural formation in the Coastal Plain. • / Region of the U.S. that contains Georgia. • / Low, flat and warm region in South Georgia. • ...
Georgia Geography 2017-08-25
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- / Georgia’s longest river extending from the Blue Ridge to the Gulf of Mexico.
- / Long stretch of trail extending from the Blue Ridge to Maine.
- / High region in North Georgia known for ridges.
- / Famous peak in the Appalachian Plateau to view seven states.
- / Latitude-based hemisphere that contains Georgia.
- / Group of islands protecting mainland Georgia.
- / Main export of the Ridge & Valley.
- / Region of the U.S. that contains Georgia.
- / Longitude-based hemisphere that contains Georgia.
- / Hilly region in North Central Georgia that is heavily populated.
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- / High,flat region in Northwest Georgia.
- / North America’s largest freshwater swamp.
- / Capital of Georgia, located in the Piedmont.
- / Unnatural formation in the Coastal Plain.
- / Ancient coastline separating the Piedmont from the Coastal Plain.
- / Georgia’s highest point.
- / Canyon located in the Appalachian Plateau containing sandstone cliffs.
- / Northeastern region of Georgia with high mountains.
- / Low, flat and warm region in South Georgia.
- / Nation that contains Georgia.
20 Clues: / Georgia’s highest point. • / Nation that contains Georgia. • / Main export of the Ridge & Valley. • / High,flat region in Northwest Georgia. • / North America’s largest freshwater swamp. • / Unnatural formation in the Coastal Plain. • / Region of the U.S. that contains Georgia. • / Low, flat and warm region in South Georgia. • ...
Philippine Geography 2017-10-04
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- It is one of the lowest city that is located below sea level
- Birthplace of Ferdinand Marcos
- Famous earthenware jar of Ilocos
- Where the Wedding Cake Church located
- Higest peek in Sagada
- A UNESCO world heritage site and it is made out of egg yolk
- It means from the hill
- The first name of Vigan
- The Philippine flag was designed after this country’s flag
- It is considered as the easternmost province
- Historical capital of the Philippines
- Place where the first Philippine flag was made
- Separated by San Bernandino Strait
- It means mambabatik
- Known as the bamboo capital of the north
- An old native word that means “to cut off’
- A city that sits on top of Mt. Data
- Where Magellan first landed in the Philippines
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- The traditional headdress of ivatan people of batanes
- Birthplace of tinikling
- The first permanent Spanish settlement
- Known as the Cradle Civilization of the Philippines
- Location of Asia’s biggest dam project at the time of its construction
- “Ladrones”
- The capital city if Pangasinan
- The second deepest cave
- Used to be part of Cagayan
- The extreme point of the south
- The most frequented island among the hundred islands
- Oldest street in the Philippines
- Our Lady of Piat in Cagayan is known for?
- It is the largest of the Philippine Islands
- most famous street in Vigan
- Smallest City
- Famous for its rock formation
- A province where babuyan island is part of it
- Birthplace of Juan Luna
- Famous fabric in Ilocos
- The char grilled rice-cake in a bamboo of Pangasinan
39 Clues: “Ladrones” • Smallest City • It means mambabatik • Higest peek in Sagada • It means from the hill • Birthplace of tinikling • The second deepest cave • The first name of Vigan • Birthplace of Juan Luna • Famous fabric in Ilocos • Used to be part of Cagayan • most famous street in Vigan • Famous for its rock formation • The capital city if Pangasinan • Birthplace of Ferdinand Marcos • ...
Geography Review 2017-11-19
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- 223 million people in this continent are suffering from starvation.
- This as well as social, environmental and political are all reasons to migrate.
- Republic This is the 86th most populated country in the world.
- Lack of safety, high crime, war and famine are all example of this type of factor.
- This country has the third lowest HDI ranking in the world.
- This factor, along with life expectancy and income determine HDI rankings.
- This organization was founded in 1945.
- This biome is classified as being hot and dry.
- This country has the 4th highest HDI ranking in the world.
- These lines run up and down on the globe and help to determine coordinates.
- This country has 36 world heritage sites in it.
- This is the 8th most populated country in the world.
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- This country is home to roughly 12 million immigrants.
- The galapagos islands are located in this country.
- Meridian This is the vertical line located at zero degrees.
- This is the number of major biomes in the world.
- 48% of the world lives off of this many dollars per day.
- There are 832 heritage sites of this type in the world.
- This country has the largest percentage of its population under the age of 15.
- This continent represents roughly 10% of the worlds population.
- This country has the largest percentage of its population over the age of 65.
- This is the act of permanently moving into another country.
- This is the 4th most populated country in the world.
- Regions of the world with similar characteristics like plants, animals, climates and land formations.
- This biome is home to many animals such as bison, rodents, wolves, foxes, zebras, and lions.
- The term used for a person that is forced to leave their home country for their safety but has no country to immigrate to.
- This continent represents roughly 60% of the worlds population.
27 Clues: This organization was founded in 1945. • This biome is classified as being hot and dry. • This country has 36 world heritage sites in it. • This is the number of major biomes in the world. • The galapagos islands are located in this country. • This is the 4th most populated country in the world. • This is the 8th most populated country in the world. • ...
European Geography 2017-11-27
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- the longest river in Europe, it flows through western Russia and into the Caspian Sea
- the mountain in Greece that was thought to be the home of the gods
- the Protestant Reformation started in this country when Martin Luther nailed a list of grievances to the church door in Wittenburg
- body of water between France and England
- a large sea to the south of Europe
- the largest Mediterranean island located off the southern tip of Italy
- river that runs through Vienna, Belgrade, and Budapest
- the highest mountain in Europe,it is located in the Caucasus Mountains
- the country between Norway and Finland
- the Thames River flows through this major city in Great Britain
- Spain and Portugal are located on this peninsula
- common currency used by many European countries
- city where you will find the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre Museum
- mountain range that arcs north from southern France and then east to Vienna Austria and includes the famous peaks of Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn
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- capital city where you would find Red Square and St. Basil's Cathedral
- the mountain range that forms the border between Spain and France
- capital of Germany that was divided by a guarded concrete wall from 1961 to 1989
- the largest country in the world, it is in both Asia and Europe
- this country includes England,Scotland,Wales, and Northern Ireland
- capital city of Ukraine
- a political and economic partnership of European countries
- river that flows through Paris, France
- ocean to the west of Europe
- island where the capital city of Dublin is found
- the capital of Poland
- this country occupies a peninsula flanked by the Adriatic Sea and Tyrrhenian Sea
26 Clues: the capital of Poland • capital city of Ukraine • ocean to the west of Europe • a large sea to the south of Europe • river that flows through Paris, France • the country between Norway and Finland • body of water between France and England • common currency used by many European countries • island where the capital city of Dublin is found • ...
Geography Terms 2018-03-22
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- oil unrefined petroleum.
- River a river in SW Asia, rising in E Turkey and flowing southeast through Baghdad to the Euphrates in SE Iraq
- beneath the surface of the ground.
- River The Jordan River is a 251-kilometre-long river in the Middle East that flows roughly north to south through the Sea of Galilee and on to the Dead Sea
- plants considered collectively, especially those found in a particular area or habitat.
- The removal of salt or other chemicals from something, such as seawater or soil.
- Flat areas of flat land covered with a layer of salt.
- abandon (a person, cause, or organization) in a way considered disloyal or treacherous.
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- an industrial installation where a substance is refined.
- the channel of a watercourse that is dry except during periods of rainfall.
- al-Khali a desert in S Arabia, N of Hadhramaut and extending from Yemen to Oman. About 250,000 sq. mi. (647,500 sq. km).
- River a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey through Syria and Iraq, joining the Tigris to form the Shatt-al-Arab near the Persian Gulf. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.
- rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.
- Heights a river in SW Asia, rising in E Turkey and flowing southeast through Baghdad to the Euphrates in SE Iraq
- the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch.
- water Fossil water or paleowater is an ancient body of water that has been contained in some undisturbed space, crude oil
- a fertile spot in a desert where water is found.
- the part of the land near the sea; the edge of the land.
- irrigation Drip irrigation is defined as any watering system that delivers a slow moving supply of water at a gradual rate directly to the soil.
- Sea Salt lake on the border between Israel and Jordan. Note: Its shore, at approximately thirteen hundred feet below sea level, is the lowest point of dry land on Earth.
20 Clues: oil unrefined petroleum. • beneath the surface of the ground. • a fertile spot in a desert where water is found. • rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. • Flat areas of flat land covered with a layer of salt. • an industrial installation where a substance is refined. • the part of the land near the sea; the edge of the land. • ...
Geography Practice 2022-03-31
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- A model of the earth
- This state is abbreviated as PA
- A person who studies the ocean for a living
- The four directions on a compass are North, East, West, ________
- Known as the Lonestar state
- Canada is a country not a _____
- The largest state in the U.S.A
- State abbreviated as MO
- Alaska and this state are not part of the continental U.S
- The line at 0˚ longitude Prime _________
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- California is located on the _______ coast
- A map that shows the shape of the land using contour lines
- This state is abbreviated as FL
- The largest ocean
- New York is located on the ________ coast
- This device is used to help you find your direction (ex. Which way is West)
- The largest continent is
- The ocean that touches the east coast is
- This state is abbreviated as AL
- The capital of Pennsylvania is
- This covers more than 70% of earths surface
- The coldest ocean is the
22 Clues: The largest ocean • A model of the earth • State abbreviated as MO • The largest continent is • The coldest ocean is the • Known as the Lonestar state • The capital of Pennsylvania is • The largest state in the U.S.A • This state is abbreviated as FL • This state is abbreviated as PA • This state is abbreviated as AL • Canada is a country not a _____ • ...
History & Geography 2021-11-30
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- The study of human culture* and how it develops over time
- Large areas that share similar climate or landforms. Can also share culture and religion
- An act of changing physical body or position
- The practice of someone copying another stealing ideas or work and acting like its their own
- The time period from the invention of writing in Mesopotamia until the fall of the Western Roman Empire
- Objects named by humans
- The study of fossils
- Study of physical features like mountains, etc
- 100 years
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- The time period before the invention of writing
- Measure degrees north or south
- Plant and animal remains / things that have been preserved earlier in time
- measure degrees East or West
- The study of artifacts* to learn about past human life
- 1400 CE to present
- A large division of time in history with distinct characteristics
- The fall of the Roman Empire
- 10 years
- It's the physical and human characteristics of a location
- 1000 years
20 Clues: 10 years • 100 years • 1000 years • 1400 CE to present • The study of fossils • Objects named by humans • measure degrees East or West • The fall of the Roman Empire • Measure degrees north or south • An act of changing physical body or position • Study of physical features like mountains, etc • The time period before the invention of writing • ...
History & Geography 2021-11-30
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- The study of human culture* and how it develops over time
- Large areas that share similar climate or landforms. Can also share culture and religion
- An act of changing physical body or position
- The practice of someone copying another stealing ideas or work and acting like its their own
- The time period from the invention of writing in Mesopotamia until the fall of the Western Roman Empire
- Objects named by humans
- The study of fossils
- Study of physical features like mountains, etc
- 100 years
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- The time period before the invention of writing
- Measure degrees north or south
- Plant and animal remains / things that have been preserved earlier in time
- measure degrees East or West
- The study of artifacts* to learn about past human life
- 1400 CE to present
- A large division of time in history with distinct characteristics
- The fall of the Roman Empire
- 10 years
- It's the physical and human characteristics of a location
- 1000 years
20 Clues: 10 years • 100 years • 1000 years • 1400 CE to present • The study of fossils • Objects named by humans • measure degrees East or West • The fall of the Roman Empire • Measure degrees north or south • An act of changing physical body or position • Study of physical features like mountains, etc • The time period before the invention of writing • ...
History & Geography 2021-11-30
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- The study of human culture* and how it develops over time
- Large areas that share similar climate or landforms. Can also share culture and religion
- An act of changing physical body or position
- The practice of someone copying another stealing ideas or work and acting like its their own
- The time period from the invention of writing in Mesopotamia until the fall of the Western Roman Empire
- Objects named by humans
- The study of fossils
- Study of physical features like mountains, etc
- 100 years
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- The time period before the invention of writing
- Measure degrees north or south
- Plant and animal remains / things that have been preserved earlier in time
- measure degrees East or West
- The study of artifacts* to learn about past human life
- 1400 CE to present
- A large division of time in history with distinct characteristics
- The fall of the Roman Empire
- 10 years
- It's the physical and human characteristics of a location
- 1000 years
20 Clues: 10 years • 100 years • 1000 years • 1400 CE to present • The study of fossils • Objects named by humans • measure degrees East or West • The fall of the Roman Empire • Measure degrees north or south • An act of changing physical body or position • Study of physical features like mountains, etc • The time period before the invention of writing • ...
Geography Crossword 2021-12-02
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- items that satisfy human wants and provide utility
- any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravitational pull from clouds
- water "running off" the land surface
- a global ecosystem composed of living organisms (biota) and the abiotic (nonliving) factors from which they derive energy and nutrients
- a nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory
- the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapor
- cheap trendy clothing
- the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments
- the transfer of goods or services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money
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- any receptacle or enclosure for holding a product used in storage, packaging, and transportation, including shipping
- the sum of any techniques, skills, methods, and processes used in the production of goods or services
- any of the world's main continuous expanses of land (Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America, Australia, Antarctica)
- he visible features of an area of land, its landforms, and how they integrate with natural or man-made features
- the third planet from the Sun
- the process of converting information from a physical format into a digital one
- able to be maintained at a certain rate or level
- the study of the land surface
- the system for deciding how scarce resources are used so that goods and services can be produced and consumed
- a diagrammatic representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc.
- Transportation Network Companies
20 Clues: cheap trendy clothing • the third planet from the Sun • the study of the land surface • Transportation Network Companies • water "running off" the land surface • able to be maintained at a certain rate or level • items that satisfy human wants and provide utility • a nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory • ...
Imperialism Geography 2021-12-02
Geography Vocab 2022-02-27
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- The intermingling of two or more large metropolitan areas into a continuous or almost continuous built-up urban complex; sometimes referred to as a conurbation
- A representation of urban structure based on the idea that the functional areas (land use) of cities develop around various points rather than just one in the Central Business District
- A course or method of operation that produces, maintains or alters Earth's physical system (e.g., glacial eroding, depositing landforms).
- geographic representation which conveys the cognitive image a person has of an area, including knowledge of features and spatial relationships as well as the individual's perceptions and attitudes regarding the place; also known as a cognitive map
- An event in the physical environment, such as a hurricane or earthquake, that is destructive to human life and property
- The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries; international cartel of thirteen nations designed to promote collective pricing of petroleum, unified marketing policies and regulation of petroleum extraction.
- Ideas that people have about the character of areas based on impressions from a variety of sources of information including other individuals and media. Mental maps can be used to access these ideas to find out what people think about particular areas
- Organization of American States. An international governmental organization formed by the nation-states of North America and South America for security and the protection of mutual interests
- A cultural concept for a group of people bound together by a strong sense of shared values and cultural characteristics including language, religion and common history
- An aspect of a place or area that derives from the physical environment
- North American Free Trade Agreement.an accord to establish clear and mutually advantageous rules governing commerce among Canada, Mexico and the United States.
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- A bar graph showing the distribution by gender and age of a country's population
- The Federal Office of Management and Budget's designation for the functional area surrounding and including a central city; has a minimum population of 50,000; is contained in the same county as the central city; and includes adjacent counties having at least 15 % of their residents working in the central city's county.
- A finite element that cannot be replaced once it is used (e.g., petroleum, minerals).
- A graphic representation of a portion of Earth that is usually drawn to scale on a flat surface
- A political unit incorporated for local self-government (e.g., Pennsylvania's boroughs, townships).
- number of individuals occupying an area derived from dividing the number of people by the area they occupy (e.g., 2,000 people divided by ten square miles = 200 people per square mile)
- The uppermost portion of the solid Earth including soil, land and geologic formations.
- The position of a point on Earth's surface expressed by means of a grid (absolute) or in relation (relative) to the position of other places
- Raw or processed substances that are used in manufacturing (secondary economic activities). Most substances used in factories are already manufactured to some degree and come from other factories rather than from sources of raw materials
- The theory that Earth's surface is composed of rigid slabs or plates (see tectonic plates). The divergence, convergence and slipping side-by-side of the different plates is responsible for present-day configurations of continents, ocean basins and major mountain ranges and valley systems
- The act or process of people moving from one place to another with the intent of staying at the destination permanently or for a relatively long period of time
22 Clues: An aspect of a place or area that derives from the physical environment • A bar graph showing the distribution by gender and age of a country's population • A finite element that cannot be replaced once it is used (e.g., petroleum, minerals). • The uppermost portion of the solid Earth including soil, land and geologic formations. • ...
Geography Crossword! 2022-01-04
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- No man's land
- A bagel with nothing extra added
- Artificial waterway for irrigation or travel
- George of the _______
- Chain of mountains or hills
- You don't want to be around when one of these erupts!
- Wear your Wader overalls if you're going here!
- Found at the mouth of a river
- English _______
- What the titanic hit
- ________ bike! For extreme bike riders!
- Australia is a _________
- Florida is a _________ because it is surrounded by water on many sides!
- Bears may hibernate here!
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- Scattered Islands
- Old faithful
- Opposite of "goodlands"
- Salt ____ City
- Use an "o" instead of a "u" in this word and you're playing with Tiger Woods
- Windblown Sands that have formed hills
- Atlantic ______
- Antarctica; Greenland (Very cold)
- Jack and Jill went up one!
- Little House on the _____
- Rain______
- _____ of Good Hope
- Stranded on a deserted ______ with some of your friends
- Vast, treeless plain with small plants
28 Clues: Rain______ • Old faithful • No man's land • Salt ____ City • Atlantic ______ • English _______ • Scattered Islands • _____ of Good Hope • What the titanic hit • George of the _______ • Opposite of "goodlands" • Australia is a _________ • Little House on the _____ • Bears may hibernate here! • Jack and Jill went up one! • Chain of mountains or hills • Found at the mouth of a river • ...
Russian Geography 2021-12-20
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- thick belt of evergreen forest
- most famous way to travel west to east
- cathedral found in Red Square
- famous for caviar and now oil
- home to the Northern Sea route
- cold, treeless plain found near Arctic
- the Crimean peninsula juts into this sea.
- the center of Moscow with Lenin's tomb.
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- ground that is frozen for up to 2 feet.
- The divider between Europe and Asia
- the mountain region in Georgia, Armenia
- 20% of the world's freshwater
- shopping area of Moscow
- Sea that is shrinking, will disappear
- fortress located in Moscow
- former name of St. Petersburg
- The Asian part of Russia
- Sea found next to Estonia, Latvia
- grassland region aka the bread belt
- one of the Siberian Rivers
20 Clues: shopping area of Moscow • The Asian part of Russia • fortress located in Moscow • one of the Siberian Rivers • 20% of the world's freshwater • former name of St. Petersburg • cathedral found in Red Square • famous for caviar and now oil • thick belt of evergreen forest • home to the Northern Sea route • Sea found next to Estonia, Latvia • The divider between Europe and Asia • ...
Chinese geography 2022-05-10
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- USSR nuke
- The real number 1
- Oil
- Not French fries it’s chips and tax
- Biggest country
- The land of nigg and rape and the country that Addison specializes in
- A country that gives up
- I’m gonna build a wall
- Cold and strong but neutral
- 1938 was the best time
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- Once was strong but now is weak
- Killed natives I mean what?
- Number 1
- Beat the Number 1 country
- Halal
- Zelensky
- Switches sides
- It’s going to take over the world
- Defend against a big country long ago
- Taliban
20 Clues: Oil • Halal • Taliban • Number 1 • Zelensky • USSR nuke • Switches sides • Biggest country • The real number 1 • I’m gonna build a wall • 1938 was the best time • A country that gives up • Beat the Number 1 country • Killed natives I mean what? • Cold and strong but neutral • Once was strong but now is weak • It’s going to take over the world • Not French fries it’s chips and tax • ...
Geography Glossary 2022-02-07
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- ability of something to maintain itself over time.
- The continuous circulation of water within the Earth's hydrosphere, and is driven by solar radiation.
- General term for the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the sun.
- A large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat, e.g. forest or tundra.
- The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
- produced or involving production without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or other artificial chemicals.
- A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
- An agricultural practice that suggests rearranging farmlands or turning hills into farmlands by constructing specific ridged platforms
- Salt levels
- a state of balance between continuing processes.
- Ploughed and harrowed but left for a period without being sown in order to restore its fertility or to avoid surplus production.
- Foods derived from organisms whose genetic material (DNA) has been modified in a way that does not occur naturally
- The cultivation of a single crop in a given area.
- Zone of life on Earth
- 100x multiple of the Pascal which is the SI unit for pressure.
- a disease or condition regularly found among particular people or in a certain area.
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- A line on a map connecting points having the same atmospheric pressure at a given time or on average over a given period.
- or involving production without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or other artificial chemicals.
- flow The movement of nutrients from one location to another
- all people , at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet dietary needs for a productive and healthy life.
- Agriculture conducted on strictly commercial principles.
- The measurement of distance north or south of the Equator.
- Farming of aquatic organisms
- The supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels.
- stocksBone broth?
- Large-scale land acquisitions.
- the practice of growing a series of different types of crops in the same area across a sequence of growing seasons.
- a range of living organisms in an ecosystem
- Measure of the diffuse reflection of solar radiation
29 Clues: Salt levels • stocksBone broth? • Zone of life on Earth • Farming of aquatic organisms • Large-scale land acquisitions. • a range of living organisms in an ecosystem • a state of balance between continuing processes. • The cultivation of a single crop in a given area. • ability of something to maintain itself over time. • Measure of the diffuse reflection of solar radiation • ...
Geography terms 2022-02-01
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- the worldview that refers to the perspectives or views held by individuals re global environment based on values and assumptions
- the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
- An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere
- the function that refers to the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution
- Release of harmful materials into the environment
- Worldview holding that we can manage the earth for our benefit but that we have an ethical responsibility to be caring and responsible managers, or stewards, of the earth.
- the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
- the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
- the function which refers to supporting life on earth without requing human action
- Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
- A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals.
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- meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
- The function that refers to the cultural, recreational or psychological value of the environment for people
- the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
- part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
- Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
- the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
- The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
- All the water on earth
- Occurs to land when natural or human-induced processes decrease the future ability of land to support crops, livestock, or wild species.
- the worldview that thinks that Nature exists for all species on earth, not just humans, and humans are equal to other species
- The function that refers to environment's provision of raw materials and natural resources eg food
- the type of hazardous waste causing danger from chemicals and infectious organisms
- the worldview that considers Humans to be superior and the most important species on earth
24 Clues: All the water on earth • Release of harmful materials into the environment • Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts • the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet • An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere • the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism. • ...
World Geography 2022-03-30
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- Surname of the first British citizen to summit Mt Everest
- Currency used in Scotland
- An average of weather and rainfall taken over a long period of time, for a vast area
- The highest mountain in Africa
- Longest river in South Africa
- The imaginary lines that run horizontally around the globe
- First name of the first Sherpa to summit Everest
- Number of continents in the world
- Who named Victoria Falls after the British Queen
- The largest ocean
- Capital of England
- The middle imaginary line running horizontally around the globe
- The daily temperature / rainfall of a smaller area, over a small period of time
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- The official name of a mapmaker
- Longest river in America
- Language spoken in Brazil
- The country that Columbus sailed for when he 'discovered India'
- The type of ship funded by Prince Henry
- The imaginary lines that run vertically around the globe
- Capital city of Kenya
- The largest lake in Africa
21 Clues: The largest ocean • Capital of England • Capital city of Kenya • Longest river in America • Language spoken in Brazil • Currency used in Scotland • The largest lake in Africa • Longest river in South Africa • The highest mountain in Africa • The official name of a mapmaker • Number of continents in the world • The type of ship funded by Prince Henry • ...
Chinese Geography 2022-05-11
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- the longest river in Southeast Asia
- the longest mountain chains in Asia
- They used sticky rice to help the bricks stick together
- the first largest river in China
- the largest mountain in the world
- A sea between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula
- It is nicknamed the sha-mo (sand desert) and han-hal (dry sea).
- It is the world's tenth longest river
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- A mountain range that extends 750 miles
- a mountain range in China's Heilongjiang province
- A colorful Beach in China
- It is one of the primary rivers of China
- a trade route for in china
- the second largest river in China
- often referred to as "the Roof of the World"
- the largest mountain range in China
- world's biggest hydroelectric facility in China
- mountain lake on the border between Damxung County
- the world's second-largest shifting sand desert.
- one of the seven main river systems in mainland China
20 Clues: A colorful Beach in China • a trade route for in china • the first largest river in China • the second largest river in China • the largest mountain in the world • the longest river in Southeast Asia • the longest mountain chains in Asia • the largest mountain range in China • It is the world's tenth longest river • A mountain range that extends 750 miles • ...
Political Geography 2022-05-11
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- A state that includes several discontinuous pieces of territory.
- An attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory.
- A state with a long, narrow shape.
- An invisible line that marks the extent of a state’s territory
- A country that is run according to the interests of the ruler rather than the people.
- A state that completely surrounds another one.
- An internal organization of a state that allocates strong power to units of local government.
- The concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves.
- An internal organization of a state that places most power in the hands of central government officials
- A state that encompasses a very small land area.
- The process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power.
- A state that contains two or more ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination that agree to coexist peacefully by recognizing each other as distinct nationalities.
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- A condition of roughly equal strength between opposing countries or alliances of countries.
- A state in which the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly.
- A state that contains more than one ethnicity.
- An area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government that has control over its internal and foreign affairs.
- A country in which citizens elect leaders and can run for office.
- A sovereign state comprising a city and its immediately surrounding countryside.
- An otherwise compact state with a large projecting extension.
- A zone separating two states in which neither state exercises political control.
- A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity.
- A state that does not have a direct outlet to the sea.
- Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.
- The systematic use of violence by a group calculated to create an atmosphere of fear and alarm among a population or to coerce a government into actions it would not otherwise undertake or refrain from actions it wants to take.
- A country that is not fully democratic or fully autocratic but rather displays a mix of the two types.
25 Clues: A state with a long, narrow shape. • A state that contains more than one ethnicity. • A state that completely surrounds another one. • A state that encompasses a very small land area. • A state that does not have a direct outlet to the sea. • An otherwise compact state with a large projecting extension. • ...
Chinese Geography 2022-05-12
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- a trade route for in china
- A sea between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula
- the longest mountain chains in Asia
- the first largest river in China
- the world's second-largest shifting sand desert.
- mountain range in Northwestern China that separates the Eastern Tarim Basin from the Tibetan Plateau
- It is one of the primary rivers of China
- It is the world's tenth longest river
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- the largest mountain range in China
- world's biggest hydroelectric facility in China
- often referred to as "the Roof of the World"
- a mountain range in China's Heilongjiang province
- the largest mountain in the world
- They used sticky rice to help the bricks stick together
- the second largest river in China
- It is nicknamed the sha-mo (sand desert) and han-hal (dry sea).
- one of the seven main river systems in mainland China
- mountain lake on the border between Damxung County
- A mountain range that extends 750 miles
- A colorful Beach in China
- the longest river in Southeast Asia
21 Clues: A colorful Beach in China • a trade route for in china • the first largest river in China • the largest mountain in the world • the second largest river in China • the largest mountain range in China • the longest mountain chains in Asia • the longest river in Southeast Asia • It is the world's tenth longest river • A mountain range that extends 750 miles • ...
Geography Terms 2023-07-26
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- A group of islands.
- A long, narrow passage between two bodies of water or between the mainland and an island.
- A shallow body of water separated form other seas by narrow landforms.
- A snowy forest at high northern latitudes.
- An area of wet land with trees and shrubs.
- An area of land surrounded by ocean that is smaller than a continent.
- A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas.
- A natural stream of water falling from a high place.
- An area of land that receives little to no rainfall.
- A dense forest that receives large amounts of rain.
- A large mass of ice that moves slowly.
- Land along the shoreline covered in sand or pebbles.
- An area of sea partially enclosed by land that is larger than a bay.
- An area of flat land higher than the surrounding terrain.
- The large body of salt water that covers almost three-quarters of the Earth's surface.
- The land next to the sea.
- A mountain or hill that stands alone.
- A piece of land that sticks out from the coastline into a sea or lake.
- All the land drained by a river system.
- A hot underground spring from which hot water and steam shoot into the air.
- Land in tropical areas that is covered by thick masses of trees, vines and bushes.
- An area of trees covering a large swath of land.
- An area of low land between hills or mountains.
- A long, narrow inlet of the sea between high cliffs.
- A body of water surrounded by land.
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- A natural hollow in the ground.
- A deep valley with high, steep sides.
- A body of water in a desert.
- An area of flat land.
- A mass of land that rises very high above the surrounding area.
- An area of land deposited at the mouth of a river.
- An area of land that protrudes from a larger landmass into the ocean.
- A large natural stream of water that empties into the sea, a lake or another river.
- Low, wet land covered in grasses.
- A large arctic plain with no trees.
- Flat or rolling land covered by grass with few to no trees.
- The deepest part of a waterway.
- A part of an ocean or lake partially enclosed by the shore.
- A round, raised area of land.
- A hill or mountain with a flat top and steep sides.
- A large floating piece of ice that has broken off from a glacier.
- A narrow channel between two bodies of water.
- One of the seven major landmasses of the Earth's surface.
- A coral island (or a string such islands) that surround a lagoon.
- An opening in the Earth's surface from which lava, gas and ash are forced out.
- A mound of sand piled up by the wind.
- A high, steep face of rock or earth.
47 Clues: A group of islands. • An area of flat land. • The land next to the sea. • A body of water in a desert. • A round, raised area of land. • A natural hollow in the ground. • The deepest part of a waterway. • Low, wet land covered in grasses. • A large arctic plain with no trees. • A body of water surrounded by land. • A high, steep face of rock or earth. • ...
Population Geography 2023-12-11
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- The total number of deaths in a year for every 1,000 people alive in the society.
- The number of years needed to double a population, assuming a constant natural increase rate.
- Males and females between the ages of 0-14.
- very low CBR, increasing CDR, negative NIR
- An especially virulent (severe/harmful) epidemic.
- A model that illustrates the process of change in a society's population from high crude birth and death rates and low rate of natural increase to a condition of low crude birth and death rates, low rate of natural increase, and higher total population.
- An increase in delayed degenerative diseases occurs.
- Continued decrease in deaths from infectious diseases. An increase in chronic disorders and degenerative diseases associated with aging start to occur.
- The percentage by which a population grows in a year.
- The total number of live births in a year for every 1,000 people alive in the society.
- The number of people under age 15 and over age 64 compared to the number of people active in the labor force.
- The ratio of the number of farmers to the amount of arable land.
- The portion of Earth's surface occupied by permanent human settlement
- Medical technology invented in Europe and North America that has diffused (spread) to the developing countries in Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Improved medical practices have eliminated many of the traditional causes of death in developing countries and enabled more people to live longer and healthier lives.
- The average number of children a woman will have throughout her childbearing years.
- rapidly declining CBR, moderately declining CDR, moderate NIR
- still high CBR, rapidly declining CDR, very high NIR
- Government policy that supports higher birth rates.
- Males and females from the age of 45 and up.
- A situation in which the number of people in an area exceeds the capacity of the environment to support them at a decent standard of living.
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- Males and females between the ages of 15-44.
- The number of working-age people (ages 15 to 64) divided by the number of persons 65 and older.
- A theory that states that the population will grow too fast and the food supply will not be able to catch up.
- The total number of people divided by the total land area.
- A decline of the total fertility rate to the point where the natural increase rate equals zero.
- of ETM Reemergence of infectious and parasitic diseases. Infectious diseases thought to have been eradicated or controlled have returned, and new ones have emerged.
- The process of change in the distinctive causes of death in each stage of the demographic transition.
- The total number of deaths in a year among infants under 1 year of age for every 1,000 live births in a society.
- A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
- A bar graph that displays the percentage of a place's population for each age and gender.
- very low CBR, low/slightly increasing CDR, zero or negative NIR
- A disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a very high proportion of the population.
- A series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods.
- that is suitable for growing crops.
- Government policy that supports lower birth rates.
- The number of people supported by a unit of arable land.
- very high CBR, very high CDR, very low NIR
- Epidemics and pandemics are the main causes of human deaths, along with famine, accidents, and attacks by animals/other humans.
- Pandemics start to recede due to improved sanitation, nutrition, and medicine. Diseases spread less.
- A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease that is considered seasonal and/or predictable.
40 Clues: that is suitable for growing crops. • very low CBR, increasing CDR, negative NIR • very high CBR, very high CDR, very low NIR • Males and females between the ages of 0-14. • Males and females between the ages of 15-44. • Males and females from the age of 45 and up. • An especially virulent (severe/harmful) epidemic. • Government policy that supports lower birth rates. • ...
world geography 2024-01-12
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- grasslands turn into deserts because of natural and human factors
- a device used to detect earthquakes
- public ownership rather than private
- fishermen, lumberjack, and agriculture workers
- capitalism, private ownership,and supply and demand
- buildings and facilities for a community or city use
- government has complete control over economy
- measuremnt that measures North and South on a globe
- removing trees for human use
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- a boundary built for political purposes
- a change of wind that brings heavy rain and storms, are seasonal
- the primary function of a central node or focal point on a map
- built under houses because of excessive flooding
- measurement that measures East and Wests on a globe
- economy guided by generational traditions
- sections of the Earths crust that moves by natural forces
- wetlands that are formed by emptied sediments by a river
- external force
- average weather measured over a period of time
- the area above where the earthquake begins on the earths crust
20 Clues: external force • removing trees for human use • a device used to detect earthquakes • public ownership rather than private • a boundary built for political purposes • economy guided by generational traditions • government has complete control over economy • fishermen, lumberjack, and agriculture workers • average weather measured over a period of time • ...
World Geography 2024-01-12
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- region characterized by a specific set of enviromental characteristics
- map that shows geographical characteristics
- graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and gender
- motivates people to move away from their country
- motivates people to move to a country
- money system
- canyons, plains, voclano, mountains, ect.
- an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit
- a sudden event
- map that shows governmental boundaries
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- half of the earth
- measures distance east or west of the prime meridian.
- type government and money system
- measures distance on the map
- how people change to live in a specific area
- the measurement of distance north or south of the Equator
- map that shows the locations of natural resources or economic activities
- short term state of the atmosphere
- long term weather pattern
- country china
20 Clues: money system • country china • a sudden event • half of the earth • long term weather pattern • measures distance on the map • type government and money system • short term state of the atmosphere • motivates people to move to a country • map that shows governmental boundaries • canyons, plains, voclano, mountains, ect. • map that shows geographical characteristics • ...
Geography Vocabulary 2024-01-17
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- our surroundings
- imaginary line of latitude located at 23.5 north of the equator
- areas with similar characteristics
- a change in the accuracy of shapes, directions, or distance shown on maps
- imaginary line of latitude that runs from the north to the south pole at 0
- NE SE NW SE
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- imaginary line of latitude located at 23.5 south of the equator
- imaginary lines that run from the north to the south pole at 0
- the study of the earth and the people who live on it and how they use it
- imaginary lines that run from the west to the east around the world
- the approximate spot where something is located
- the size of an area on a map as compared with the area's actual size
- the section of a map that explains the symbol for the map feature
- weather patterns in an area usually experienced over a long period of time
- one of the 7 principle landmasses of earth
- located on the compass rose, they are N S W E
- a navigational instrument that may include cardinal and intermediate directions( N E S W NS NE SW SE)
- half of the earth
- an imaginary line located between the north and the south poles at 0
- the exact spot where something is located
20 Clues: NE SE NW SE • our surroundings • half of the earth • areas with similar characteristics • the exact spot where something is located • one of the 7 principle landmasses of earth • located on the compass rose, they are N S W E • the approximate spot where something is located • imaginary lines that run from the north to the south pole at 0 • ...
Geography Crossword 2024-01-16
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- Businesses, industries, & resources privately owned competition
- Government control of business
- Resources that can reproduce
- the amount of money earned per person
- Provides services
- The population, productions, and resources of a country/region
- resources that cannot reproduce
- Agriculture
- gross national product
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- activities that involve converting natural resources into product
- An economy based on family
- example of a communist country
- basically command economy
- gross domestic product
- the basic structure of things
- resources made naturally
- how populations are run by the government
- involve gathering, creating, processing, and using information and capital
- people who choose freely what to buy & sell
- trade
20 Clues: trade • Agriculture • Provides services • gross domestic product • gross national product • resources made naturally • basically command economy • An economy based on family • Resources that can reproduce • the basic structure of things • example of a communist country • Government control of business • resources that cannot reproduce • the amount of money earned per person • ...
Alaska Geography 2023-08-31
44 Clues: 7 • 8 • 2 • 9 • 5 • 6 • 3 • 1 • 4 • 21 • 28 • 42 • 35 • 39 • 37 • 20 • 27 • 15 • 41 • 36 • 26 • 33 • 38 • 22 • 40 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 14 • 11 • 32 • 43 • 24 • 13 • 17 • 10 • 19 • 23 • 44 • 34 • 12 • 16 • 18 • 25
Geography Crossword 2024-03-28
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- Turkish empire
- home to the Eiffel Tower
- word/words that appear at the end of two countries
- country bombed by Barack Obama
- biggest country without borders
- river between Zambia and Zimbabwe
- ocean between the Americas and Africa
- biggest modern-day empire
- drink that grown-ups have that is bitter
- somebody from georgia
- smallest country
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- biggest US state
- biggest consecutive empire
- snowiest continent
- capital of Ireland
- Australia is either a country or a continent
- capital of South Africa
- oldest country
- biggest country
- biggest lake in Africa
- Country of tacos
- longest river
- tallest mountain
- biggest continent
24 Clues: longest river • Turkish empire • oldest country • biggest country • biggest US state • Country of tacos • tallest mountain • smallest country • biggest continent • snowiest continent • capital of Ireland • somebody from georgia • biggest lake in Africa • capital of South Africa • home to the Eiffel Tower • biggest modern-day empire • biggest consecutive empire • country bombed by Barack Obama • ...
Geography Terms! 2025-10-21
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- ring-shaped coral reef or set of small islands
- an arm of the sea extending into the land
- hollow place in the earth
- the edge of the land next to the sea
- soft, wet ground covered with grass or plants
- a flowing of water
- an arm of the sea; a straight or narrow seas between two land masses
- a ridge that determines which way the water drains toward the sea
- a small stream
- a ditch or a mound of earth or other materials intended to save low-lands from high waters
- a smaller stream running into a larger one
- a small vale with woods
- small natural stream
- direction a river flows
- small vale with woods
- cleft or fissure in a rock
- edge of a large land mass that is submerged in water
- artificial cut or passage for water used for transportation
- a high, almost vertical rock on a coast
- deep, naturally hollow place in the earth
- hollow place for water
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- land prepared for crops
- low place between hills
- soggy, swampy, slow-moving water obstruction by vegetation
- a vast sandy plain
- great extent of land, not interrupted by a sea
- the mouth of a volcano
- body of water interspersed with many isles
- a head land extending some distance into the sea
- rocks that break the waves or a wave that breaks against a rock
- a shaped hill of volcanic material around an opening in a volcano
- edge of a steep place, precipice
- shore of the sea or lake
- area of triangular-shaped land at the mouth of a river
- bank, mound of earth, wall, or structure raised to prevent the flow of water
- steep slope of ground rising from lake, river, or sea
- a high bank, projecting into the sea
- elevation of an object in relation to a given plane
- long, deep hollow with steep, rocky sides
- small inlet or bay
- steep, rugged rock
- long, narrow passage of water
42 Clues: a small stream • a vast sandy plain • a flowing of water • small inlet or bay • steep, rugged rock • small natural stream • small vale with woods • the mouth of a volcano • hollow place for water • land prepared for crops • low place between hills • a small vale with woods • direction a river flows • shore of the sea or lake • hollow place in the earth • cleft or fissure in a rock • ...
GEOGRAPHY VOCABULARY 2024-08-19
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- where a river meets saltwater
- low area between two higher landforms (often along rivers)
- farming crops
- height of a landform in relation to the sea
- land surrounded by water on three sides
- natural landform with very high elevation
- large saltwater body (oceans are made up of multiple)
- extremely dry
- animals used by humans
- dry/arid area made of sand or rock
- artificial waterway for irrigation or travel
- rich soil that can grow crops
- general weather information about an area
- artificial waterway for agriculture
- one of the 7 largest landforms on earth
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- chain of islands
- flat area along a river
- imaginary line dividing northern and southern hemispheres
- coastal saltwater body smaller than a gulf
- large freshwater body of water
- elevated flat landform
- climate, vegetation, animals, etc.
- coastal saltwater body larger than a bay
- physical descriptions of an area
- land surrounded by water
- no salt, can be drank or used for agriculture
- half of the earth (northern/southern or eastern/western)
- large area of land surrounded by higher elevations
- 1 of 5 of the largest saltwater bodies on earth
- large, flat grassland areas
- freshwater streams
- cannot be drank or used for agriculture
32 Clues: farming crops • extremely dry • chain of islands • freshwater streams • elevated flat landform • animals used by humans • flat area along a river • land surrounded by water • large, flat grassland areas • where a river meets saltwater • rich soil that can grow crops • large freshwater body of water • physical descriptions of an area • climate, vegetation, animals, etc. • ...
GEOGRAPHY TERMS 2024-08-30
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- narrow strip of land that connects 2 large land masses and separates 2 bodies of water
- a steep fall or flow of water from a higher elevation
- water ecosystems such as swamps, marshes, or mudflats
- a narrow piece of land projecting into the sea
- a piece of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides
- dry area of land having very little rainfall or plant life
- a mountain or hill with a crater through which lava, rock, or gas erupts
- large steep area of land which usually rises more than 1,000 feet
- sandy, pebbly or rocky shore of a body of water
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- an area of land that is lower that the land around it
- large body of year round ice or snow that moves slowly across the land
- natural depression in the earth's surface that usually holds water
- a raised are of land, not as high as a mountain
- an inlet of an ocean, sea or lake that extends into the land
- a flat topped elevated land form
- a body of water completely surrounded by land
- a deep hollowed out area, often found in the side of a cliff or a hill
- a raised flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land
- a body of land completely surrounded by water
- long, low area of land between hills or mountain ranges
- a large natural stream, which flows into a larger body of water
- deep, narrow valley usually with steep sides and a river flowing through it
22 Clues: a flat topped elevated land form • a body of water completely surrounded by land • a body of land completely surrounded by water • a narrow piece of land projecting into the sea • a raised are of land, not as high as a mountain • sandy, pebbly or rocky shore of a body of water • an area of land that is lower that the land around it • ...
Geography review 2024-05-14
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- high dependency ratio with elderly, declining population
- constitutional monarchy
- leeward side of mountain range, mountain barriers
- taliban, religious extremism, civil conflict, war, poppy growing region
- common annual risk of tornadoes
- continental position, climate factors
- largest national gas reserves
- one of the last few remaining traditional monarchies
- theocracy
- largest desert in the world
- berlin conference drew the political map of africa
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- highest range in the world, elevation climate factor, convergent boundary
- monsoon season
- cultural hearth for monotheistic religions
- largest population in the world
- large scale migration due to violence, refugees fleeing genocide in sudan
- hearth for polytheistic hinduism
- amazon rainforest
- social democracy
- civil war and refugees crisis
- arab spring began here
- racial discrimination, apartheid
- large tertiary based economy in the us, disney
- harsh racial codes forcing assimilation of native population
- modern dictatorship
25 Clues: theocracy • monsoon season • social democracy • amazon rainforest • modern dictatorship • arab spring began here • constitutional monarchy • largest desert in the world • civil war and refugees crisis • largest national gas reserves • largest population in the world • common annual risk of tornadoes • hearth for polytheistic hinduism • racial discrimination, apartheid • ...
Human Geography 2024-05-20
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- Identity with a group of people who share genetically inherited traits, like skin color
- People who are forced to migrate from their home country and cannot return for fear of persecution:
- modern, industrialized country in which people are generally better educated, healthier, and live longer
- The manner in which people speak and the way words are pronounced in different parts of the world:
- The supreme law of the land in the United States
- A system of communication through speaking different sounds that people understand to have the same meaning
- An identity with a group of people who share cultural traditions:
- All but two of the world's nations belong to this peacekeeping organization that was founded after WWII:
- Belief in and worship of more than one god
- American, Canadian, French, and Norwegian are all considered examples of which of the following?
- The loss of highly educated and skilled workers to other countries is known as:
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- type of war is less about military action and more about political tension?
- Laws that place maximum limits on the number of people who can immigrate to a country each year:
- Holocaust was an example of
- considered the fastest-growing minority ethnicity in the U.S.
- Branch of Christianity that includes denominations like Baptist churches:
- monotheistic religion where religious leaders include priests, bishops, reverends, etc.
- A repetitive act that a particular individual performs is a:
- A journey to a religious place:
- A repetitive act that is performed so much by a group that it becomes characteristic of that group:
- The belief of the existence of only one true God:
- polytheistic religion with no religious leaders that follows rules of Karma
- Measurement of the level of development for each country, constructed by United Nations, combining income, literacy, education, and life expectancy:
- Areas Where folk culture is more often found
24 Clues: Holocaust was an example of • A journey to a religious place: • Belief in and worship of more than one god • Areas Where folk culture is more often found • The supreme law of the land in the United States • The belief of the existence of only one true God: • A repetitive act that a particular individual performs is a: • ...
Geography - Population 2024-09-09
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- Is a grocery store a resource or a service?
- What kind of tool is used to best determine population statistics of a country by using factors such as age or gender?
- A modern-day society in which not just manufacturing has increased but also services like financing, insurance, and healthcare have also.
- What was the name of the "revolution" that happened in Stage 2 of the DTM to increase life expectancy worldwide?
- The number of live births occurring in a country in one year, measured out of 1,000 people.
- Where customers go to buy/rent items they need.
- What Stages of DTM are most of the world in?
- How many countries are believed to be in Stage 1 of DTM?
- Region of the world with the highest crude death rate.
- Lack of food or a reliable food source.
- Region of the world where NIR is declining the most.
- The world's population reached this in 1804.
- Severe/harmful, contagious, & often deadly diseases.
- A widespread occurrence of an infection disease.
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- A theory that describes changing population patterns in terms of fertility, life expectancy, mortality, and leading causes of sickness and death.
- Is a hospital a resource or a service?
- A model showing the process of development a country goes through as its population grows and changes.
- The number of deaths occurring in a country in one year, measured out of 1,000 people.
- In Stage 3 of DTM, are there more which is higher, youth or elderly?
- Region of the world with the lowest crude birthrate.
- The difference between a country’s birth and death rates in one year.
- Most African countries are in which Stage of DTM?
- Region of the world with the highest crude birthrate.
- People/companies that customers pay for help.
- Continent where the "most" of the next 1000 babies will be born.
25 Clues: Is a hospital a resource or a service? • Lack of food or a reliable food source. • Is a grocery store a resource or a service? • What Stages of DTM are most of the world in? • The world's population reached this in 1804. • People/companies that customers pay for help. • Where customers go to buy/rent items they need. • A widespread occurrence of an infection disease. • ...
HUMAN Geography 2025-05-20
Across
- How people live and adapt over time
- line that separates two countries
- Huge fighting arena in Rome
- Country known for Eiffel tower
- Major way of transportation and goods
- Growing crops for food or trade
- People from many different backgrounds or cultures
- Built to control water flow and generate electric
- Place where you can be safe under not safe conditi
- A way farmers bring water to dry land
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- Exchange of good between people or countries
- Many countries including USA are members of
- Neighborhood in a town or city
- Reusing materials to reduce waste
- York Most populated city in America
- Main language spoken in China
- Tax being paid on imports or exports
- Country farthest from equator
- Asian country south of the Mandarin
- Currency used by many countries in Europe
20 Clues: Huge fighting arena in Rome • Main language spoken in China • Country farthest from equator • Neighborhood in a town or city • Country known for Eiffel tower • Growing crops for food or trade • line that separates two countries • Reusing materials to reduce waste • How people live and adapt over time • Asian country south of the Mandarin • Tax being paid on imports or exports • ...
World Geography 2025-05-15
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- killing of a large ethnic group
- major religion in india
- a system dividing society into hereditary classes
- a minority group adopting traditions of the major group
- spreading of a desert
- religion created by prophet Muhammad PBUH
- belief in more than one god
- religion founded by buddha
- the traditions followed by small homogenous groups
- Major Japanese religion
- a corporation in many countries
- religion started by the followers of jesus christ
- City with a population over 10 million
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- gradual gathering of soemthing
- Depletion in the stock of a fish due to fishing
- Major Chinese religion
- The cultural group a person belongs to
- a religion where men wear turbans
- belief in one god
- major ethnic religion
- categorization of humans based on shared physical or social qualities
- strict adherence to a scripture
- Legalized racial segregation in south africa
23 Clues: belief in one god • major ethnic religion • spreading of a desert • Major Chinese religion • major religion in india • Major Japanese religion • religion founded by buddha • belief in more than one god • gradual gathering of soemthing • killing of a large ethnic group • strict adherence to a scripture • a corporation in many countries • a religion where men wear turbans • ...
M1 Geography 2025-12-16
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- a mixture of river and sea water.
- a word that means "job"
- Warm water flows naturally out of the ground in _______________.
- ________ forms slowly at the bottom of rivers, lakes and sea.
- Jumping animal= _______.
- A ________ area has a lot of hills and mountains.
- Hot lava comes from a ______.
- Colorful tropical bird= _______.
- A payment for work.
- a plant with large roots that is used to make flour.
- Big flightless bird= _______.
- milk and milk products.
- Electricity, water, gas etc.
- The business of banking and investing.
- get bigger.
- The money coming into a country.
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- Relating to the sea.
- Big striped cat= _______.
- prepare land for growing crops.
- The centre for an activity.
- Wind and rain cause the _______ of rocks.
- water that is not salty.
- Small flightless bird= ________.
- a wild Australian dog is a ______.
- Grey furry mammal that lives in trees= ______.
- Buildings and land.
- _____ looks like colored rock and is formed in the sea.
- A large mass of ice moving slowly is called a ______.
- digging coal, gold, etc. out of the ground.
29 Clues: get bigger. • Buildings and land. • A payment for work. • Relating to the sea. • a word that means "job" • milk and milk products. • water that is not salty. • Jumping animal= _______. • Big striped cat= _______. • The centre for an activity. • Electricity, water, gas etc. • Hot lava comes from a ______. • Big flightless bird= _______. • prepare land for growing crops. • ...
M3 Geography 2026-02-10
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- Live in a place = _____
- A kind of natural disaster: m________
- Meat ______ when you cook it.
- Interesting place that people want to visit = _________.
- Damage beyond repair = _____
- Chemicals made from oil and natural gas = __________.
- Difficult or impossible to travel to = ________.
- The living things in an area and their effects on one another = _____
- Migration from the country to the city: u__________
- Farmers need ________ to grow crops in dry areas.
- An increase in size = _____
- A system of connected parts = _________
- Car = ________.
- Land becomes less fertile after years of _______.
- A giant ocean wave is called a _________.
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- It’s very big and very cold: g________
- A completely natural and undeveloped placed = _________.
- Basic systems (e.g. transport, communication and energy) = _____
- Wood that can be used for building = _________.
- Cotton, silk and wool are popular ________.
- Create; earn = _________
- Thailand is ___________ in food production but not in oil.
- There are some huge tea _________ in India.
- Fishing can be a hobby or a __________ activity.
- A tropical tree that grows near water = _____
- Hurricanes are a dangerous weather ____________.
26 Clues: Car = ________. • Live in a place = _____ • Create; earn = _________ • An increase in size = _____ • Damage beyond repair = _____ • Meat ______ when you cook it. • A kind of natural disaster: m________ • It’s very big and very cold: g________ • A system of connected parts = _________ • A giant ocean wave is called a _________. • Cotton, silk and wool are popular ________. • ...
Mexico Geography 2026-01-22
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- The most common landform in Mexico are _____.
- What is the longest continuous mountain range in Mexico?
- The tip of the Yucatan Peninsula has what type of natural vegetation?
- The land in the southern half of Mexico is mainly used for subsistence farming and _____.
- The major body of water directly west of Mexico is _____.
- Mexico is about ___/___ the size of the United States.
- The national capital of Mexico is _____.
- What major line of latitude runs through the central part of Mexico?
- 88.6% of Mexico's _____ go to the United States.
- The area of Mexico with the highest population density is the _____.
- The major body of water directly _____ of Mexico is the Gulf of Mexico.
- Mexico has oil and natural gas deposits in the northeast part of the country and the _____ part of the country.
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- The _____ makes up a huge part of the northeastern political boundary between Mexico and the United States.
- The most common language spoken in Mexico is _____.
- The region of Mexico that gets the most rainfall in a year is the inland part of the _____ Peninsula.
- Mountains cover _____% of Mexico.
- The 2 countries that border Mexico to the south are Guatemala and _____.
- The lower elevation places in Mexico are along the _____.
- The majority of Mexico's population is 50-_____ people per square mile.
- The region of Mexico with the least or little amount of land use is the Baja _____.
- In the dense jungle areas of southern Mexico, there are few highways because they are difficult and _____ to build.
- _____% of Mexico's population live in the central strip.
22 Clues: Mountains cover _____% of Mexico. • The national capital of Mexico is _____. • The most common landform in Mexico are _____. • 88.6% of Mexico's _____ go to the United States. • The most common language spoken in Mexico is _____. • Mexico is about ___/___ the size of the United States. • What is the longest continuous mountain range in Mexico? • ...
Human Geography 2024-05-30
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- Transferring locations from a globe to a flat map
- An example is the worldwide spread of McDonalds
- The invisible line between me and Liv Binns when we have to share a bed in a hotel room
- The emigration of highly skilled or educated individuals from a country or region
- Type of diffusion when Regina George starts wearing her shirts with holes in them
- The division of an area into smaller regions
- Mr. Sinn incorrectly pronounces this word
- A portion of Earth's surface
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- Manipulation of boundaries to favor a party
- A common language used among speakers of different languages
- The practice of rotating use of different fields from crop to crop each year
- A mountain or river for example
- The number of people per unit area of arable land
- Mrs. Tordone loves this because it is the making of maps
- A country like Afghanistan or Bangladesh
- Diffusion of cultural elements
- The measure of a country's overall economic output
- His model shows the stages that countries go through as they develop economically
- A model that describes the decline of population growth as a country develops economically
- The process of cities expanding outward into surrounding rural areas
20 Clues: A portion of Earth's surface • Diffusion of cultural elements • A mountain or river for example • A country like Afghanistan or Bangladesh • Mr. Sinn incorrectly pronounces this word • Manipulation of boundaries to favor a party • The division of an area into smaller regions • An example is the worldwide spread of McDonalds • ...
WORD GEOGRAPHY 2024-12-12
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- - Largest rainforest.
- - European river.
- - Largest island.
- - Smallest continent.
- - Russian wilderness.
- - Polar region.
- - American river.
- - African plain.
- - Moroccan mountains.
- - Tallest range.
- - European mountain range.
- - Japanese island.
- - Brazil's state.
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- - Longest river.
- - Sacred river.
- - South American region.
- - Australian island.
- - Northern sea
- - Longest mountain range.
- - Highest peak.
- - Canal link.
- - Vast desert.
- - African peak.
- - Largest lake.
24 Clues: - Canal link. • - Northern sea • - Vast desert. • - Sacred river. • - Highest peak. • - Polar region. • - African peak. • - Largest lake. • - Longest river. • - African plain. • - Tallest range. • - European river. • - Largest island. • - American river. • - Brazil's state. • - Japanese island. • - Australian island. • - Largest rainforest. • - Smallest continent. • - Russian wilderness. • ...
Canadian Geography 2024-11-22
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- Connects the Atlantic to the Great Lakes
- Great Britain won all of French Canada after this
- First European to set foot in North America
- Borders Nunavut, Quebec, Ontario, & Manitoba
- Coast Region whose characteristcs are thick forests, mountains, salmon fishing, trade with Pacific Rim
- Flows north through the NW Territories
- French explorer traveled up the St. Lawrence River in 1530's ended in Montreal
- Second most populous city in Canada, located in Quebec
- Region whose characteristics are manufacturing, major trade ports, highest population
- English explorer arrived in Newfoundland in 1497
- Body of water in NW Territories, deepest in N America
- Most populous city in British Columbia, parts of the Twilight series were filmed here
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- Region whose characteristics are fishing, low population, poorest region
- Explorers were in search of this fabled waterway that connected the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean
- Region whose characteristics are farming and oil fields
- Capital of the Northwest Territory
- Borders Vancouver and Yukon
- Headquartered in London, exchanged European goods for Native American furs
- Province: 1/4 of the population, 90% French speaking
- Region whose characteristics are mining, lowest population density, archipelago
- Famous Canadian, was married to a supermodel, "Baby", "One Time", "Love Yourself"
- Type of provinces that lead the country in wealth, industry, commerce, politics, and influence
- Capital of Canada, considered to be bilingual
- Britain organized Canada into ten
- Capital of Ontario
25 Clues: Capital of Ontario • Borders Vancouver and Yukon • Britain organized Canada into ten • Capital of the Northwest Territory • Flows north through the NW Territories • Connects the Atlantic to the Great Lakes • First European to set foot in North America • Borders Nunavut, Quebec, Ontario, & Manitoba • Capital of Canada, considered to be bilingual • ...
Geography- Lily 2025-01-31
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- The sea b/w Italy and Sardinia (in English)
- The river flowing through the city of Rome (in Latin)
- The empire bordering Greece south of the Black Sea
- Alternative name for the Flavian Ampitheatre
- Which direction is Gallia from Corsica?
- Name of the Mons Iratus in the bay of Naples
- In what modern country is the Nilus River Delta?
- What country is Aquincum in?
- Ancient name for Constanta, Romania
- Modern name for Corcyra
- Ancient name for Spain
- What country is Serdica in?
- Ancient name for York, Britain
- Modern name for Arausio
- Modern name for Patavium
- On what continent is Alexandria?
- Ancient name for Lyons, France
- Ancient name for the Black Sea
- Ancient name for Gloucester, Britain
- Who did the Domus Aurea in Rome belong to?
- What country is Carrhae in?
- What country is Vindobona in?
- The sea due east of Italy (in English)
- Ancient name for Cadiz, Spain
- What is the modern name of Byzantium?
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- What country is Eburacum in?
- Modern name for Augusta Treverorum
- What country is Arausio in?
- Drepanum is on which coast of sicily?
- Modern name for Oea
- Ancient name for the sea of Marmora
- What region of Italy is Rome in?
- Ancient name for Portugal
- Which direction is Lesbos from the Black sea?
- Modern name for Londinium
- Ancient name of Bodrum, Turkey
- Ancient name for Amman, Jordan
- Ancient name for Ireland
- Modern name for helvetia
- Ancient name for the Seine River, France
- What temple in rome was dedicated to Athena?
- The name of the grouping of islands in the south Aegean Sea
- What was the mountain that the Greeks believed the gods lived on?
- Modern name for the strait connecting the Propontis/Aegean sea to the Black sea
- Modern name for Colonia Agrippina
- Which forum resided between the Palatine and Capitoline hills in Rome?
- Which direction is Sicily from Italy?
- Modern name for Emerita Augusta
- Modern name for Etruria
- What country is Neapolis in?
50 Clues: Modern name for Oea • Ancient name for Spain • Modern name for Corcyra • Modern name for Arausio • Modern name for Etruria • Ancient name for Ireland • Modern name for helvetia • Modern name for Patavium • Ancient name for Portugal • Modern name for Londinium • What country is Arausio in? • What country is Serdica in? • What country is Carrhae in? • What country is Eburacum in? • ...
European Geography 2025-04-15
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- The capital of Norway
- Hungary’s larger neighbor to the east
- This river flows through the Apennine Peninsula
- This Serbian capital city developed on the banks of the Danube
- The strait separating Spain from Africa
- Fed by the River X, this region developed into a strong industrial base for Germany
- The Roman ____ were a series of walls, forts and watchtowers stretching from the Rhine to the Danube.
- This mountain range gives Europe its natural boundary from Asia.
- Huns, Scythians, Mongols and Turks were all originally ___
- Stream This ocean current brings the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean to Europe’s coastal regions, warming its continental winds.
- Originating in the Swiss Alps, this river marks the Franco-German border before emptying into the North Sea
- This mountain range forms a border between Spain and France
- The capital of Croatia
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- This country separates the length of Norway from Finland
- Podgorica is its capital city
- This mountain range of Central & Eastern Europe, provides a natural border between Slovakia and Romania.
- This tiny Alpine country is wedged between Switzerland and Austria
- Situated east of X, this dry-weather coniferous forest, has a permanently frozen topsoil
- The capital of Switzerland
- This peninsula, to the south of Ukraine, extends into the Black Sea
- Our crossword wouldn’t be complete without this Slovenian capital with its funky spelling
- The Vikings sailed through this river to reach the Caspian Sea
- This river links the countries of the Balkan Peninsula to each other
- These grasslands to the north of the great Eurasian mountain chain provided a corridor for pastoral nomads.
- This river flows through Paris
25 Clues: The capital of Norway • The capital of Croatia • The capital of Switzerland • Podgorica is its capital city • This river flows through Paris • Hungary’s larger neighbor to the east • The strait separating Spain from Africa • This river flows through the Apennine Peninsula • This country separates the length of Norway from Finland • ...
China geography 2025-03-26
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- A popular beach in Guangdong
- A coastal coastal city in Guangdong
- A volcanic region in Yunnan
- Home to the famous Shaolin Temple
- Known for its unique rock formations
- The highest peak in Sichuan Province
- The highest mountain in the world
- The primary river in northern China
- A major river in northern China that flows into the Bohai Sea
- A crater lake on Changbai Mountain formed by a volcanic eruption
- The third longest river in China
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- A famous tropical beach in Santa
- A major tributary of the Yangtze River
- Home to Heaven lake
- Part of the volcanic system in Heilongjiang Province
- The longest artificially shiver in the world
- Field Located in Hainan
- Forms part of the border between China and Russia
- A scenic beach in Beihai
- One of China’s four sacred Buddhist mountains
20 Clues: Home to Heaven lake • A scenic beach in Beihai • Field Located in Hainan • A volcanic region in Yunnan • A popular beach in Guangdong • A famous tropical beach in Santa • The third longest river in China • Home to the famous Shaolin Temple • The highest mountain in the world • A coastal coastal city in Guangdong • The primary river in northern China • ...
Roman Geography 2025-03-25
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- direction that is occidens
- urbs australis of Rome, ubi Caecilius habitat
- What Romans called the Mediterranean, "our sea"
- flumen
- mare
- provincia
- direction that is borealis
- Ancient nomen for modern day Spain
- urbs
- Rome's rival urbs, located in Africa
- people who lived borealis of the Roman Empire, "bearded"
- flumen that connects Rome to the sea
- Ancient nomen for modern day France
- aqua
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- direction that is australis
- The main mare of the Ancient world
- mons
- Ancient nomen for modern day England
- Its nomen means "Smaller Asia"
- Country where the Nile Flumen is located
- direction that is oriens
- Flumen in Aegypta
- Ancient nomen for modern day Greece
- insula south west of Italy's "toe"
- insula
- terra
26 Clues: mons • mare • urbs • aqua • terra • flumen • insula • provincia • Flumen in Aegypta • direction that is oriens • direction that is occidens • direction that is borealis • direction that is australis • Its nomen means "Smaller Asia" • The main mare of the Ancient world • Ancient nomen for modern day Spain • insula south west of Italy's "toe" • Ancient nomen for modern day Greece • ...
Australia Geography 2025-05-01
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- Head of state
- the day that the Government apologizes to the aborigines
- What can be found in the Great Barrier Reef
- Large marsupial
- trading partner for Australia
- Australia natural resources
- Biggest reef ever
- have a broad diet including fresh meat, fish, eggs and carrion.
- A monolith
- explorer that found australia
- Australia's dry interior
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- Was claimed by a British explorer
- where does most of Australia’s water supply come from
- land down ?
- which part of Australia would a tropical climate be found
- Australia's voting age
- When the Australians took kids and put them in different homes
- Native to Australia
- Australia invest heavily in
- marsupial but not a bear
20 Clues: A monolith • land down ? • Head of state • Large marsupial • Biggest reef ever • Native to Australia • Australia's voting age • marsupial but not a bear • Australia's dry interior • Australia natural resources • Australia invest heavily in • trading partner for Australia • explorer that found australia • Was claimed by a British explorer • What can be found in the Great Barrier Reef • ...
Geography Vocab 2025-04-15
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- The movement of people or goods from one place to another, using various methods like cars, buses, trains, ships, and airplanes.
- Resources- Materials and substances that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain, such as water, minerals, and forests.
- The introduction of new ideas, products, or methods that improve existing systems or create entirely new ways of doing things.
- A measure of how hot or cold something is, usually measured in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit.
- The shared beliefs, values, customs, and practices of a group of people, which can include language, art, and traditions.
- Policies- Decisions and actions taken by government to address issues affecting the public, often influencing how services are provided.
- of View- The perspectives or opinions that individuals hold based on their experiences, beliefs, and backgrounds.
- Materials or assets that can be used to produce goods and services, including natural resources, human resources, and capital.
- change or adjust to new conditions or environments in order to survive or thrive.
- Conditions- The surrounding factors in an environment, including air quality, weather, and the presence of plants and animals.
- The height of a location above sea level, which can affect climate and weather patterns in that area.
- The process by which businesses, cultures, and economies become interconnected and operate on a global scale.
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- Characteristics-The features that describe how humans interact with the environment, including population density, urbanization, and cultural practices.
- A specific area defined by certain characteristics, such as geography, climate, culture, or political boundaries.
- The measurement of how far north or south a location is from the equator, expressed in degrees.
- The measurement of how far east or west a location is from the Prime Meridian, also expressed in degrees.
- Resources- Resources that cannot be replaced once they are used up, such as fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas.
- Disasters- Severe and unexpected events caused by natural processes of the Earth, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, and wildfires.
- Needs- The fundamental requirements for human survival, including food, water, shelter, and clothing.
- The way in which goods, services, or resources are spread out or delivered to different people or places.
- Characteristics- The natural features of a place or region, such as mountains, rivers, and valleys, as well as climate and vegetation.
- to Resources- The ability to obtain or use materials, tools, or information needed to accomplish something.
- The process of sharing information, thoughts, or feelings between people through speaking, writing, or using body language.
- Currents- Large-scale movements of seawater that flow through the oceans, affecting climate and weather patterns around the world.
- The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry, which can include tools, machines, and software.
- To change or adjust something to make it better or more suitable for a specific purpose.
- The long-term pattern of weather in a particular area, including temperature, humidity, and precipitation.
27 Clues: change or adjust to new conditions or environments in order to survive or thrive. • To change or adjust something to make it better or more suitable for a specific purpose. • A measure of how hot or cold something is, usually measured in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit. • ...
Africa Geography 2024-10-10
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- An endemic species to Africa
- Massive nature reserve where a lot of wildlife settles
- Word to describes species that can only be found in one place
- River that flows through Northwest Africa
- Stretch of land about 1000 miles long on the West side of Africa
- Just straight up flat land
- Desert in the South of Africa
- Where Mount Kilimanjaro is located in the Horn of Africa
- Elevated piece of flat land
- Where the massive rainforest is!
- World's largest hot desert
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- You can find them on the Swahili Coast
- When an environment becomes much more dry and without vegetation
- Longest river in the world located in Egypt
- Where a river splits into several parts usually by sediment
- Ocean that borders the Swahili Coast
- Massive sand dune
- Where two tectonic plates separate
- Transition Zone between Sahara and Savanna
- Grasslands where the lions live
20 Clues: Massive sand dune • Just straight up flat land • World's largest hot desert • Elevated piece of flat land • An endemic species to Africa • Desert in the South of Africa • Grasslands where the lions live • Where the massive rainforest is! • Where two tectonic plates separate • Ocean that borders the Swahili Coast • You can find them on the Swahili Coast • ...
Geography: Migration 2024-10-02
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- In 2020, 281 million of the 7.8 billion people on Earth were NOT living here?
- An environmental or political figure that hinders migration.
- Which region saw the largest number of immigrants between 2000 and today?
- What country do people migrate to the most?
- What country is the same as the U.S. example of interregional migration?
- What is the principal type of interregional migration?
- A person who is forced to migrate to another country to avoid armed conflict.
- What is it called when migrants transfer money back to their people in the country they migrated from?
- People immigrating out of urban areas they immigrated into rural areas.
- Due to a "removal" act in 1880, these people were forced to migrate here in the United States.
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- Modern technology and increased development in rural areas can do this to migration.
- In the 1880s, these two continents began to see a large increase in migration from rural areas to cities.
- Distance, characteristics, and reasons are the three groups of principles of this 19th century geographer.
- What are the two principle scales of migration?
- What two countries to people migrate from the most?
- Restructuring, such as the decline in manufacturing and increased services are this type of reason for migration.
- The opening of this was the most prominent example of interregional migration in the U.S. in the 1800s.
- The difference between the number of immigrants and the number of emigrants is known as what?
- What type of migration can be described as urban to suburban?
- When you move to another spot inside that same country is known as what type of migration?
- The #1 reason why people migrate is to find this.
- In the 19th century, 90% of immigrants to the United States came from here.
- International migration is most common in countries at what stage of the demographic transition model?
- 30% of the world's migrants live here.
24 Clues: 30% of the world's migrants live here. • What country do people migrate to the most? • What are the two principle scales of migration? • The #1 reason why people migrate is to find this. • What two countries to people migrate from the most? • What is the principal type of interregional migration? • An environmental or political figure that hinders migration. • ...
Geography 6.6 2024-07-04
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- Production of goods and services done in developing countries where labor is cheap
- Large Companies that are involved in foreign finance, investments and shipping of goods and services
- This factor primarily comes from the migrants home
- When Countries become more and more dependent on each other.
- One indicator of climate change
- Obtaining goods and services through import and export
- The rise of temperature of the Earth's surface due to human activity
- Linking of nations by trade, technology and communication
- Ensures that exchange rates remain stable
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- Set up to promote fair trade practices between countries
- Trapping of the sun's warmth in the lower atmosphere
- A political and economic union between 28 countries
- This factor primarily comes from the influences around the migrant
- Treaty between Mexico, Canada and the United States - Also known as the North American Free Trade Agreement
- Provides low interest loans and technical support to developing countries
- a sequence of stages involved in the creation of goods or services
- Someone facing displacement due to conflict, violence, disaster and other reasons in their country
- Colorless gas that is used for refrigerant, and arousals
- The act of treating someone unfairly for your own gain
- Long-term changes in weather patterns
- Involvement of People, governments and companies
21 Clues: One indicator of climate change • Long-term changes in weather patterns • Ensures that exchange rates remain stable • Involvement of People, governments and companies • This factor primarily comes from the migrants home • A political and economic union between 28 countries • Trapping of the sun's warmth in the lower atmosphere • ...
Geography Skills 2024-08-22
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- the side of the mountain that faces the most wind and rainfall
- the layer of gases that surround the Earth
- areas with official borders
- the point where the sun is directly above the equator
- theory of how the Earth's physical features are created through the movement of plates below the surface
- generally describing a position on Earth
- exact position on Earth
- the rigid outer layer of the Earth
- includes all forms of water on Earth
- height above sea level
- a large, slow-moving mass of ice
- the inconsistent, day-to-day atmospheric conditions for an area
- includes the world's ecosystems, living things
- phenomenon in places north of the Arctic Circle or south of the Antarctic Circle where the sun remains visible at midnight for a 24 hour period.
- the process of breaking down through physical or chemical processes
- the side of a mountain sheltered from the wind, usually dry
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- the effect from when a mountain creates a desert-like area on it's leeward side
- the consistent atmospheric conditions for an area
- global positioning system
- an area defined by people's opinions and attitudes
- map with a theme
- the movement of the earth around the sun
- a system used to capture and analyze geographic data
- an area organized around a focal point, with surrounding areas linked by transportation, trade, or communication
- the process of moving rock, soil, or sand by natural forces
- an imaginary line that Earth rotates around
- the phenomenon where certain gases trap heat in the atmosphere
27 Clues: map with a theme • height above sea level • exact position on Earth • global positioning system • areas with official borders • a large, slow-moving mass of ice • the rigid outer layer of the Earth • includes all forms of water on Earth • the movement of the earth around the sun • generally describing a position on Earth • the layer of gases that surround the Earth • ...
Geography Practice 2024-08-29
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- a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water
- a long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth
- a cascade of water falling from a height
- an area of low-lying, uncultivated ground where water collects
- a deep, narrow gorge with steep sides
- a fertile spot in a desert, where water is found
- a deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it
- a large body of water surrounded by land
- a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles
- a natural depression on the earth's surface, typically containing water
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- a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream
- a naturally raised area of land, but not as high as a mountain
- a large natural elevation of the earth's surface
- a region characterized by grassland plains
- a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade
- a large area of flat land with few trees
- a dry, waterless, and barren area of land usually covered with sand
- a large area covered mostly with trees and undergrowth
- a large, elevated piece of land that extends into a body of water, such as a lake, river, or ocean
- an artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to carry water for irrigation
- an area of low-lying land which is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide, and typically remains waterlogged at all times
- a fast-flowing part of a river
22 Clues: a fast-flowing part of a river • a deep, narrow gorge with steep sides • a large area of flat land with few trees • a cascade of water falling from a height • a large body of water surrounded by land • a region characterized by grassland plains • a large natural elevation of the earth's surface • a fertile spot in a desert, where water is found • ...
Geography Vocabulary 2024-08-20
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- smaller streams and rivers that flow into a main river
- A large body of salt water
- a large area of flat land with few trees
- large natural stream of water that runs through the land
- a body of water surrounded by land
- 0 degrees longitude
- Distance east or west of the prime meridian
- Distance north or south of the equator
- a nation or area of land that is controlled by one government
- part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally larger and more deeply indented than a bay
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- A landform with high elevation
- one of the seven large landmasses on the earth
- part of a large body of water that is smaller than a gulf
- a small area of land that is higher than the land around it
- a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely
- a piece of land surrounded by water
- an area of low land between hills or mountains
- a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
- area of high, flat land
- An imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole
20 Clues: 0 degrees longitude • area of high, flat land • A large body of salt water • A landform with high elevation • a body of water surrounded by land • a piece of land surrounded by water • Distance north or south of the equator • a large area of flat land with few trees • Distance east or west of the prime meridian • one of the seven large landmasses on the earth • ...
USA Geography 2024-09-17
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- Mountain range east of California. (2 words)
- Tributary of the mighty Mississippi.
- Largest state.
- River that borders Mexico. (2 words)
- Geyser that erupts more than any. (2 words)
- Tallest mountain in continental USA.
- Number of stars on USA flag.
- Largest bear species in USA.
- World's first national park.
- Great Lake Canadians rely on for drinking water.
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- Desert state capital Salt Lake City.
- Hottest, driest and lowest National Park.(2 words)
- Largest mountain system in USA. (2 words)
- Longest shoreline of all Great Lakes.
- River that flows into Kansas City.
- Great Lake with a spooky name.
- Enormous stretches of flat grassland. Bison home.
- Deadliest Great Lake. Most deaths.
- Largest of the Great Lakes.
- Least populated state.
20 Clues: Largest state. • Least populated state. • Largest of the Great Lakes. • Number of stars on USA flag. • Largest bear species in USA. • World's first national park. • Great Lake with a spooky name. • River that flows into Kansas City. • Deadliest Great Lake. Most deaths. • Desert state capital Salt Lake City. • Tributary of the mighty Mississippi. • ...
Africa Geography 2025-10-31
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- The process of establishing control and settlements in foreign lands
- The highest mountain in Africa, located in Tanzania
- The largest hot desert in the world, covering most of Northern Africa
- A dry region with little rainfall and few plants
- The ocean west of Africa where millions of enslaved Africans were transported
- A man-made waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, important for trade
- The world’s longest river that flows north through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean
- The race among European nations to claim African territory in the 1800s
- The variety of ethnic groups, languages, and traditions found across Africa
- The forced movement of Africans across the Atlantic to work as slaves
- A powerful West African kingdom known for wealth and trade in gold and salt
- Historical trade route connecting Africa, Europe, and the Americas, involving goods and enslaved people
- The period when African nations fought to gain freedom from European rule
- Materials such as oil, diamonds, and minerals that are abundant across Africa but unevenly distributed
- A region near the Equator with dense vegetation and heavy rainfall
- A massive trench system in Eastern Africa formed by tectonic activity
- A large river system that flows through Central Africa and the tropical rainforest
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- A grassy plain with scattered trees, home to elephants, lions, and giraffes
- Leader who fought against apartheid and became South Africa’s first Black president
- A semi-dry grassland region found between deserts and wetter areas
- A system of racial segregation and discrimination once enforced in South Africa
- 1884–1885 meeting where European nations divided Africa among themselves
- A precious metal that made West African empires like Mali wealthy
- The imaginary line dividing Earth into northern and southern halves that crosses central Africa
- A transition zone between the Sahara Desert and the savanna
- Africa’s largest lake and a major source of the Nile River
- A semi-arid desert region in southern Africa that supports some vegetation and wildlife
- A climate with hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters found along North Africa’s coast
- A desert along the southwestern coast of Africa known for its red sand dunes
- A mountain range in northwestern Africa that stretches through Morocco and Algeria
- A valuable mineral traded across the Sahara, once worth its weight in gold
31 Clues: A dry region with little rainfall and few plants • The highest mountain in Africa, located in Tanzania • Africa’s largest lake and a major source of the Nile River • A transition zone between the Sahara Desert and the savanna • A precious metal that made West African empires like Mali wealthy • A semi-dry grassland region found between deserts and wetter areas • ...
Population Geography 2025-09-18
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- Dislike or fear of foreighners
- Human factor
- High fertility rate
- Negative growth
- Wars and conflict
- How many in an area
- Physical factor
- Developing country
- Physical expansion of cities
- Unwilling to return their country because of fear
- Entering a country
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- Looking for work
- Compels people to migrate
- Death rate
- Movement of people
- Leaving a country
- Rapidly expanding population
- Study of populations
- Developed country
- Atracts people
- Where people live
- Stage 4 population
- One Child Policy
23 Clues: Death rate • Human factor • Atracts people • Negative growth • Physical factor • Looking for work • One Child Policy • Leaving a country • Developed country • Wars and conflict • Where people live • Movement of people • Stage 4 population • Developing country • Entering a country • High fertility rate • How many in an area • Study of populations • Compels people to migrate • Rapidly expanding population • ...
physical geography 2025-09-23
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- land fit for growing crops
- the crest dividing north Americas major river systems into those flowing eastward and those flowing westward
- area which is at or near the foot of a mountain region
- Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan where cooler summers and rockier, less fertile soil means lots of dairy cattle
- happens when the value of a country’s exports is less than the value of its imports
- Dakotas, Montana, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Texas
- air pollution resulting from chemical reactions involving sunlight and automobile/industrial exhaust
- process of buying run-down homes and restoring them
- region that lies far away from major population centers
- events in the physical environment that can destroy human life and property
- soil deposited by streams or rivers
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- form along the parts of the coastal plain
- 1992 trade agreement between US, Canada, and Mexico eliminating tariffs on goods moving between these countries
- feeling of strong political emotional loyalty to one’s own region
- region which stretches from Nebraska to Ohio which specializes in growing corn
- the belief that certain parts of a country should be independent
- government districts similar to states
- low area of land, generally surrounded by mountains
- south of San Francisco, leading center of computer technology
- place where magma wells up to the surface from Earth's mantle
20 Clues: land fit for growing crops • soil deposited by streams or rivers • government districts similar to states • form along the parts of the coastal plain • process of buying run-down homes and restoring them • low area of land, generally surrounded by mountains • area which is at or near the foot of a mountain region • ...
USA Geography 2025-12-04
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- Highest peak in North America.
- Powerful river of the Pacific Northwest.
- Long mountain range from Canada to New Mexico.
- Eastern U.S. mountain chain.
- Capital of New York.
- Major river flowing to the Gulf of Mexico.
- Capital of Montana.
- River bordering Manhattan.
- Capital of California.
- Capital of Oregon.
- Grande Forms much of the U.S.–Mexico border.
- Easternmost U.S. state.
- Capital of Arizona.
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- Mountain range containing Lake Tahoe.(2 words)
- Peninsula state with many beaches.
- Second-largest state.
- Capital of Idaho.
- Volcanic mountain chain in the Northwest.
- Capital of Wyoming.
- Capital of Washington.
- Most populous state.
- Capital known as the “Mile-High City”.
- River that carved the Grand Canyon.
- Capital of Texas.
24 Clues: Capital of Idaho. • Capital of Texas. • Capital of Oregon. • Capital of Wyoming. • Capital of Montana. • Capital of Arizona. • Most populous state. • Capital of New York. • Second-largest state. • Capital of Washington. • Capital of California. • Easternmost U.S. state. • River bordering Manhattan. • Eastern U.S. mountain chain. • Highest peak in North America. • ...
Geography Terms 2025-09-15
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- Lines of latitude help to determine weathern patterns for a region, also known as __________
- directions between cardinal directions
- imaginary line that divides earth into Western and Eastern Hemispheres
- imaginary lines that run paralles to the Equator
- when writing coordinates, longitude is written _______
- when writing coordinates, latitude is written _________
- imaginary line that divides earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres
- there are 5 of these; largest bodies of water on Earth
- Connecticut is located in the Northern and ______________ hemispheres
- imaginary lines of latitude and longitude
- Lines of longitude help determine these by making a new one every 15 degrees
- a synonym for "important"
- imaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole and measure distances east or west from the Prime Meridian
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- the exact place, such as an address or coordinates of latitude and longitude
- a special type of scientist who studies and predicts weather
- a design on a map that shows direction
- a place's position described by its relationship to another place using landmarks, distance, and directions
- north, east, south, west
- two points at the very top and bottom of a globe/Earth
- one of Earth's seven large landmasses
- the name of Mrs. Overchuk's dog
- half of the earth
- the name of the continent that is located in all four hemispheres
23 Clues: half of the earth • north, east, south, west • a synonym for "important" • the name of Mrs. Overchuk's dog • one of Earth's seven large landmasses • a design on a map that shows direction • directions between cardinal directions • imaginary lines of latitude and longitude • imaginary lines that run paralles to the Equator • ...
Cultural Geography 2025-12-10
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- how human behavior is expressed
- characteristics: Styles and designs of buildings that reflect culture or history.
- Signs in a place—street signs, store signs, and advertisements—that show language and culture.
- Land used for farming crops or raising animals.
- practices: Ways societies produce, buy, and sell goods and services, including production, trade, services, markets, labor, and transportation systems.
- A location that has unique or culturally meaningful characteristics.
- Relating to the whole world. Homogeneous: All the same or very similar; lacking differences.
- Patterns: How land are used -- for what purposes (commercial, agricultural, industrial, residential, religious, recreational, transportation)
- Areas with factories, warehouses, and production.
- Places where people live, such as houses and apartments.
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- Roads, railways, airports, and paths used for moving people or goods.
- When places look the same and lose cultural uniqueness. Unique or culturally meaningful: Something special to a group because it reflects their identity or traditions.
- features: Things that people build or create, such as buildings, roads, and bridges.
- Areas with stores, businesses, and services.
- Land used for churches, mosques, temples, and other places of worship. Recreational: Parks, sports fields, playgrounds, and other leisure areas.
- Five elements of culture, Culture, Human Environment Interaction, Economics, Social Organization, Political Organization
- The growing connection between countries through trade, travel, and communication.
- features: Natural parts of the Earth, like mountains, rivers, and forests.
- characteristics: Beliefs, traditions, and places of worship connected to a religion. Linguistic characteristics: The languages spoken in an area, including accents and writing systems.
- migration: The movement of people from one place to another to live.
- Writing systems a language uses, such as the Roman alphabet or Chinese characters.
21 Clues: how human behavior is expressed • Areas with stores, businesses, and services. • Land used for farming crops or raising animals. • Areas with factories, warehouses, and production. • Places where people live, such as houses and apartments. • A location that has unique or culturally meaningful characteristics. • ...
Africa Geography 2026-04-14
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- A religion that is also commonly practiced by all sorts of people in Africa. (bible)
- A religion that believes that spirits can possess a person. practiced by the Swahili
- What is this all about?
- When fertile land turns into desert
- Name of one of the longest rivers that goes south to lake victoria?
- A religion that is commonly practiced by all people of Africa, but mostly Arabs.
- lives on the East coast of Africa, they are an ethnic group.
- An island east of Africa
- A language the Quran is written in.
- Name of the lake that is connected to the Nile river?
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- When trees and vegetation get cut down or expunged of the area
- Migrated to south Africa and is connected to lots of languages. An ethnic group.
- An religion practiced by bantu. A belief that all animals and objects have a spirit.
- Africa's southern desert.
- Africa's largest desert.
- Name of the river that goes through the tropical rainforest?
- The name of Africa's northern mountains?
- The border south of the Sahara
- Lives in North Africa, mostly practices Islam. Is an Ethnic group.
- South of the Sahel and the Sahara
20 Clues: What is this all about? • Africa's largest desert. • An island east of Africa • Africa's southern desert. • The border south of the Sahara • South of the Sahel and the Sahara • When fertile land turns into desert • A language the Quran is written in. • The name of Africa's northern mountains? • Name of the lake that is connected to the Nile river? • ...
Physical Geography 2026-04-22
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- Dropping or settling of sediments
- Process where rocks are continuously formed and changed
- Molten rock on Earth’s surface
- Molten rock below Earth’s surface
- Plates move apart
- Flat region rich in farming land
- Old, rounded mountains in eastern Canada
- Movement of rock and soil by wind, water, ice, or gravity
- Remains of living things found in sedimentary rock
- Distance from the equator affecting temperature
- A mass of ice that moves and sculpts the land
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- Plates slide past each other
- The age of mammals and modern continents
- Scraping of rock against rock
- Rock changed by heat and pressure
- One plate sinks beneath another
- Higher altitude = cooler temperatures
- Oldest and most eroded landform region in Canada
- Mountains affecting rainfall patterns
- The hot, flowing layer beneath Earth’s crust
- Earth’s thin, outermost layer
- Wide volcano with gentle slopes
- A supercontinent where all landmasses were once connected
- Small, steep volcano made of volcanic fragments
24 Clues: Plates move apart • Plates slide past each other • Scraping of rock against rock • Earth’s thin, outermost layer • Molten rock on Earth’s surface • One plate sinks beneath another • Wide volcano with gentle slopes • Flat region rich in farming land • Rock changed by heat and pressure • Dropping or settling of sediments • Molten rock below Earth’s surface • ...
D8 Geography 2026-04-29
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- Kalaloch is __________________ of Forks
- road that connects SR104 with SR19
- George - Sherman - Newberry
- AKA SR310
- Belfair - Dosewallips - Fort Worden
- AKA SR308
- SR101 MP71
- Rain Forrest
- and Island with a state route that we generally don't patrol
- Chehalis - Sol Duc - Duckabush are a few examples
- milepost closest to the county line on SR8
- connects two states
- World's Longest Beach
- SR113 AKA _____________ Mountain
- Wahkiakum County Sheriffs Office
- SR101 MP300
- Tom-fourteen
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- Tribe North of Ocean Shores
- Port Ludlow is ____________ of Port Townsend
- this county boasts a highway called "the truck route"
- rest area
- Egg and _____
- twin bridges
- AKA SR303
- county line that connects 3 times in 7 miles
- V-48
- the mountain on SR4 about MP23
- it is a park and ride and a corner
- area of SR101 not in WSP's jurisdiction
- D2 Captain that is retiring after 40 years!
- Hood Canal Bridge
- it is at MP42
- AKA SR304
- landing that is a T intersection - not an actual landing
- SR101 MP256
35 Clues: V-48 • rest area • AKA SR310 • AKA SR303 • AKA SR308 • AKA SR304 • SR101 MP71 • SR101 MP256 • SR101 MP300 • twin bridges • Rain Forrest • Tom-fourteen • Egg and _____ • it is at MP42 • Hood Canal Bridge • connects two states • World's Longest Beach • Tribe North of Ocean Shores • George - Sherman - Newberry • the mountain on SR4 about MP23 • SR113 AKA _____________ Mountain • Wahkiakum County Sheriffs Office • ...
Asia Geography 2025-05-02
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- Mount Everest is it's highest point
- 40% of China's ______ comes from the Yangtze River
- Disputed land off the coast of China
- China and ______ are the most populated countries in Asia
- 77% of Russia's land is _________.
- The Yangtze River is located in ____________.
- Frequently overflows, referred to as "China's Sorrow"
- Ethnic group residing in Afghanistan
- A cold desert, located in Mongolia
- Siberia is home to Lake Baikal, the ________ lake in the world.
- Terrorist group responsible for 9/11
- Highly polluted river that runs through India & Bangladesh
- True or False: The United States funded the Taliban and their allies the Mujhadeen
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- Main religion of Afghanistan
- The Gobi is the largest ______ fossil deposit in the world
- ______ the population of the entire world lives in Asia
- Located in the Middle East, was once a land bridge between Africa & Asia
- One third of China's population lives around this river
- Siberia is home to about 40 different ______ tribes.
- Over 29,000 ft tall.
- The Ganges River is considered a _______ river to Hindus
- Mount Everest is located in _______.
- Disputed land in the Middle East
- Largest continent by size & population
24 Clues: Over 29,000 ft tall. • Main religion of Afghanistan • Disputed land in the Middle East • 77% of Russia's land is _________. • A cold desert, located in Mongolia • Mount Everest is it's highest point • Disputed land off the coast of China • Mount Everest is located in _______. • Ethnic group residing in Afghanistan • Terrorist group responsible for 9/11 • ...
IELTS - Geography 2026-06-11
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- — It has the longest coastline of any country in the world, stretching over 151,000 miles (243,000 km) across three oceans.
- Arabia — It is the largest country in the world without a single permanent, naturally flowing river, relying heavily on underground aquifers and desalination plants.
- — It is the only nation in the world that governs an entire continent, and it is surrounded by the Indian and Pacific oceans.
- — This Indian Ocean nation is the flattest country on Earth, with an average natural ground level of just 4 feet 11 inches above sea level.
- — Known as the "Land of Fire and Ice," it is a volcanic island where massive glaciers and active hot springs exist side by side.
- — It is the world's largest archipelagic state, comprised of roughly 17,500 islands stretching along the equator between the Indian and Pacific oceans.
- — It is primarily a desert country that relies entirely on the Nile River, the longest river in the world, to support its agriculture and population centers.
- — Named directly after the Equator, which runs right through the country, it also rules the Galapagos Islands, located about 600 miles off its coast.
- — It is the most sparsely populated sovereign country in the world, consisting mainly of vast semi-desert steppes and rugged mountains.
- — It features an incredibly diverse geography, bounded by the highest mountain range in the world (the Himalayas) in the north and the Indian Ocean to the south.
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- — An island nation made up of over 14,000 islands, it sits along the Pacific Ring of Fire and contains over 100 active volcanoes, including Mount Fuji.
- — Located off the southeast coast of Africa, roughly 90% of its native wildlife and plant species cannot be found anywhere else on Earth.
- — It occupies a strategic geographic crossroad, holding the narrow land bridge that connects North and South America and splits the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
- — It is home to the vast majority of the Amazon Rainforest, which produces roughly 6% of the world's oxygen and contains unmatched biodiversity.
- — It is one of the narrowest countries in the world, stretching 2,670 miles long north-to-south but averaging just 110 miles wide east-to-west.
- — It is the largest country in the world by land area, spanning 11 different time zones and covering more than one-eighth of Earth's inhabited land area.
- — It features a highly indented coastline with thousands of islands scattered across the Aegean and Ionian seas, where no point in the country is more than 85 miles from the coast.
- — A landlocked Himalayan country that contains eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including the highest peak on Earth, Mount Everest.
- — A landlocked European country famous for its towering Alps, it is also notable for its historic political neutrality and having four official languages.
- Africa — It is the only nation on Earth with three different official capital cities: Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial).
20 Clues: — It has the longest coastline of any country in the world, stretching over 151,000 miles (243,000 km) across three oceans. • — It is the only nation in the world that governs an entire continent, and it is surrounded by the Indian and Pacific oceans. • ...
