geography Crossword Puzzles
Geography terms 2016-01-11
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- lowland region surrounded by water
- body of water partially enclosed by land
- large body of ice that moves across the earth
- point of land projecting into a body of water
- a part of land that rises above all land
- a price of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
- densely overgrown land with tropical vegetation
- a deep narrow valley
- dry areas of land with no water
- large continuous body of salt water
- in deserts and one beaches
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- large body of salt water almost surrounded entirely by land
- a ring shaped island
- underground often having an opening in a side or a mountain
- a group of land islands
- an area of a sea or ocean partially enclosed by land bigger than a bay
- area of barren land with little vegetation
- shallow pool of water at the center of an atoll
- triangular section of land
- long body of water bigger than a channel connecting two water bodies
20 Clues: a ring shaped island • a deep narrow valley • a group of land islands • triangular section of land • in deserts and one beaches • dry areas of land with no water • lowland region surrounded by water • large continuous body of salt water • body of water partially enclosed by land • a part of land that rises above all land • area of barren land with little vegetation • ...
Geography Terms 2017-01-08
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- a high piece of land with a flat top and steep sides
- a long are of low land between mountains or hills
- flowing of water away from or back onto the land caused by pull of moon/sun
- a sheltered area of water where boats can be anchored
- a beach landform found where waves meet at an angle
- an area of land surrounded by water on all sides
- a deep valley with steep sides
- a shelf of rock coming out from a wall or cliff
- a mound or hill of sand built up by the action of the wind
- sandy or pebbly land at the edge of a lake, ocean or other body of water
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- a natural hole or hollow in the earth
- a particular area of water within an ocean or surrounded by land
- a path or course through a forest or other rural place
- a high piece of land that sticks out into a body of water
- a flow of water from the earth
- a small sheltered bay
- a deep, narrow valley and usually created by flowing water
- the vast body of salt water covering about three quarters of the earth
- a thick group of small trees or bushes growing together
- a high, steep face of rock or earth
20 Clues: a small sheltered bay • a flow of water from the earth • a deep valley with steep sides • a high, steep face of rock or earth • a natural hole or hollow in the earth • a shelf of rock coming out from a wall or cliff • an area of land surrounded by water on all sides • a long are of low land between mountains or hills • a beach landform found where waves meet at an angle • ...
Georgia Geography 2017-08-25
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- / Hilly region in North Central Georgia that is heavily populated.
- / Famous granite mountain located in the Piedmont Region.
- / Low, flat and warm region in South Georgia.
- / Canyon located in the Appalachian Plateau containing sandstone cliffs.
- / High,flat region in Northwest Georgia.
- / Most prominent feature of the Piedmont Region.
- / Georgia’s highest point.
- / North America’s largest freshwater swamp.
- / Region of the U.S. that contains Georgia.
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- / Northeastern region of Georgia with high mountains.
- / High region in North Georgia known for ridges.
- / Famous peak in the Appalachian Plateau to view seven states.
- / Long stretch of trail extending from the Blue Ridge to Maine.
- / Unnatural formation in the Coastal Plain.
- / Nation that contains Georgia.
- / Georgia’s longest river extending from the Blue Ridge to the Gulf of Mexico.
- / Latitude-based hemisphere that contains Georgia.
- / Ancient coastline separating the Piedmont from the Coastal Plain.
- / Group of islands protecting mainland Georgia.
- / Main export of the Ridge & Valley.
- / Capital of Georgia, located in the Piedmont.
- / Longitude-based hemisphere that contains Georgia.
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. • ...
Urban Geography 2017-11-16
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- Rules that govern urban growth
- When cars drive themselves
- Takes up 1/3 of city space
- The increase in percentage of population living in a city
- A shortage or deficiency of something
- The mayor of Ottawa
- We call infrastructure...
- When the chicken crosses the road
- Friendly and lively
- Meant to persuade or convince
- At least 10 000 000 people
- Small amount
- City-level government
- Meant to discourage urban sprawl
- Helping without the expectation of something in return
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- A neighborhood gets fixed up; the poor pushed out
- Centrum
- Another word for city
- For example, Little Italy
- A.Y.'s land use
- Redevelopment of polluted land
- To make something better; to fit something
- Another word for countryside
- Wasting away from disuse
- density An apartment building
- Eagleson and Hazeldean
26 Clues: Centrum • Small amount • A.Y.'s land use • The mayor of Ottawa • Friendly and lively • Another word for city • City-level government • Eagleson and Hazeldean • Wasting away from disuse • For example, Little Italy • We call infrastructure... • When cars drive themselves • Takes up 1/3 of city space • At least 10 000 000 people • Another word for countryside • Meant to persuade or convince • ...
Canadian Geography 2017-06-03
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- where you find Queen's Park
- founded by Champlain
- the most recent territory
- Louis Riel founded this province
- prime minister
- the birthplace of confederation
- a history of Coal mining and ship building
- Famous for its tides
- capital of BC
- the first territory
- where Neil Young is from
- Joni Mitchell & Mr. Khalsa hometown
- capital of Saskatchewan
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- national capital
- the Habs play here
- east coast harbour
- head of state
- on Baffin Island
- Known for its wheatfields
- capital of Yukon
- home of the Haida
- did not join until 1949
- hosts a rodeo
- capital of PEI
- capital of Northwest Territories
- capital of Alberta
- it had a famous gold rush
- west coast port city
- close to Detroit
- oil fields and rodeos
- most populated province
- premier of Ontario
32 Clues: head of state • hosts a rodeo • capital of BC • prime minister • capital of PEI • national capital • on Baffin Island • capital of Yukon • close to Detroit • home of the Haida • the Habs play here • east coast harbour • capital of Alberta • premier of Ontario • the first territory • founded by Champlain • west coast port city • Famous for its tides • oil fields and rodeos • did not join until 1949 • ...
Geography Crossword 2017-03-19
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- In Geography things or events can take place on many different spatial levels such as local, regional, national. International or global. It enables geographers to study explanations and outcomes at the different levels.
- How the Earth alters over time and how environments develop, transform or disappear.
- (of a species) likely to become endangered without intervention.
- Areas consisting of all living and non-living that occur naturally. Is not influenced by people.
- A living community of plants and animals within a natural environment.
- The links that exist between components of the environment.
- When one particular type of weather is common to an area.
- A large area on the Earth's surface that is defined by the types of plants and animals living there.
- The measure of the amount of productive land and water required to produce the resources that the population consumes.
- The local atmospheric conditions at a point in time.
- Where things are located on the Earth's surface.
- To continuously catch fish more than the ecosystem can naturally produce.
- Describes specific areas of the Earth's surface and can range.
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- Refers to how things are arranged on the Earth's surface and the ways people use and alter these arrangements.
- The ongoing capacity of the Earth to maintain all life.
- (of a species) seriously at risk of extinction.
- Manmade areas also referred to as 'built environments'.
- The surroundings or conditions in which people, plants and animals live.
- Viewed as any change or disturbance to the land perceived to be damaging or undesirable.
- Refers to any long-term change in the Earth’s climate or in the climate of region or city.
- Ecosystems created by humans for use by humans.
- The state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy that include a variation of physical, emotional, social, economic, environmental and political factors which will vary between each person.
- (of a species) to cease to exist.
- Refers to the long-term increase in the Earth’s average temperature.
- The presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance which has harmful or poisonous effects.
- distribution Shapes and patterns in which things are arranged on the Earth's surface.
26 Clues: (of a species) to cease to exist. • (of a species) seriously at risk of extinction. • Ecosystems created by humans for use by humans. • Where things are located on the Earth's surface. • The local atmospheric conditions at a point in time. • The ongoing capacity of the Earth to maintain all life. • Manmade areas also referred to as 'built environments'. • ...
World Geography 2017-05-22
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- leader who ended communism
- America's heartland
- An economy where goods are controlled by government
- One complete spin of the Earth.
- Predominant church in Russia
- Afghan responsible for 9/11
- Government with a king or queen
- To describe or chart the earth
- Imaginary lines that run E. and W.
- One reason for Arab Spring
- Tsar who had St. Peter's Basilica built
- Map makers
- Measures size of earth quake
- Currents carry heat from Earth's core
- Belief in one god
- America's "rust belt"
- Leader of Iraq at beginning of Iraq War
- Religion that practices the caste system
- Dalai lama is religious leader
- Religion founded by Abraham
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- America's most populous region
- When one plate goes under another
- Determines magnitude of earthquake
- Canada's government
- Government where person or group has power
- World's largest religion
- The last tsar of Russia
- leader of Russia
- When Earth revolves around the Sun
- Government where citizens hold the power
- Imaginary lines that run N. and S.
- America's sunbelt
- Tsar who created St. Petersburg
- When 2 plates slide against each other
- When two plates collide
- Economy controlled by supply and demand
- Religion that created algebra
- Belief in many gods
- Large ocean waves caused by earthquakes
- Took control of Afghanistan in 1996
40 Clues: Map makers • leader of Russia • America's sunbelt • Belief in one god • Canada's government • America's heartland • Belief in many gods • America's "rust belt" • The last tsar of Russia • When two plates collide • World's largest religion • leader who ended communism • One reason for Arab Spring • Afghan responsible for 9/11 • Religion founded by Abraham • Predominant church in Russia • ...
Coalface Geography 2017-06-13
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- National language of India (5)
- Known as the Windy City (7)
- Which ocean surrounds Antartica (8)
- Which mountain range separates Europe from Asia (4,9)
- The Black Forest is found here (7)
- Largest lake in Africa (4,8)
- World's largest active volcano (5,3)
- In which US state is Area 51 (6)
- Mount Kilimanjaro is found here (8)
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- The Grand Canyon is located in this state (7)
- A city located in both Asia and Europe (8)
- Deepest known location in Earth's oceans (10,4)
- Continent with the largest desert (9)
- Language spoken in Brazil (10)
- A region of Spain (9)
- Cuba is the largest island in this sea (9)
- Capital of Iceland (9)
- Capital of Lebanon (6)
- Yerevan is the capital of this country (7)
- Largest country in North America (6)
- The Giza Plateau is found here (5)
21 Clues: A region of Spain (9) • Capital of Iceland (9) • Capital of Lebanon (6) • Known as the Windy City (7) • Largest lake in Africa (4,8) • National language of India (5) • Language spoken in Brazil (10) • In which US state is Area 51 (6) • The Black Forest is found here (7) • The Giza Plateau is found here (5) • Which ocean surrounds Antartica (8) • Mount Kilimanjaro is found here (8) • ...
Geography Crossword 2018-01-18
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- Explains the meaning of symbols and colors on a map.
- Release of harmful stuffs into the environment as a result of human activities.
- An extreme form of hunger in which people suffer from a serious, or total, lack of energy and essential vitamins and minerals.
- A temporary situation in which a country or region doesn't have enough food to feed its population.
- Resources that are constantly replaced by nature and can be harvested indefinitely.
- The process of turning raw materials into finished products by factory.
- A fossil fuel in the form of a liquid.
- A type of farming which small amounts of labor, machinery, and fertilizer are used on a large farm.
- The process of extracting valuable metals and minerals from the earth's crust.
- The capacity to generate goods or services that have economic value.
- A condition in which health is damaged by an unbalanced diet that includes either too much or too little of one or more vital nutrient.
- Measurements on a map that represent an actual distance on the earth's surface.
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- Identifies areas shown and the topic, purpose, or focus on the map.
- large amounts of labor, machinery, and fertilizers are used on small farms.
- Organisms who's genetic structure has been changed to give them the characteristics that are seen as desirable.
- Lines running vertically from the north and south poles.
- Resources that can't be replaced by nature.
- Lines running horizontal around the globe.
- A device that helps with directions, such as north and south.
- A form of malnutrition caused by a dietary lack of one or more vital nutrients in the quantity needed for the body to develop and function properly.
- Rocks from which minerals or metals can be extracted for profit.
- The practice of growing crops and livestock to produce food, fiber, and fuel.
- A fossil fuel in the form of a solid.
- A book that is filled with maps.
24 Clues: A book that is filled with maps. • A fossil fuel in the form of a solid. • A fossil fuel in the form of a liquid. • Lines running horizontal around the globe. • Resources that can't be replaced by nature. • Explains the meaning of symbols and colors on a map. • Lines running vertically from the north and south poles. • ...
Geography Crossword 2018-01-18
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- Rocks from which minerals or metals can be extracted for profit.
- A fossil fuel in the form of a liquid.
- Lines running horizontal around the globe.
- Release of harmful stuffs into the environment as a result of human activities.
- large amounts of labor, machinery, and fertilizers are used on small farms.
- The process of turning raw materials into finished products by factory.
- Resources that can't be replaced by nature.
- The practice of growing crops and livestock to produce food, fiber, and fuel.
- A device that helps with directions, such as north and south.
- A condition in which health is damaged by an unbalanced diet that includes either too much or too little of one or more vital nutrient.
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- Resources that are constantly replaced by nature and can be harvested indefinitely.
- A temporary situation in which a country or region doesn't have enough food to feed its population.
- A fossil fuel in the form of a solid.
- Lines running vertically from the north and south poles.
- An extreme form of hunger in which people suffer from a serious, or total, lack of energy and essential vitamins and minerals.
- A form of malnutrition caused by a dietary lack of one or more vital nutrients in the quantity needed for the body to develop and function properly.
- The capacity to generate goods or services that have economic value.
- A type of farming which small amounts of labor, machinery, and fertilizer are used on a large farm.
- Organisms who's genetic structure has been changed to give them the characteristics that are seen as desirable.
- The process of extracting valuable metals and minerals from the earth's crust.
20 Clues: A fossil fuel in the form of a solid. • A fossil fuel in the form of a liquid. • Lines running horizontal around the globe. • Resources that can't be replaced by nature. • Lines running vertically from the north and south poles. • A device that helps with directions, such as north and south. • Rocks from which minerals or metals can be extracted for profit. • ...
Eurasia Geography 2018-02-28
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- tall trees, lots of rainfall, very cold
- body of water located east of Russia
- most of Siberia is covered with this, little to no plants
- More of Russia's land is on this side of the Ural Mountains
- longest river in Europe
- located below the Ural Mountains, large grassland area
- Body of water located north of Russia
- the Volga River could be described as
- Russia spans these two continents
- Why has the Aral Sea been shrinking since the 1960s?
- Black earth belt is great for
- in Siberia, just above Mongolian border; fed by 336 rivers; hold 20% of world’s freshwater; deepest lake in the world; surrounded by mountains
- Siberia is rich in natural resources, such as
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- Between Black Sea and Caspian Sea
- "the sleeping land"
- Which body of water contains the Bering Strait?
- world’s largest landlocked sea; sometimes referred to as the world’s largest lake
- developing these resources is difficult because of cold______, poor _____________, and distances to civilized areas
- How many times zones does Russia cover?
- What is one reason the Aral Sea is so polluted?
- Which mountain range is usually considered the dividing point between Europe and Asia
- no plants, northern Siberia
- located in the desert/steppe areas below the Urals
- triangle located in southern and western Russia, most farming and industry happens here
24 Clues: "the sleeping land" • longest river in Europe • no plants, northern Siberia • Black earth belt is great for • Between Black Sea and Caspian Sea • Russia spans these two continents • body of water located east of Russia • Body of water located north of Russia • the Volga River could be described as • tall trees, lots of rainfall, very cold • ...
Human Geography 2013-05-14
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- Ring of prosperous communities beyond the suburbs that are commuter towns for an urban area
- Central ________- Urban center that provides services to people living in the surrounding rural areas
- A process occurring in many inner cities in which they become dilapidated centers of poverty
- Peak Land Value ____________- The region within a settlement with the greatest land value and commerce
- A part of a country that is separated from the rest of the country and surrounded by foreign territory
- The dispersal of an industry that formerly existed in an established agglomeration
- The restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class
- Organized body of people under a single government
- Movement of upper and middle-class people from urban core areas to the surrounding outskirts
- Territory enclosed within an alien land
- The quantity of goods and services produced from each unit of labor input
- A subsidiary urban area surrounding and connected to the central city
- The market area surrounding an urban center
- Unplanned slum development on the margins of cities
- Sense of property and attachment toward its territory
- Net migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries
- Zone in ___________- an area of mixed commercial and residential land uses surrounding the CBD
- The maximum distance people are willing to travel to obtain a good or service
- Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states
- System by which goods and services are produced and distributed to meet peoples needs
- A discriminatory real estate practice in North America
- Large slum around Brazilian cities
- An area organized into a political unit
- _________ City- A country's leading city
- Massive, urban "blob" of overlapping, integrating metropolitan areas whose distinctive boundaries are increasingly becoming difficult to find
- Central ________ District (CBD)
- Shock _____- Urban place experiencing infrastructural challenges related to massive and rapid urbanization
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- Uneven __________- The increasing gap in economic conditions between core and peripheral regions as a result of the globalization of the economy
- Centers or nodes of high-technology research and activity
- The procuring of services or products from an outside supplier or manufacturer in order to cut costs
- A process involving the clustering or concentrating of people or activities
- ____-Size Rule- A pattern of settlements in a country, such that the nth largest settlement is 1/n the population of the largest settlement
- A peripheral area beyond the ring highway that contains squatter settlements
- Urban ________- The process of urban areas expanding outwards
- ____________ Base- A communities collection of basic industries
- Process by which companies move industrial jobs to other regions with cheaper labor
- ________ Cities- A city with a population greater than 10 million
- The term given to zones in Northern Mexico with factories supplying manufactured goods to the U.S. market
- To change from government or public ownership or control to private ownership or control
- A zone separating 2 zones in which neither state exercises political control
- Actions or activities that one person performs for another
- Burgess's ________ Zone Model
- An increase in the percentage and in the number of people living in urban settlements
- Illegal practice of inducing homeowners to sell their properties
- A policy of cultural extension
- Minimum number of people required to fuel a service
- Racial ___________- Steer towards a neighborhood predominantly that of ones own race, even done by relators
- A ring of land maintained as parks, agricultural, or other types of open space to limit the sprawl of an urban area
- ________ Ordinance- A law that limits the permitted uses of land and maximum density of development in a community
49 Clues: Burgess's ________ Zone Model • A policy of cultural extension • Central ________ District (CBD) • Large slum around Brazilian cities • Territory enclosed within an alien land • An area organized into a political unit • _________ City- A country's leading city • The market area surrounding an urban center • Organized body of people under a single government • ...
Political Geography 2013-05-14
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- countries composed entirely of islands
- group of frequently ethnic grouped-identification with a particular region of a state rather than with the state as a whole
- divisive force
- redrawing voting district boundaries in such a way as to give one political party maximum electoral advantage; reducing another e.g blacks right after civil war
- a pre-existing boundary
- the action of an ethnic group trying to separate and gain independence from the dominant state/ independent political unit occupying a defined, permanently populated territory having full sovereignty
- the natural landscape plus visible elements of material culture
- sense of unity binding the people of a state together; devotion of interests of a particular country or nation
- a state that is completely surrounded by another state
- boundary without obvious physical geographic basis
- aka UNCLOS; 1994, constitution for the ocean to protect resources
- a part of a state separated from the mainland by water or another state
- boundary line placed over an existing cultural pattern
- term applied to associations created by three or more states for their mutual benefit
- unifying force
- boundary without obvious physical geographic basis
- the calculated use of violence (or threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature
- States roughly circular in shape
- boundary line based on recognized physio-graphic features; e.g mountains, rivers
- state whose territory is interrupted by a separated, independent state totally contained in its borders
- boundary that has been established after the area in question has been settled and cultural characteristics are the bounded area
- policy of a state wishing to incorporate within itself inhabited by people who have ethnic or linguistic links with the country but that lies within a neighboring state
- culturally distinctive group of people occupying a specific territory and bound together by a sense of unity from a shared ethnicity or customs
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- disagreement between states over the control of the surface area
- long and narrow; most likely to be isolated and have more diversity of climate, resources, and people.
- aka separatism; movement by a dissident minority intent to achieve partial or total independence piece of territory from the dominant state around it
- state basically compacted in form but with one or more narrow extensions of territory
- try to rid of a minority group by death or force
- the study of geographical elements of the organization and results of elections
- aka EU; economic association established in 1957 by a number of West European countries; free trade
- state whose territory is identical to that occupied by a particular ethnic group or nation
- aka ethnographic boundary; boundary line that coincides with some cultural division; e.g religion
- when neighboring states disagree over policies to be applied over a boundary
- aka EEZ; zone of exploration extending 200 nautical miles seaward from a coastal state, established by the (UNCLOS)
- disagreement about the actual location of a boundary
- branch of human geography concerned with the spatial analysis of political phenomena
- disagreement over the control or use of shared resources, such as boundary river or jointly claimed fishing grounds
- the feeling that one was primary alligence to a traditional group or nation rather than to the state they are within
- a former boundary; marked by some cultural landscape
- the center, heart, or focus, such as the national heartland, the largest population, or most productive area
- transfer of certain powers form the state central gov. to separate political subdivisions
41 Clues: divisive force • unifying force • a pre-existing boundary • States roughly circular in shape • countries composed entirely of islands • try to rid of a minority group by death or force • boundary without obvious physical geographic basis • boundary without obvious physical geographic basis • disagreement about the actual location of a boundary • ...
U.S. Geography 2013-03-01
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- country North of the U.S.
- mountain range in the West
- large Michigan city
- ocean off the West coast
- country South of the U.S.
- state that is a group of islands
- longest U.S. river
- river that separates Oklahoma and Texas
- large Mississippi port city
- home to Disney World
- capital of South Carolina
- state where Statue of Liberty is
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- state North of Oklahoma
- northern most state
- state that is largest on the West coast
- capital of West Virginia
- state south of Oklahoma
- ocean off the East coast
- largest Great Lake
- smallest state
20 Clues: smallest state • longest U.S. river • largest Great Lake • northern most state • large Michigan city • home to Disney World • state North of Oklahoma • state south of Oklahoma • capital of West Virginia • ocean off the West coast • ocean off the East coast • country North of the U.S. • country South of the U.S. • capital of South Carolina • mountain range in the West • ...
Geography Crossword 2013-07-12
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- Combined effect of longshore current and beach drift
- Area where the land meets the sea
- Large-scale,continous movement of water in seas & oceans
- A steep & near-vertical rock face found along coast
- A bridge of rock above an opening
- Waves with a strong swash and a weak backwash
- Daily alternate rise and fall in sea level
- When the less resistant rocks are eroded away,what is formed
- Water that moves back to the sea from the beach
- Arrangement & composition of rock found in an area
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- A spit that connects an offshore island
- Waves with a strong backwash and a weak swash
- Ocean currents that flow parallel to a coast
- A pillar of rock in the sea left behind after an arch collapse
- The distance the wind has travelled over seas & oceans to form waves
- An area hollowed by wave action at the base of a cliff
- Hightest part of a wave
- A gentle sloping platform at the base of a cliff
- Lowest part of a wave
- Water that moves up the beach
20 Clues: Lowest part of a wave • Hightest part of a wave • Water that moves up the beach • Area where the land meets the sea • A bridge of rock above an opening • A spit that connects an offshore island • Daily alternate rise and fall in sea level • Ocean currents that flow parallel to a coast • Waves with a strong backwash and a weak swash • ...
Geography Defintions 2013-09-09
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- Map A map marked with contour lines.
- a high plain
- a large flat area
- is an area of land bordered by water on 3 sides
- fast flowing water
- The height of an object or point in relation to sea level
- Directions The directions given on a compass according to the North
- Any of the world's main continuous expanses of land
- created by the natural movement of shifting plates
- A period of 24 hours of the earth spinning on its axis to produce morning and night
- a elevated land with a flat top
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- a irruption causing natural land creation
- Directions The four cardinal directions or cardinal points are the directions of north, south, east, and west
- The point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is furthest from the sun
- An imaginary line about which the earth rotates at an angle of 23°
- Circle The parallel of latitude 66° 33′ south of the equator.
- – up and down land (hills)
- – a wetland with some overflowing areas but mostly shallow water.
- opening of river
- A book of different types of maps
20 Clues: a high plain • opening of river • a large flat area • fast flowing water • – up and down land (hills) • a elevated land with a flat top • A book of different types of maps • Map A map marked with contour lines. • a irruption causing natural land creation • is an area of land bordered by water on 3 sides • created by the natural movement of shifting plates • ...
Geography Definitions 2013-09-09
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- Imaginary lines that run parallel east to west
- the point in the orbit of the planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is furthest from the sun
- a triangular deposit of sand and soil that collects at the mouth of some rivers
- half of the earth
- any of the world's main continuous expanses of land
- an isolated flat - topped hill with steep sides
- a narrow waterway connecting two bodies of water
- a body of water particularly enclosed by land
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- a stream flowing between hills or mountains
- the height of an object or point in relation to sea level
- a dry, barren area of land
- a period of 24 hours of the earth spinning on its axis
- a river that flows into a larger river
- - Refers to all forms of plant life
- the height above a fixed reference point
- a slowly moving mass of ice
- a deep gorge, typically with a river flowing through it
- a narrow strip of land with water on both sides, connecting two larger areas of land
- a 3-D representation of the earth
- a waterway dug across land through which ships can pass through
20 Clues: half of the earth • a dry, barren area of land • a slowly moving mass of ice • a 3-D representation of the earth • - Refers to all forms of plant life • a river that flows into a larger river • the height above a fixed reference point • a stream flowing between hills or mountains • a body of water particularly enclosed by land • Imaginary lines that run parallel east to west • ...
Geography Crossward 2013-09-09
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- a point of land extending into a body of water
- a triangular deposit of sand and soil that collects at the mouth of some rivers
- a dry barren region that may be sandy without trees
- any one of the earth’s seven large land masses
- a drawing of all or part of the earth
- the diameter upon which the earth rotates OR an imaginary line running through the center of the earth.
- a group of islands
- the approximate time for one rotation of the earth – 24 hours
- latitude running east and west around the earth parallel to the equator.
- part of an ocean extending into land and usually larger than a bay
- a waterway dug across land where ships can pass through
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- Hemisphere the hemisphere with the maximum water area.
- Hemisphere The half of the earth that contains Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia and their waters.
- land surrounded by water on all sides but one
- a body of water, partly enclosed by land, but has a wide outlet to the sea.
- a sheltered area of water where ships can anchor their boats.
- the start of a river or stream
- the divisions of the year – spring, summer, winter, fall – determined by the position of the earth relation to the sun
- Circle an imaginary line of latitude 66 degrees, 30 minutes north of the equator
- a broad and flat or gently rolling area, usually low in elevation
20 Clues: a group of islands • the start of a river or stream • a drawing of all or part of the earth • land surrounded by water on all sides but one • a point of land extending into a body of water • any one of the earth’s seven large land masses • a dry barren region that may be sandy without trees • Hemisphere the hemisphere with the maximum water area. • ...
physical geography 2013-11-26
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- my favorite colour
- it means " all land "
- is on december 25th
- best friend
- to messure the amount of energy a earthquake gives off
- somthing everyoe loves
- the number of this line
- it's yummy
- become a crazy cat lady
- the zone of magma
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- never past this age
- highest class by mark
- Tectonics investigates how moving plates can create volcanos build mountains and trigger earthquakes
- when teh earth shakes
- teenagers can't live without it
- i want a I phone
- ejection of lava from a active volcano
- drift Theory of tectonic plates spreading apart
- throw it at someone
- like the shell of an egg
20 Clues: it's yummy • best friend • i want a I phone • the zone of magma • my favorite colour • never past this age • is on december 25th • throw it at someone • highest class by mark • it means " all land " • when teh earth shakes • somthing everyoe loves • the number of this line • become a crazy cat lady • like the shell of an egg • teenagers can't live without it • ...
European Geography 2014-01-14
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- Warsaw is the capital of this country
- Coastal country west of Sweden
- The coastal country bordered by Bosnia, Slovenia, Hungary and Serbia
- Surrounded on the north and south by Croatia
- The country between Ukraine and Romania
- Budapest is the capital of this country
- Skopje is the capital of this country
- Ljubljana is the capital of this country
- The small country bordered by Serbia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania and Montenegro
- The river that runs through Paris
- The large island country north of France
- The microstate north of France
- The island at the tip of Italy’s “boot”
- Mensk (Minsk) is the capital of this country
- Coastal country northwest of Germany
- Coastal country bordering Greece
- Southwest of Romania, between Bosnia and Bulgaria
- An island country west of the United Kingdom
- Paris is in this country
- The sea east of Greece
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- The sea between Sweden and Poland
- The country between Lithuania and Estonia
- The island located at the far eastern end of the Mediterranean
- The country that is between Portugal and France
- The sea between Italy and Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro and Albania
- Berlin is the capital of this country
- An isolated island country in the north Atlantic
- The country between Finland and Norway
- Bucharest is the capital of this country
- Surrounded by Germany, Hungary and Czech Republic
- North of Italy and east of France
- Podgorica is the capital of this country
- The large ocean to the west of Europe
- The country west of Spain
- The large sea in the southern part of Europe
- The Republic bordered Germany and Poland to the north
- French island between Sardinia and Italy
- Country east of the Gulf of Bothnia
- South of Belarus and west of Russia
- The peninsula country north of Germany
- Between Poland and Hungary
- Athens is the capital of this country
- Tallinn is the capital of this country
- The Italian island south of Corsica
- The sea between the UK, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway
45 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 • The river that runs through Paris • Country east of the Gulf of Bothnia • ...
Geography Vocab 2014-11-16
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- the lower end of a river where it flows into another body of water
- study of the features of the earth and of the places where plants and animals live and how they affect and are affected by their environments
- rain, hail, sleet, snow, and other types of moisture that fall to earth
- part of an ocean that has been identified by geographers as a distinct body of water with its own name
- stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river
- triangular shaped area of small islands of sediment that divide a river into smaller parts at its mouth
- all the weather that occurs in an area over a long period of time
- land that rises higher than hills above the surrounding area
- large area of level land that is higher than the surrounding land
- islands clustered together
- large area that experiences very hot and very cold temperatures and little precipitation but supports hardy grasses and other plants
- cone-shaped mountain formed by lava and or other materials that have erupted from the interior of the Earth
- piece of land extending beyond the rest of the shoreline into the ocean
- area of land lower than the surrounding land
- large area of flat or gently rolling, treeless land
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- one half of the earth
- deep narrow, steep-sided valley, often with a river on the floor
- flat or rolling land with few trees but covered with grasses
- land that rises to a summit no more than 1,000 feet above the surrounding area
- large part of the ocean that extends into the land
- narrow body of water that connects 2 larger bodies of water
- huge area of salt water
- treeless plain close to or above the Artic Circle
- area of land almost surrounded by water
- land completely surrounded by water
- imaginary line about 66 degrees north of the equator
- large amount of flowing fresh water
- area of an ocean, sea, lake, etc. that extends into the land
- narrow neck of land connecting 2 larger areas of land
- any independent nation with a name and a boundary
- coral reef enclosing a lagoon
- huge land mass
- dry area which receives such a small amount of precipitation that little or no plant or animal life can survive there permanently
- huge mass of slowly moving ice
- dry area of flat or rolling land that supports grasses but few trees
- imaginary line that circles the earth halfway between the poles
- long low lying area usually located between the ranges of hills or mountains
- area of land that is very wet year round and in which trees and shrubs grow
- highest point on a hill or mountain
- northern and southern most points on the Earth
- a body of water surrounded by land
41 Clues: huge land mass • one half of the earth • huge area of salt water • islands clustered together • coral reef enclosing a lagoon • huge mass of slowly moving ice • a body of water surrounded by land • land completely surrounded by water • large amount of flowing fresh water • highest point on a hill or mountain • area of land almost surrounded by water • ...
Geography Orals 2014-06-03
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- Who's Dad is at the Solomon Islands?
- What season is Australia most at risk of bushfires?
- What was the level of impact on the biosphere during the Queensland Flood?
- What movie was mentioned in the Amazon Deforestation presentation
- What sphere does acid rain affect?
- What day in 2006 did the Beaconsfield mine collapse occur?
- Was the Peru avalanche a national or international disaster?
- Where in the Solomon Island did the flood happen?
- How fast do bushfires spread?
- What was the bird that Isabelle Steele mentioned?
- What was the long term affect that effected the children in the Queensland Flood?
- What percentage of the Solomon Islands was affected?
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- What was the Solomon Island flood speed?
- What state in Australia did the Beaconsfield Mine collapse occur?
- How many people died in the Beaconsfield Mine Collapse
- What type of collapse was the Beaconsfield Mine Collapse
- What do floods cause?
- What Cyclone was the cause of the Solomon Island flood?
- What contributed to the Beaconsfield Mine collapse?
- How many people died in the Solomon Islands flood?
- What type of plan should everyone have?
- Did humans impact the Solomon Island floods?
- What various things are in acid rain?
- What does acid rain create?
24 Clues: What do floods cause? • What does acid rain create? • How fast do bushfires spread? • What sphere does acid rain affect? • Who's Dad is at the Solomon Islands? • What various things are in acid rain? • What type of plan should everyone have? • What was the Solomon Island flood speed? • Did humans impact the Solomon Island floods? • ...
Geography Review 2014-10-10
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- Country that borders the USA to the north
- California, Washington, and this state border the Pacific Ocean
- Capital of Montana
- Capital of Florida
- The biggest of the five Great Lakes
- Mountain range that extends from Alabama to New York
- This state's capital means "red stick." Parlez-vous Français?
- You can see the Statue of Liberty in this US State
- Waterbody to the west of Florida
- State that borders New Hampshire to the East
- Ocean on the east coast of the USA
- The capital of Maryland
- The capital of Hawaii
- Capital of Idaho
- This state's capital is Montpelier
- This state's capital is Montgomery
- State that borders Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey
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- The capital of Wyoming
- This state's capital is Topeka
- Lookin' for good barbeque? Head to this state. The capital is Raleigh.
- Capital of South Dakota
- This is the capital of our largest state
- The capital of the United States
- This state borders Pennsylvania and Indiana
- This state borders Canada and no other US States
- This state's capital is Jefferson City
- It's not just for country music! It's also the capital of Tennessee.
- This state's capital is Lansing
- This country lies to the south of the USA
- Capital of Mississippi
30 Clues: Capital of Idaho • Capital of Montana • Capital of Florida • The capital of Hawaii • The capital of Wyoming • Capital of Mississippi • Capital of South Dakota • The capital of Maryland • This state's capital is Topeka • This state's capital is Lansing • The capital of the United States • Waterbody to the west of Florida • Ocean on the east coast of the USA • ...
geography crossword 2014-08-28
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- /A system composed of nonliving or inorganic matter
- / The time in that time zone encompassing the prime meridian, or 0 degrees longitude
- / The spread of something over a given area
- / Relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space
- region / An area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristics.
- / The system composed of living organisms
- to Decay / The diminishing in importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin
- / The scientific study of ecosystems
- / All of the water on and near Earth’s surface
- region / An area organized around a node or focal point
- / The relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole
- / The process of spread of a feature or trend from one place to another
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- / The arrangement of something across Earth’s surface
- / Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope
- / A two dimensional, or flat, representation of Earth’s surface or a portion of it
- / The thin layer of gases surrounding Earth
- / The regular arrangement of something in a study
- / The science of making maps
- / The frequency with which something exists within a given unit of area
- diffusion / The rapid, widespread diffusion of a feature or trend throughout a population
- / All living organisms on Earth
- / A group of living organisms and the abiotic spheres with which they interact
- diffusion / The spread of a feature or trend among people from one area to another in an additive process
- information system / A computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data
- / The region from which innovative ideas originate
- / A system that determines the precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites, tracking stations, and receivers
- / The position of anything on Earth’s surface
- landscape / Fashioning of a natural landscape by a cultural group
28 Clues: / The science of making maps • / All living organisms on Earth • / The scientific study of ecosystems • / The system composed of living organisms • / The thin layer of gases surrounding Earth • / The spread of something over a given area • / The position of anything on Earth’s surface • / All of the water on and near Earth’s surface • ...
Human Geography 2014-10-24
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- Greenwich meantime - zero degrees ---------?
- Type of map. Internal representations of an area by an individual.
- A process of urban renewal - not wanted by everyone in Freo!
- Not in my backyard!
- An effect that sets in motion a sequence of further industrial employment.
- Port -------. Capital of PNG.
- Identification with a particular region of a state rather than with the state as a whole.
- Palestinian-administered city.
- The new epoch?
- There is a shortage of this for second and third generations in the Bialla Oil Palm Resettlement Scheme, PNG.
- The number of colours on the South African flag.
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- The word means submission (to the will of God).
- Introduction of new cultural traits (ideas, practices, material objects).
- A positive factor in migration.
- Money sent home by international migrants.
- A major Lingua franca in East Africa (think Kenya).
- The belief (in Israel) in the need to create an autonomous Jewish state in Palestine.
- Increasing interconnectedness of all parts of the world.
- French province in Canada.
- Protects and pollutes!
- A major ecological community occupying an extensive area of the earth.
- You can't monkey around with this type of city!
- Ale Test (anagram) The birth-place of Grunge.
- From popular culture. What a cool roo might do!
- '------ and Andy'. He suffered "the worst pain known to man"!
- A country with a planned economy. Maybe showing signs of transition to a commercial economy?
26 Clues: The new epoch? • Not in my backyard! • Protects and pollutes! • French province in Canada. • Port -------. Capital of PNG. • Palestinian-administered city. • A positive factor in migration. • Money sent home by international migrants. • Greenwich meantime - zero degrees ---------? • Ale Test (anagram) The birth-place of Grunge. • The word means submission (to the will of God). • ...
Geography terms 2014-12-15
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- Flat-topped, elevated landforms
- Dense growth of trees and other plants covering a large area
- Part of land that rises noticeably above the rest of the land
- a river or stream that flows into a larger river of stream
- densely overgrown land with tropical vegetation
- Deeper part of a river or harbor
- a group of closely scattered islands
- flat or gently rolling lands
- an inland grassland area
- Natural hot spring that emits a column of water and steam into the air
- piece of land completely surrounded by water
- large, continuous body of salt water
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- an are of low-lying wet land
- A row or chain of mountains
- Hill that rises abruptly from surrounding area with sloping sides and a flat top
- a stream of water of considerable volume
- One of the seven large landmasses on Earth
- Long, steep-sided, glacial valley now filled by seawater
- Vast treeless plains with permafrost and small, low plants
- Lowland between mountain ranges or hills often having a river or stream running along the bottom
- High, steep or overhanging rock face
- An artificial waterway used for irrigation or travel
- Narrow piece of land that connects two large landmasses and separates two bodies of water
- A narrow waterway or channel connecting two larger bodies of water
- body of water completely surrounded by land
25 Clues: an inland grassland area • A row or chain of mountains • an are of low-lying wet land • flat or gently rolling lands • Flat-topped, elevated landforms • Deeper part of a river or harbor • High, steep or overhanging rock face • a group of closely scattered islands • large, continuous body of salt water • a stream of water of considerable volume • ...
Geography Terms 2014-12-15
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- Sandy Shore of water
- Row of mountains
- Bigger type of hill with steep slopes and a peak
- One of seven
- Softly rolling lands
- Big body of salt water
- water is falling from a height
- water completely surrounded by land
- land completely surrounded by water
- Stream of water
- Lava rises from Earths Crust, mountains
- inland grass area
- Shoots out water and steam into the air
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- Shallow pool at the center of an atoll
- Wind blown Sandhills
- water on three sides
- Big body of ice moving
- scattered islands
- densely overgrown land
- Point of land going into water
- Opening in a Hill or A Cliff
- overhanging rock face
- ring shaped island
- a big fallen chunk of glacier
- Dry land, waterless
- flat topped elevated landforms
26 Clues: One of seven • Stream of water • Row of mountains • scattered islands • inland grass area • ring shaped island • Dry land, waterless • Sandy Shore of water • Wind blown Sandhills • water on three sides • Softly rolling lands • overhanging rock face • Big body of ice moving • densely overgrown land • Big body of salt water • Opening in a Hill or A Cliff • a big fallen chunk of glacier • ...
Geography Vocabulary 2015-05-26
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- / a large body of water that extends into a shoreline
- / area of level land at a low elevation that is usually covered with grass
- / a small land area completely surrounded by water
- / a series of connected mountains are called this
- / an area of land that is surrounded by lands of higher elevations (Often creates a bowl shape).
- / the position on land that is level with the surface of a nearby ocean or sea
- / a large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land
- / used as a way of measuring distances east and west
- / the lines on a global grid that measure degrees of longitude
- / the measurement of the height of land above sea level
- / a waterway between two land masses
- / the four bodies of salt water that surrounds a continent
- / a body of land that is surrounded on three sides by water
- / the seven large land masses on the earth
- / mountain created from liquid rock or ash
- / a large inland body of water
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- / elevated land with sloping sides and rounded summits
- / used as a way of measuring distances north and south
- / the lines on a global grid that measure degrees of latitude
- / a landform created from soil being carried downstream and deposited at its mouth
- / a stretch of high land that separates the river systems of a continent
- / the imaginary line halfway between the North and South Poles
- / a narrow body of water joining two larger bodies of water
- / the starting point for measuring distances east and west
- / the land that lies directly next to the ocean or sea
- / an area of low land between hills or mountains
- / the changes in elevation over a given area of land
- / land with steep sides that rises sharply from the surrounding land
- / a deep and narrow valley with steep walls
- / a stream of water moving in a definite directions through an ocean or other body of water
- / A point of land that extends into a river, lake or ocean
31 Clues: / a large inland body of water • / a waterway between two land masses • / the seven large land masses on the earth • / mountain created from liquid rock or ash • / a deep and narrow valley with steep walls • / an area of low land between hills or mountains • / a series of connected mountains are called this • / a small land area completely surrounded by water • ...
Geography Crossword 2015-07-14
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- irrigation Small amounts of water are allowed to drip from pipes and are positioned, along, above or beneath rows of crops.
- water Fresh water rivers, lakes, dams and aquifers.
- A half of the Earth; usually divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, but can also be western and eastern.
- Animal life.
- The wearing away of the land and rock by wind, water or ice.
- The process where water changes from a liquid state to a gaseous state.
- Height of the surface of the Earth above sea level.
- River A major river of South Asia, that begins in glaciers in the Himalayas.
- A large mountain range in South Asia extending across 2400 kilometres through Pakistan, India, Tibet, Nepal, and Bhutan. Mt Everest is located in the Himalayas.
- Plant life.
- A climate zone that receives less than an average 250 mm rainfall a year. Evaporation is very high in hot deserts.
- mitigation Measures taken to reduce floods or eliminate floods altogether, as with dams.
- Is the process where water changes from a gaseous state to a liquid state.
- cost The economic cost is the cost of choosing one alternative over another.
- rainfall Rainfall caused by warm moist air being uplifted due to heat, water vapour then condenses and falls as rain.
- An area characterised by sloping topography (landscape) that drains surface water into rivers, streams, lakes or oceans.
- The process where water soaks into the soil and underlying rock layers.
- A good is any made-made product, for example a car or a loaf of bread.
- Water stored under the ground.
- degradation The habitat or living space deteriorates or becomes of lower quality.
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- The average types of weather, including seasonal variations, experienced by a place over a long period of time.
- climate Areas inland with consistent climates that are influenced by a lack of proximity to large bodies of water.
- River A major river of the Indian subcontinent, which flows to the sea in the bay of Bengal.
- value Culture relates to how a society or people express their key beliefs and values in music, art, their thinking and behaviours. Cultural value relates to the importance of cultural activities.
- water Water available for plant growth as soil moisture. Almost all the world’s natural vegetation and most of its agriculture, depend on soil moisture.
- An interconnected system existing in a particular region, where animals and plants exist in communities and interact with the environment around them.
- irrigation Crops are flooded with water and then drained.
- A process whereby land becomes increasingly arid as a result of the diminishing of water bodies and vegetation.
- Something produced or left over in the process of making something.
- How far north or south of the Equator a location is. Changes in latitudes also can influence climates.
- irrigation Water is directed along furrows (lines) in the ground so that it flows among the crops.
- Refers to any process that removes excess salt and minerals from salty water in order to obtain potable (drinkable) fresh water.
- Suitable to live in or on.
- or mean The result of adding up all numbers in a set then dividing the total by the amount of numbers.
- Is the area where land meets the sea or ocean.
- value of water Water has economic value because it is scarce, useful and life sustaining.
36 Clues: Plant life. • Animal life. • Suitable to live in or on. • Water stored under the ground. • Is the area where land meets the sea or ocean. • water Fresh water rivers, lakes, dams and aquifers. • Height of the surface of the Earth above sea level. • irrigation Crops are flooded with water and then drained. • The wearing away of the land and rock by wind, water or ice. • ...
Geography stuff 2015-07-14
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- Animal life.
- A climate zone that receives less than an average 250 mm rainfall a year. Evaporation is very high in hot deserts.
- Insufficient supply or shortage.
- The interior region of a country
- A half of the Earth; usually divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, but can also be western and eastern.
- Is the process where water changes from a gaseous state to a liquid state.
- Fresh water rivers, lakes, dams and aquifers.
- Small amounts of water are allowed to drip from pipes and are positioned, along, above or beneath rows of crops.
- How far north or south of the Equator a location is. Changes in latitudes also can influence climates.
- The process where water changes from a liquid state to a gaseous state.
- The day to day climate conditions
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- The degree of sediment stirred up or suspended in water.
- Plant life.
- Water is sprayed under pressure over the crops.
- The average types of weather, including seasonal variations, experienced by a place over a long period of time.
- 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.
- The degree of sediment stirred up or suspended in water.
- Refers to any process that removes excess salt and minerals from salty water in order to obtain potable (drinkable) fresh water.
- Is the area where land meets the sea or ocean.
- Receiving less than 250 mm or precipitation per year.
- The wearing away of the land and rock by wind, water or ice.
21 Clues: Plant life. • Animal life. • Insufficient supply or shortage. • The interior region of a country • The day to day climate conditions • Fresh water rivers, lakes, dams and aquifers. • Is the area where land meets the sea or ocean. • Water is sprayed under pressure over the crops. • Receiving less than 250 mm or precipitation per year. • ...
Geography terms 2014-12-17
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- an are of low-lying wet land
- densely overgrown land with tropical vegetation
- Long, steep-sided, glacial valley now filled by seawater
- One of the seven large landmasses on Earth
- flat or gently rolling lands
- Deeper part of a river or harbor
- a group of closely scattered islands
- Vast treeless plains with permafrost and small, low plants
- body of water completely surrounded by land
- An artificial waterway used for irrigation or travel
- Dense growth of trees and other plants covering a large area
- Flat-topped, elevated landforms
- Natural hot spring that emits a column of water and steam into the air
- Narrow piece of land that connects two large landmasses and separates two bodies of water
- Hill that rises abruptly from surrounding area with sloping sides and a flat top
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- a stream of water of considerable volume
- High, steep or overhanging rock face
- A row or chain of mountains
- large, continuous body of salt water
- a river or stream that flows into a larger river of stream
- piece of land completely surrounded by water
- A narrow waterway or channel connecting two larger bodies of water
- Lowland between mountain ranges or hills often having a river or stream running along the bottom
- an inland grassland area
- Part of land that rises noticeably above the rest of the land
25 Clues: an inland grassland area • A row or chain of mountains • an are of low-lying wet land • flat or gently rolling lands • Flat-topped, elevated landforms • Deeper part of a river or harbor • High, steep or overhanging rock face • large, continuous body of salt water • a group of closely scattered islands • a stream of water of considerable volume • ...
Geography terms 2014-12-17
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- a stream of water of considerable volume
- closely scattered islands
- large, continuous body of salt water
- high, steep or overhanging rock face
- a sea or ocean partily enclosed by land
- densely overgrown land with tropical vegetation
- barren land with eroded peeks and ridges
- in deserts and beaches, wind blown sands that have formed hills
- vast treeless plains with permafrost and small, low plants
- a hill that rises from surrounding area with slopping sides
- flat-topped, elevated landform
- underground, hollow often
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- an area of low-lying wet land
- large chunks of ice that break off of glaciers
- an inland grassland area
- deeper part of a river or harbor
- steep descent of water from a hight
- shallow pool of water at the center of an atoll
- flat or gently rolling lands
- long, steep-sided glacial valley now filled by seawater
- a natural hot spring that emits a collumn of water
- deep narrow valley with high walls
- triangular section of land at a rivers mouth
- body of water completely surrounded by land
- sandy, pebbly or rocky shore of a body of water
25 Clues: an inland grassland area • closely scattered islands • underground, hollow often • flat or gently rolling lands • an area of low-lying wet land • flat-topped, elevated landform • deeper part of a river or harbor • deep narrow valley with high walls • steep descent of water from a hight • large, continuous body of salt water • high, steep or overhanging rock face • ...
Geography Crossword 2015-05-17
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- area around you
- removing the residue built up on the river bed
- built up area
- England Scotland Wales and Ireland
- map of a small area drawn to scale
- where the river meets the sea
- smaller stream or river meeting a bigger stream or river
- 2 cities have merged together
- a person that enters country to attack it
- where people do high tech research
- start of a river
- lines that go across the globe
- the part of the economy where people make, build or process things
- ...map- map in your head
- a person who takes over land to live on where no-one has lived before
- someone who moves to a different area or region
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- warning, land-use and dredging are examples of this engerneering
- flat land likely to flood
- maps must have a title, North Arrow and...
- where a stream or river meets
- slow as water sinks into the ground to meet the groundwater
- water can't soak through ....rock
- the most amount of rain falls in the....
- the river that joins the Avon at Tewkesbury
- blue icon of a tepee
- government part for flooding
26 Clues: built up area • area around you • start of a river • blue icon of a tepee • ...map- map in your head • flat land likely to flood • government part for flooding • where a stream or river meets • where the river meets the sea • 2 cities have merged together • lines that go across the globe • water can't soak through ....rock • England Scotland Wales and Ireland • ...
Geography Crossword 2015-08-29
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- Condition of the atmosphere in a certain place at a certain time.
- Erosion Large bodies of ice.
- Human geographers study how people interact with their environment.
- Community of plants and animals that depend on each other.
- geography Cultural geography.
- Physical features of particular shape.
- The study of weather.
- Specialists who describe Earth’s physical and human features.
- Removal of salt water.
- Bodies of water.
- Location The exact location.
- of Cancer Northernmost latitude to receive direct sunlight.
- Movement of people from place to place.
- Erosion Devastating winds.
- Divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
- Move warm and cold water.
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- Warming Believed to be caused by human activities such as the burning of coal, oil, and natural gas.
- Fresh water lying underground.
- Long term weather.
- Location Earth’s physical features.
- Like glass that keeps heat from escaping into space to fast.
- Began in the Age of Exploration.
- Carry rocks and soil.
- Occurs when masses of rock are broken down.
- Location Describes a places location relative to another place.
- Geographers study to understand how people transport things and where people want to live.
- Springs and wells that retrieve ground water.
- A fertile soil.
- Windless band called doldrums.
- of Capricorn Southernmost latitude to receive direct sunlight.
30 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. • Erosion Large bodies of ice. • Location The exact location. • geography Cultural geography. • Fresh water lying underground. • Windless band called doldrums. • Began in the Age of Exploration. • ...
Geography Crossword 2015-08-29
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- Location Earth’s physical features.
- A fertile soil.
- Long term weather.
- The study of weather.
- Began in the Age of Exploration.
- Location Describes a places location relative to another place.
- Warming Believed to be caused by human activities such as the burning of coal, oil, and natural gas.
- Fresh water lying underground.
- geography Cultural geography.
- Geographers study to understand how people transport things and where people want to live.
- Windless band called doldrums.
- Movement of people from place to place.
- Condition of the atmosphere in a certain place at a certain time.
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- Divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
- Bodies of water.
- Location The exact location.
- Human geographers study how people interact with their environment.
- Erosion Large bodies of ice.
- Removal of salt water.
- Springs and wells that retrieve ground water.
- Specialists who describe Earth’s physical and human features.
- of Capricorn Southernmost latitude to receive direct sunlight.
- Like glass that keeps heat from escaping into space to fast.
- Occurs when masses of rock are broken down.
- Community of plants and animals that depend on each other.
- Physical features of particular shape.
- Move warm and cold water.
- Carry rocks and soil.
- Erosion Devastating winds.
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. • ...
Coasts Geography 2021-09-16
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- When a spit grows across a bay
- Erosion caused when rocks bump into each other and break up into smaller pieces
- a type of coastal defence with rocks in cages
- the collapse of the cliff due to freeze-thaw weathering
- formed due to hard rock eroding more slowly than soft rock
- The movement of eroded material.
- Occurs when material being transported by the sea is dropped due to the sea losing energy.
- The wearing away and removal of material by a moving force, such as a breaking wave.
- An isolated pillar of rock left when the top of an arch has collapsed.
- Large boulders dumped on the beach as part of the coastal defences.
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- a ridge of sand formed by the wind
- The zigzag movement of sediment along a shore
- a depositional landform formed when a beach sticks out to sea.
- A rocky, level shelf at or around sea level representing the base of old, retreated cliffs.
- The wearing away of cliffs by sediment flung by breaking waves.
- A wooden barrier built out into the sea to stop the longshore drift of sand and shingle, and so cause the beach to grow.
- The downhill movement of weathered material under the force of gravity.
- A concrete wall which prevents erosion by providing a barrier which reflects wave energy.
- the collapse of the cliff due to prolonged rain
- A wave-eroded passage through a small headland formed by a cave being eroded through
- A large hole in the cliff caused by waves forcing their way into cracks in the cliff face.
21 Clues: When a spit grows across a bay • The movement of eroded material. • a ridge of sand formed by the wind • The zigzag movement of sediment along a shore • a type of coastal defence with rocks in cages • the collapse of the cliff due to prolonged rain • the collapse of the cliff due to freeze-thaw weathering • formed due to hard rock eroding more slowly than soft rock • ...
Geography Vocab 2021-09-23
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- Lines that run horizontally (across) on a map
- Type of map that shows countries, states, cities, and borders
- Words on a map that name places and bodies of water
- How a civilization groups people into categories or ranks
- Important discoveries, inventions, ideas, etc.
- how people connect with the land they live on; there are 5 themes
- Where something is at; two types: absolute and relative
- How a civilization shares the power (or not) among people; includes government and laws
- Group of places that have similar physical or human characteristics
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- How humans adapt, modify, and depend on their environment
- Lines that run vertically (up and down) on a map
- Line that separates one country or state from another
- People, resources, and ideas do this because of push and pull factors
- Tool that tells us what the symbols, colors, lines, etc. on a map mean
- Small shapes or pictures on a map that represent something
- Type of map that shows natural features like mountains, forests, deserts, etc.
- Tool that tells us the cardinal directions on a map
- Tool that tells us the what the distance on a map equals in the real world
- Set of beliefs that help answer questions about human existence; there are around 4000 in the world
- What a location is like when you get there; all the characteristics of a location
- Buying, selling, trading, money, jobs, etc.
21 Clues: Buying, selling, trading, money, jobs, etc. • Lines that run horizontally (across) on a map • Important discoveries, inventions, ideas, etc. • Lines that run vertically (up and down) on a map • Words on a map that name places and bodies of water • Tool that tells us the cardinal directions on a map • Line that separates one country or state from another • ...
Geography Vocab 2021-01-26
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- A typically fresh body of water surrounded by land.
- A piece of land that is surrounded on all sides by water.
- The second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
- A feature on a map describing the ratio between the size on the map and the size in real life.
- A magnetic instrument used for navigation.
- A line on a globe or map which runs around the middle of the Earth.
- The opposite direction from North.
- A book or collection of maps.
- A person who draws or creates maps.
- A long, flowing natural stream of water.
- The study of land and how we use it.
- One of the large land masses on Earth's surface
- The sun sets in this direction.
- Drawing or making maps.
- Refers to the Earth, including the planet and the people, animals and plant life that live there.
- The smallest continent.
- Lines on a globe or map which run vertically through the north and south pole.
- The height above the level of the sea.
- The sun rises in this direction.
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- Half of a sphere, the Earth is broken into the Northern and Southern H…
- The largest continent
- Abbreviation for Global Positioning System
- Referring to all plants and trees in an area.
- A nation, a body of land with one government.
- A person who measures and records the positions of places and boundaries
- The direction in which a compass needle points.
- Shown as lines across a map, showing a position north or south of the equator
- Also known as a legend, where the meaning of symbols on a map are described.
- Not man made.
- A boundary separating one state, territory or country from another.
- A set of numbers describing a location on a map.
- The number of people living in a place
- A sphere with a map of the Earth represented on it.
- Also known as a key, where the meaning of symbols on a map are described.
- A diagram of a place, which may show roads and natural features, like lakes, rivers and mountains.
35 Clues: Not man made. • The largest continent • Drawing or making maps. • The smallest continent. • A book or collection of maps. • The sun sets in this direction. • The sun rises in this direction. • The opposite direction from North. • A person who draws or creates maps. • The study of land and how we use it. • The number of people living in a place • ...
Geography Final 2021-05-20
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- Largest land area west of the Mississippi
- where the natural resources of oil and natural gas come from
- coal is this type of fuel
- makes the soil fertile for growing crops in the Northern Europe Plan
- unique locations on Earth that are defined by both physical and human characteristics
- lines that run east to west
- another name for the Middle Ages
- are responsible for looking at how people, products, ideas and information move
- shows heights above or below sea level
- original name for New York
- show changes in the shape of the land
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- body of water that separates England and Spain
- river that divides the United States into 2 regions
- Native Americans fought over these
- first high speed rail lines where built here
- major ethnic group in Texas,
- lines that run north and south on a globe
- French settled this area in the United States
- designates land for national parks
- Mexico, California
- most accurate depiction of the Earth
- feature on the map that shows direction
- average weather in a place over a long period of time
- provides aid for disasters
- body of water west of the United States
25 Clues: Mexico, California • coal is this type of fuel • provides aid for disasters • original name for New York • lines that run east to west • major ethnic group in Texas, • another name for the Middle Ages • Native Americans fought over these • designates land for national parks • most accurate depiction of the Earth • show changes in the shape of the land • ...
Geography Terms 2021-09-08
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- Bats sometimes live here
- USA North neighbors
- Greek is spoken here
- Grown in Southern USA
- Comes on a cob
- Barrie around the Earth
- A book of maps
- Raised land mass
- Land that can be sandy
- German is spoken here
- World Wide Web
- Plant with thorns
- Frozen ground
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- Las Vegas location
- Salty water location
- Los Angeles is here
- Dead relatives
- Opposite of East
- Frozen rain
- Study of population
- Frozen crystals
- Capitol of Illinois
- Italian is spoken here
- Beavers make these
- Used to make Chop Suey
- Opposite of West
26 Clues: Frozen rain • Frozen ground • Dead relatives • Comes on a cob • A book of maps • World Wide Web • Frozen crystals • Opposite of East • Raised land mass • Opposite of West • Plant with thorns • Las Vegas location • Beavers make these • Los Angeles is here • USA North neighbors • Study of population • Capitol of Illinois • Salty water location • Greek is spoken here • Grown in Southern USA • ...
world geography 2021-10-14
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- where a businesses are free from government control.
- where people elect repersentative to run the goverment.
- middle latitudes wind coming out of the west.
- land set apart a nature.
- lawmaking group.
- part of a city or town.
- a stretch of canal blocked off at each end by strong gates.
- control production of goods.
- a city and its surrounding.
- to go from one country,region,or place to
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- country moving a government of it own.
- use violence in an attempt to achieve political goals.
- permanent frozen layer below earths surface.
- business,region or nation
- spread freely.
- the land and maritime area between the Lena river in Russia and the Mackenzie river in Canada.
- a border between two countries Colombian exchange.
- group of nomads nomadic herders a nomadic lifestyle.
- member of a people moving no permanent home.
- an alliance.
- a very large city.
- goods and service that are produced in one country.
22 Clues: an alliance. • spread freely. • lawmaking group. • a very large city. • part of a city or town. • land set apart a nature. • business,region or nation • a city and its surrounding. • control production of goods. • country moving a government of it own. • to go from one country,region,or place to • permanent frozen layer below earths surface. • ...
World Geography 2021-12-13
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- this part of america consists of 7 countries
- africa's snugged up friend
- morocco's home
- I seem central...but I'm not
- directly east of TN
- includes british columbia and nunavut
- includes libya,egypt, and sudan
- owns samsung
- bangkok is here
- hey, I'm not connected
- island close to Florida
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- underneath east TN
- underneath middle TN
- super eastern, super traditional
- between greenland and western europe
- I am the PB to the russia/china sandwich
- directly above TN
- number of USA states
- underneath west TN
- includes norway, finland, and sweden
- sydney belongs here
- big and cold
- largest south american country
- so, soooo cold, no one wants to live here
24 Clues: owns samsung • big and cold • morocco's home • bangkok is here • directly above TN • underneath east TN • underneath west TN • directly east of TN • sydney belongs here • underneath middle TN • number of USA states • hey, I'm not connected • island close to Florida • africa's snugged up friend • I seem central...but I'm not • largest south american country • includes libya,egypt, and sudan • ...
Human Geography 2022-03-04
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- shortstack
- cute
- migrant who follows a path of a series of stages, or steps toward a final destination
- president
- superglue supplier
- Limit the number of migrants from each region into a country per year
- laws that restrict or allow migration of certain groups into a country
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- change in residence that is intended to be permanent
- Process by which a migrant communicates to family and friends at home, encouraging further migration along the same path, along familial or kinship links
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- At one of the steps along the path, pull factors encourage the migrant to settle there
- sassy
- the movement of non-native people into a place to settle there
- Countries prohibit or severely limit people with certain backgrounds from entering
- Military Government
- stats boy
- to leave one country or region to settle in another; or to migrate away from ones native place
- old
- train
- neptune
- a bully
21 Clues: old • cute • sassy • train • neptune • a bully • stats boy • president • shortstack • superglue supplier • Military Government • North Atlantic Treaty Organization • change in residence that is intended to be permanent • the movement of non-native people into a place to settle there • Limit the number of migrants from each region into a country per year • ...
Geography Terms 2022-04-18
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- large inland body of water
- fan shaped area of mud at the mouth of a river
- narrow waterway connects larger bodies of water
- source where a river originates
- small area of sea or lake partly enclosed by land
- a group of islands in an open area of water
- a smaller knob
- low place in the surface of the land
- a flat topped seamount
- shallow stream that can be easily crossed
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- mound made up of sand in the desert
- parallel imaginary lines that run E to W
- a sheer, steep face of rock or earth
- long narrow inlet of the sea between two cliffs
- rocky mountain with a large flat top
- a deep narrow valley with steep,rocky sides
- a small hill
- less steep and more round than a cliff
- elevation or height above sea level
- bigger and deeper than a bay
20 Clues: a small hill • a smaller knob • a flat topped seamount • large inland body of water • bigger and deeper than a bay • source where a river originates • mound made up of sand in the desert • elevation or height above sea level • a sheer, steep face of rock or earth • rocky mountain with a large flat top • low place in the surface of the land • less steep and more round than a cliff • ...
Australian Geography 2022-05-02
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- The next Australian city to host the Olympic Games (2032)
- Hemisphere Australia is in
- National Park in Australia's northern Territory.
- Ocean on Australia's East Coast
- Islands north of Australia, home to Indigenous Australians.
- Australia's northernmost Cape.
- Mountain at the start of the Larapinta Track
- Capital city of South Australia
- The first Australian City to host the Olympic Games (1956).
- Strait between Australia's mainland and Tasmania
- Western Australia's most southern town.
- Driest River in Australia
- The last Australian City to host the Olympic Games (2000).
- Train that travels from Australia's south to North
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- Hobart is the capital of this State
- Destination for famous Desert Race
- Australia's biggest Rock
- Capital city of the Northern Territory
- Capital City of Australia
- Sea to the North of Darwin
- Capital City of Australia's Capital Territory
- Ocean on Australia's West Coast
- Australia's tallest Mountain
- Junction north of Tennant Creek (2 words)
- Longest River in Australia
- Plain at the south of Australia (WA and SA)
- City near Melbourne, at the start of the Great Ocean Road
27 Clues: Australia's biggest Rock • Capital City of Australia • Driest River in Australia • Hemisphere Australia is in • Sea to the North of Darwin • Longest River in Australia • Australia's tallest Mountain • Australia's northernmost Cape. • Ocean on Australia's East Coast • Ocean on Australia's West Coast • Capital city of South Australia • Destination for famous Desert Race • ...
Geography words 2022-05-01
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- cleansing Bleh! I don't like those people of that culture, let me just...remove them.
- It's not going to run out.
- We should make sure food doesn't run out.
- My city doesn't farm anymore, we're more into technology.
- Wow...let's plant plants!
- Most popular religion.
- Why have one place with all the power when we can break it up.
- Wow my country is so rich it belongs between these types of countries!
- My people like to sacrifice animals, but others may practice other things.
- I like to catch fish.
- I'll separate my daughter and her father with this force.
- Oh, the war is getting worse, we have to move.
- Since this country depends on mine, why don't we use money or something to pressure dominance over them.
- Everyone dies.
- Someone left a cultural imprint on this building...
- Gods, reincarnation, supernatural beings... we all believe something.
- "I encourage pregnancy!"
- Its beneficial to stick together.
- Finally, we have made super advanced technology to help with agriculture.
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- There once was a man named Gerry...
- I'll use your technology, but I'm staying with my own culture.
- This big wall used to separate countries... not anymore.
- White people don't want colored people as neighbors...I can use this to my advantage and rent homes. (Very bad)
- Muslims like to travel.
- Oh a neighboring country! Time to take their land.
- Too little people in our country.
- An improved and renovated neighborhood, they said.
- boundary I want to split that country into two, why not use a ruler to mark the boundary.
- A way of spreading something like a diseases spreads.
- The skeleton that holds it all together
- and Burn I'd like this soil to work again, maybe I should burn down trees.
31 Clues: Everyone dies. • I like to catch fish. • Most popular religion. • Muslims like to travel. • "I encourage pregnancy!" • Wow...let's plant plants! • It's not going to run out. • Too little people in our country. • Its beneficial to stick together. • There once was a man named Gerry... • The skeleton that holds it all together • We should make sure food doesn't run out. • ...
Geography Crossword 2022-07-09
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- What is the pollution related to and primarily caused by unnecessary honking called?
- area What is a place called when it's below sea level.
- What is the increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas called?
- What are the advantages of going to a city called?
- What is the movement of people from rural to urban areas called?
- refers to our surroundings and can either be physical or human.
- What job opportunities are called?
- What is a multicultural society with many people from diverse cultural backgrounds called?
- areas What is an area with dense transport networks and densely packed buildings called
- What is a physical area on the earth’s surface called?
- What is a physical area on the Earth’ surface called?
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- What is the pollution caused by an increase in LED usage?
- What is the number of people living in a unit area of land called?
- What is the environment that has not been affected by people?
- What is poor air quality affecting half the world’s urban population called?
- What is a built up area called?
- Consist of living and non-living things that are found naturally.
- What are the disadvantages of going to a city called?
- What is the environment where people live on farms and villages called?
- What is the pollution caused by leakage fuel storage tanks into rivers?
- What is the area of the earth’s surface that holds special meaning for people?
21 Clues: What is a built up area called? • What job opportunities are called? • What are the advantages of going to a city called? • What are the disadvantages of going to a city called? • What is a physical area on the Earth’ surface called? • area What is a place called when it's below sea level. • What is a physical area on the earth’s surface called? • ...
Geography crosswords 2022-05-12
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- sea between the main part of east China sea.
- a group of mountain ranges
- Cresent lake
- Volcanic mountain called Xianbei mountain
- A cold spectacle of Jilin.
- a major mountain range
- spans the yangtze river.
- is one of the world's largest sandy deserts.
- a stone forest in yunnan
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- large system of mountain ranges
- Freshwater lake in tibet
- highest mountains in the world
- Mount haungs clouds
- world's highest mountain
- green hills, clear water, pretty rocks and mysterious caves.
- of Tibet, a high plateau in southern China.
- river also known as Chang jiang
- covers part of northern and northwestern China.
- populated religion.
- Also known as Huang He
20 Clues: Cresent lake • Mount haungs clouds • populated religion. • Also known as Huang He • a major mountain range • Freshwater lake in tibet • world's highest mountain • spans the yangtze river. • a stone forest in yunnan • a group of mountain ranges • A cold spectacle of Jilin. • highest mountains in the world • large system of mountain ranges • river also known as Chang jiang • ...
Chinese Geography 2022-05-12
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- A colorful Beach in China
- It is the world's tenth longest river
- 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 trade route for in china
- It is one of the primary rivers of China
- often referred to as "the Roof of the World"
- They used sticky rice to help the bricks stick together
- the world's second-largest shifting sand desert.
- the longest mountain chains in Asia
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- the first largest river in China
- the second largest river in China
- the longest river in Southeast Asia
- the largest mountain in the world
- the largest mountain range in China
- a mountain range in China's Heilongjiang province
- A mountain range that extends 750 miles
- A sea between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula
- world's biggest hydroelectric facility in 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 largest mountain range in China • the longest mountain chains in Asia • It is the world's tenth longest river • A mountain range that extends 750 miles • ...
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 • ...
Urban Geography 2022-08-16
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- Areas _____ of cities are rural areas
- The United Nations identified ____ cities as being mega-cities in 2011
- People settle _____ natural resources
- Technology also allows people to _____ to places that are farther away
- Cities and surrounding areas are ____ areas
- A _____ settlement is usually found along the length of a resource, such as a river
- Most people work in jobs ___ in agriculture
- A ____ settlement is usually grouped around or at the center of a resource
- pattern A _____ is the placement of people and objects on Earth and the space between them
- Areas can be defined as ____
- A ___ settlement is purposefully laid out with a network of transportation routes
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- Is the substantial exchange of goods between cities, states, or countries
- Because resources are ___ evenly distributed, trade routes have always been important
- Where people settle depends on many _____
- route A path used by traders for buying and selling goods
- advances in ___ allow people to travel to far away places in a shorter amount of time
- A large urban area is called a _____
- Areas can be defined as ____
- A _______ is any place where a community is established
- Starting in the mid-1900s, new ____ improved communications
- The definition of a mega-city is arbitrary and has ____ over time.
- The United Nations defines mega-cities as cities with ___ million citizens or more
- A ______ is the area just outside a city
23 Clues: Areas can be defined as ____ • Areas can be defined as ____ • A large urban area is called a _____ • Areas _____ of cities are rural areas • People settle _____ natural resources • A ______ is the area just outside a city • Where people settle depends on many _____ • Cities and surrounding areas are ____ areas • Most people work in jobs ___ in agriculture • ...
China Geography 2022-05-12
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- This sea is a marginal sea approximately 77,000 km²
- It’s the world’s coldest desert
- located in western china is one of the world’s largest sandy deserts.
- Largest city of China
- it’s a plateau that has an area of approximately 3,200,000 square kilometres (1,200,000 sq mi).
- Capital city of China
- The world’s highest plateau
- a sacred Buddhist site at the headwaters of the Qingshui in Shanxi Province, China.
- It’s the world’s third longest river
- region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China.
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- the yellow river flows in the middle of this
- It’s a 3,395 mile long river
- The river runs through the towns of Sanjiang and Rongshui
- this is also called Canton Delta
- Tallest mountain known/discovered
- A city renowned for its historical landmarks such as The Bund
- the mountains straddle the border between China and Kyrgyzstan
- Plain A plain that is C-shaped region in northwestern China
- These are mountains and span five countries
- The capital of southeastern China's Fujian province
20 Clues: Largest city of China • Capital city of China • The world’s highest plateau • It’s a 3,395 mile long river • It’s the world’s coldest desert • this is also called Canton Delta • Tallest mountain known/discovered • It’s the world’s third longest river • These are mountains and span five countries • the yellow river flows in the middle of this • ...
Geography Crossword 2022-05-12
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- 31.arising outside of
- 27. to be greater than
- 17.to write to provide information
- 1.to give up completely
- 7.a competition or struggle
- 8.unchanging
- 2.free from error
- 10.reversed in order relation or action
- 28.to demonstrate or show publicly
- 33.something that actively contributes to the production of a result
- 12.to bring into being or cause to exist
- 4.excessively dry
- 6.weather patterns typical for an area over a long period of time
- 25. to make sure or certain
- 35.to have characteristic or as prominent attribute
- 26. to judge approximately the size or value of something
- 32.to remove
- 40.a process by which glaciers form and spread
- 37.to concentrate attention or effort
- 29.to make use of a resource
- 19.the height of a land surface above the level of the sea
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- 14.to obtain something from
- 36.to ebb and flow in waves
- 15.a high point or ridge that determines the direction rivers flow
- 13.to become less in amount
- 16.recognizably different
- 18.a mound or ridge of sand formed by the wind
- 34.a crack or break in earths crust
- 11.an overthrow of the government
- 23.to improve or increase
- 38.besides in addition
- 9.to give or supply
- 21.to leaves ones own country to settle permanently in another
- 30.to put someone at risk for harm or injury
- 3.to make fit to changing circumstances
- 24.gigantic exceedingly large
- 22.usable power
- 20.a ban on trade
- 39.to produce
- 5.an area drained by a river and its tributaries
40 Clues: 8.unchanging • 32.to remove • 39.to produce • 22.usable power • 2.free from error • 4.excessively dry • 20.a ban on trade • 9.to give or supply • 31.arising outside of • 27. to be greater than • 38.besides in addition • 1.to give up completely • 16.recognizably different • 23.to improve or increase • 14.to obtain something from • 36.to ebb and flow in waves • 13.to become less in amount • ...
Geography Crossword 2022-05-12
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- 7.a competition or struggle
- 28.to demonstrate or show publicly
- 37.to concentrate attention or effort
- 3.to make fit to changing circumstances
- 20.a ban on trade
- 17.to write to provide information
- 26. to judge approximately the size or value of something
- 14.to obtain something from
- 22.usable power
- 18.a mound or ridge of sand formed by the wind
- 33.something that actively contributes to the production of a result
- 4.excessively dry
- 35.to have characteristic or as prominent attribute
- 8.unchanging
- 10.reversed in order relation or action
- 23.to improve or increase
- 29.to make use of a resource
- 30.to put someone at risk for harm or injury
- 39.to produce
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- 5.an area drained by a river and its tributaries
- 12.to bring into being or cause to exist
- 21.to leaves ones own country to settle permanently in another
- 36.to ebb and flow in waves
- 6.weather patterns typical for an area over a long period of time
- 2.free from error
- 1.to give up completely
- 9.to give or supply
- 24.gigantic exceedingly large
- 16.recognizably different
- 32.to remove
- 40.a process by which glaciers form and spread
- 15.a high point or ridge that determines the direction rivers flow
- 19.the height of a land surface above the level of the sea
- 27. to be greater than
- 38.besides in addition
- 11.an overthrow of the government
- 31.arising outside of
- 13.to become less in amount
- 25. to make sure or certain
- 34.a crack or break in earths crust
40 Clues: 32.to remove • 8.unchanging • 39.to produce • 22.usable power • 2.free from error • 20.a ban on trade • 4.excessively dry • 9.to give or supply • 31.arising outside of • 27. to be greater than • 38.besides in addition • 1.to give up completely • 16.recognizably different • 23.to improve or increase • 7.a competition or struggle • 36.to ebb and flow in waves • 14.to obtain something from • ...
Geography Crossword 2022-05-12
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- 23.to improve or increase
- 18.a mound or ridge of sand formed by the wind
- 38.besides in addition
- 35.to have characteristic or as prominent attribute
- 39.to produce
- 10.reversed in order relation or action
- 13.to become less in amount
- 16.recognizably different
- 14.to obtain something from
- 33.something that actively contributes to the production of a result
- 20.a ban on trade
- 1.to give up completely
- 11.an overthrow of the government
- 24.gigantic exceedingly large
- 29.to make use of a resource
- 34.a crack or break in earths crust
- 4.excessively dry
- 22.usable power
- 8.unchanging
- 26. to judge approximately the size or value of something
- 28.to demonstrate or show publicly
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- 21.to leaves ones own country to settle permanently in another
- 2.free from error
- 9.to give or supply
- 27. to be greater than
- 36.to ebb and flow in waves
- 19.the height of a land surface above the level of the sea
- 7.a competition or struggle
- 31.arising outside of
- 17.to write to provide information
- 3.to make fit to changing circumstances
- 37.to concentrate attention or effort
- 25. to make sure or certain
- 15.a high point or ridge that determines the direction rivers flow
- 40.a process by which glaciers form and spread
- 6.weather patterns typical for an area over a long period of time
- 30.to put someone at risk for harm or injury
- 32.to remove
- 5.an area drained by a river and its tributaries
- 12.to bring into being or cause to exist
40 Clues: 32.to remove • 8.unchanging • 39.to produce • 22.usable power • 2.free from error • 20.a ban on trade • 4.excessively dry • 9.to give or supply • 31.arising outside of • 38.besides in addition • 27. to be greater than • 1.to give up completely • 23.to improve or increase • 16.recognizably different • 36.to ebb and flow in waves • 13.to become less in amount • 7.a competition or struggle • ...
German Geography 2022-05-21
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- l'industrie lourde
- émission de gaz à effet de serre
- mélange d'électricité
- la région urbaine
- la centrale de charbon
- le transport fluvial
- la densité de la population
- le salarié
- espérance
- les caractéristiques
- zone de densification
- la réunification
- le parc éolien
- les services
- installation photovoltaïques
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- taux de mortalité
- les sources d'énergie
- l'agriculture
- la collectivisation
- l'énergie solaire
- la demande
- taux de natalité
- charbon
- la centrale nucléaire
- industrie de l'armement
- l'approvisionnement en électricité
- générer
- la centrale électrique
- baisse du taux de natalité
- énergie nucléaire
- l'offre
31 Clues: charbon • générer • l'offre • espérance • la demande • le salarié • les services • l'agriculture • le parc éolien • taux de natalité • la réunification • taux de mortalité • l'énergie solaire • la région urbaine • énergie nucléaire • l'industrie lourde • la collectivisation • le transport fluvial • les caractéristiques • les sources d'énergie • mélange d'électricité • la centrale nucléaire • zone de densification • ...
Geography Crossword 2022-06-15
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- Similarity between the the Switzerland and Vatican City flag
- Someone who entertains: A … (anagram)
- Anagram of mistaken turns
- IOC country code and German word for shark
- Capital of the Seychelles and Australian state
- For example on the flags of Samoa, Brazil and New Zealand (8,5)
- Replacing Jakarta
- Country with 6% of the world’s landmass
- Expression of pleasure (anagram)
- Southern half of the earth
- Flag with a red geometric shape
- Nepal has eight of those, i.e. 57% (5,11)
- Capital city: Yerevan, borders Turkey
- Internet domain of Antarctica
- Eastern African country, capital city: Asmara
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- Common in official country names
- Geographical game
- Past-tense physical activity
- Expression of disbelief, resembles the name of a European country (2,3)
- Capital city with W
- Internet domain of Dominica
- 40 million inhabitants, not safe for tourism travel
- Common flag colour
- Largest island nation (17,000+ islands)
- Highest percentage of Vegetarians (38%)
- Internet domain of Wales
- Cold country
- For example on the flags of Mexico, Albania and Egypt
- Smallest country in Europe
- Swaziland
- Country and capital
- IOC country code and human body part
32 Clues: Swaziland • Cold country • Geographical game • Replacing Jakarta • Common flag colour • Capital city with W • Country and capital • Internet domain of Wales • Anagram of mistaken turns • Southern half of the earth • Smallest country in Europe • Internet domain of Dominica • Past-tense physical activity • Internet domain of Antarctica • Flag with a red geometric shape • ...
Geography Terms 2022-08-24
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- A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.
- is the study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the earth
- map Shows physical features of the earth's surface like mountains
- map shows man-made boundaries of cities, states and countries
- An extremely dry area with little water and few plants
- a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions
- Projection is a way of drawing the earth's surface that reduces distortion caused by presentation a round earth on flat paper
- location describes a place in comparrison to other places around it
- a small area of land that is higher than the land around it
- Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
- imaginary line that divides the North and South halves
- location is the exact place on earth's surface that reduces
- A large area of flat land elevated high above sea level
- is a three-dimensinal representation of the each
- large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land
- large natural stream of water that runs through the land
- A large body of salt water
- one of the seven large landmasses on the earth
- A vent or fissure in the Earth's surface through which magma and gases are expelled
- the shore of a sea or ocean
- each half of the globe is called the hemisphere
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- land with steep sides that rises sharply (1,000 feet or more) from surrounding land; generally larger and more rugged than a hill
- map a map that shows a little area in lots of detail
- a deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth.
- a large area of flat land with few trees
- directions the four main directions on a compass rose: north, south, east, and west
- a large body of water surrounded by land
- an area of low land between hills or mountains
- resources Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain
- map a map with a specific theme to explain data
- imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator
- rose a circle showing the principal directions printed on a map or chart.
- Large hole in the ground or in the side of a hill or mountain.
- a large area of land covered with trees
- A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake
- Meridian imaginary line dividing the earth east and west
- a deep, narrow valley with steep sides
- a piece of land surrounded by water
- imaginary lines that run east and west
- Specify a percentage of original size to enlarge or reduce the size of an object.
40 Clues: A large body of salt water • the shore of a sea or ocean • a piece of land surrounded by water • a deep, narrow valley with steep sides • imaginary lines that run east and west • a large area of land covered with trees • a large area of flat land with few trees • a large body of water surrounded by land • an area of low land between hills or mountains • ...
Geography terms 2022-02-01
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- part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
- the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
- 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 worldview that thinks that Nature exists for all species on earth, not just humans, and humans are equal to other species
- the worldview that refers to the perspectives or views held by individuals re global environment based on values and assumptions
- The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
- An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere
- Occurs to land when natural or human-induced processes decrease the future ability of land to support crops, livestock, or wild species.
- Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
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- the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
- All the water on earth
- 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
- The function that refers to the cultural, recreational or psychological value of the environment for people
- A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals.
- 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 action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
- meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
- Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
- Release of harmful materials into the environment
- The function that refers to environment's provision of raw materials and natural resources eg food
- the function which refers to supporting life on earth without requing human action
- the function that refers to the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution
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. • ...
Environment (Geography) 2022-02-07
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- meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
- an increase in the average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)
- humans are superior and the most important species in the world
- all the water on earth
- the solid outer layer of the earth that consist of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
- the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
- the value of a natural biophysical environment being impacted by human induced processes
- the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
- the environment’s provision of raw materials and natural resources, e.g. food
- release of harmful materials into the environment
- the natural home or environment of an animal, plant or other organism
- the action or fact of treating someone unfairly to benefit from their work
- hazardous waste causing danger from chemicals and infectious organisms
- nature exists for all species on earth, not just humans, and humans are equal to other species
- 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 cultural, recreational or psychological value of the environment for people
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- ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
- perspectives or views held by individuals re global environment based on values and assumptions
- part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
- supports life on earth without requiring human action eg. decomposition
- the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution
- a term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals
- part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
- the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates
24 Clues: all the water on earth • release of harmful materials into the environment • the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet • humans are superior and the most important species in the world • the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution • the natural home or environment of an animal, plant or other organism • ...
Geography Vocab 2022-02-08
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- a large population concentration made up of several large and many smaller cities, such as the area between Boston and Washingtonn D.C.
- a concentrated region of manufacturing industries in the northeastern and midwestern United States
- an area in which fish or sea animals are caught
- the removal of all trees in a stand of timber
- the cultivation of seafood
- a seasonal warm wind that blows down the Rockies in late winter and early spring
- process by which a body of water becomes too rich in dissolved nutrients, leading to plant growth that depletes oxygen in the water
- a mild climate region in the southern and southwestern portions of the United States
- elevation above which it is too cold for trees to grow
- a farming method used in dry regions in which crops are grown that rely only on the natural precipitation
- sand or sandstone naturally impregnated with petroleum
- a channel or pipeline for carrying a large quantity of flowing water
- the breaking away of one part of a country to create a separate, independent country
- a member of the Arctic native peoples of North America
- the source of a stream or river
- precipitation carrying large amounts of dissolved acids, wich kills wildlife and damages buildings, forests, and crops
- musical form that developed in the United States in the early 1900s, blending African rythms and European harmonies
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- to leave one's own country to settle permanently in another
- legal proceeding in which a borrower's rights to a property are relinquished due to his or her inability to make payments on the loan
- one of the indigenous peoples of Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis
- a boundary in the eastern United States where the higher land of the Piedmont drops to the lower Atlantic Coastal Plain
- a partially self-governing country which close ties to another country
- to change residence from a country to begin living permanently in another country
- a high point or ridge that determines the direction rivers flow
- a smaller river or stream that feeds into a larger river
- a network of safe houses in the United States that helped thousands of enslaved people escape to freedom
- harvesting fish to the point that species are depleted and the value of the fishery reduced
- economy that emphasizes services and technology rather than industry and manufacturing
- haze caused by the interaction of ultraviolet solar radiation which chemical fumes from automobile exhausts and other pollution sources
- an American colonist who remained loyal to the British government
30 Clues: the cultivation of seafood • the source of a stream or river • the removal of all trees in a stand of timber • an area in which fish or sea animals are caught • elevation above which it is too cold for trees to grow • sand or sandstone naturally impregnated with petroleum • a member of the Arctic native peoples of North America • ...
geography thingy 2021-12-01
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- a place in which people can exchange goods
- The process of the world becoming more interconnected.
- an extreme lack of a resource
- a way of transporting information between two people
- where rubbish goes to be disposed
- items/money that is taken into an area/country
- transforming a used good in the base materials so that it can be remade into another product.
- the process of growing crops/food
- what makes your traditions/beliefs
- the process of making something
- two parties exchange
- the act of using up a resource
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- a person who is buying something.
- using resources at the same rate that they renew.
- a densely populated factory in which lots of people work, usually in 3rd world countries
- a connection between two or more people or groups.
- consumption of goods and services and the supply of money in an area.
- waste products that affect the environment
- what goods are transported in when they are in cargo ships
- items/money that is taken out of the country
- something that is bought/traded for that is not physical.
- a group of people that are connected by something
- to take advantage of someone or something
23 Clues: two parties exchange • an extreme lack of a resource • the act of using up a resource • the process of making something • a person who is buying something. • where rubbish goes to be disposed • the process of growing crops/food • what makes your traditions/beliefs • to take advantage of someone or something • waste products that affect the environment • ...
Geography Vocabulary* 2022-11-12
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- a large sheet of ice that moves slowly over some land surface or down a valley
- part of an ocean, sea, or lake that extends into the land (usually smaller than a gulf)
- a large body of water partly or entirely surrounded by land
- a small, flat-topped hill (smaller than a plateau or mesa)
- a high steep face of rock or earth
- a high, flat landform that rises steeply above the surrounding land (larger than a mesa and a butte)
- an area of low-lying land surrounded by higher land
- a body of water completely surrounded by land
- a deep, narrow inlet of the sea between high, steep cliffs
- a shallow body of water partly or completely enclosed within an atoll; a shallow body of sea water partly cut off from the sea by a narrow strip of land.
- part of an ocean or sea that extends into the land (usually larger than a bay)
- a place where a river or stream begins
- a large stream of water that flows across the land and usually empties into a lake ocean, or other river
- a man-made waterway built to carry water for navigation or irrigation, connecting two other bodies of water
- a high, rounded or pointed landform with steep sides, higher than a hill
- a mound, hill, or ridge of sand that is heaped up by the wind
- a large area of flat or nearly flat land
- a large group or chain of islands
- a ring-shaped coral island or string of islands surrounding a lagoon
- a body of land nearly surrounded by water
- basin all the land drained by a river and its tributaries
- a narrow waterway or channel connecting two larger bodies of water
- a rounded, raised landform, not as high as a mountain
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- a high, flat landform rising steeply above the surrounding land (smaller than a plateau, larger than a butte)
- a projecting part of a coastline that extends into an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or lake
- a flow of water falling from a high place to a lower place
- a large area of flat, unforested grasslands
- a river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream
- the place where a river empties into another body of water
- a protected place along a shore where ships can safely anchor
- a ridge of sand, rock, or coral, that lies at or near the surface of a sea
- a deep, narrow valley with steep sides
- a wall built across a river to hold back the flowing water
- land formed at the mouth of a river to hold back the flowing water
- an area of land in the desert made fertile by a steady supply of water
- a body of land completely surrounded by water
- land across an ocean or a sea
- an opening in the earth through which lava, rock, gasses, and ash are forced out
- one of the earth's largest bodies of water (there are now five named oceans that make up the one global ocean)
- a natural or man-made lake used to store water
- a narrow strip of land bordered by water that connects two larger bodies of land
- the pointed top of a mountain or hill
- a place where ships load and unload goods
- an area with little to no precipitation
- an area of low land between hills or mountains
45 Clues: land across an ocean or a sea • a large group or chain of islands • a high steep face of rock or earth • the pointed top of a mountain or hill • a deep, narrow valley with steep sides • a place where a river or stream begins • an area with little to no precipitation • a large area of flat or nearly flat land • a place where ships load and unload goods • ...
Geography terms 2022-11-15
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- another name for longitude
- 66.5 degrees north
- 23.5 degrees south latitude
- imaginary lines that run north to south but measure east to west
- 0 degrees latitude
- another name for latitude
- imaginary lines that run east to west but measure north to south
- how humans goods and services are moved
- 66.5 degrees south
- tells the distance in the real world to the map
- where something is located on the face of the globe
- a group of places that heave something in common
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- humans adapting or modifying an envierment
- 1 360th of a circle
- 23.5 degrees north latitude
- what a location is like
- 0 degrees longitude
- explain symbols labels and use of color on the map
- tell the main purpose of the map
- tells the direction on a map
20 Clues: 66.5 degrees north • 0 degrees latitude • 66.5 degrees south • 1 360th of a circle • 0 degrees longitude • what a location is like • another name for latitude • another name for longitude • 23.5 degrees south latitude • 23.5 degrees north latitude • tells the direction on a map • tell the main purpose of the map • how humans goods and services are moved • ...
Geography Challenge 2021-03-07
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- First European city to reach a million inhabitants
- Smallest country in the World
- Famous volcano on the island of Honshu
- Only country in the world with no river
- State that has 50% of the entire coastline of the USA
- A person who makers a map
- An island country near India
- Group of Islands
- Place on earth which is not owned by any country.
- Only city found in two continents
- One of only two nations whose name begins in A but does not end in A.
- Capital of Turkey
- Name for lava located in the mantle
- World's 3rd largest river
- Island country to the South East of China
- Country that has more horse than people per km2
- Famous Bay in Canada
- Country whose capital is Bogota
- Largest GDP of Europe
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- Highest Peak in the World
- Country with the 3rd largest Population
- Largest landlocked country
- Landform formed by vertical erosion
- Named a sea, but is actually the world's largest lake
- Country where the 3 Gorges Dam is found
- The day to day conditions of the atmosphere
- Country between Niger and Sudan
- Highest European Mountain
- Occured in San Francisco and Kobe
- Capital of Afghanistan
- Has more lakest than all the rest of the world combined
- Land surrounded by water on 3 sides
- Famous Egyptian Dam
- Country named after a nut
- Island with the Tallest mountain in the world
- A supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago
- Type of natural disaster that occurs in places of high altitude
- Only country whose national flag isn't a square or rectangle
38 Clues: Group of Islands • Capital of Turkey • Famous Egyptian Dam • Famous Bay in Canada • Largest GDP of Europe • Capital of Afghanistan • Highest Peak in the World • Highest European Mountain • A person who makers a map • Country named after a nut • World's 3rd largest river • Largest landlocked country • An island country near India • Smallest country in the World • ...
Geography Challenge 2021-03-07
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- First European city to reach a million inhabitants
- Smallest country in the World
- Famous volcano on the island of Honshu
- Only country in the world with no river
- State that has 50% of the entire coastline of the USA
- A person who makers a map
- An island country near India
- Group of Islands
- Place on earth which is not owned by any country.
- Only city found in two continents
- One of only two nations whose name begins in A but does not end in A.
- Capital of Turkey
- Name for lava located in the mantle
- World's 3rd largest river
- Island country to the South East of China
- Country that has more horse than people per km2
- Famous Bay in Canada
- Country whose capital is Bogota
- Largest GDP of Europe
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- Highest Peak in the World
- Country with the 3rd largest Population
- Largest landlocked country
- Landform formed by vertical erosion
- Named a sea, but is actually the world's largest lake
- Country where the 3 Gorges Dam is found
- The day to day conditions of the atmosphere
- Country between Niger and Sudan
- Highest European Mountain
- Occured in San Francisco and Kobe
- Capital of Afghanistan
- Has more lakest than all the rest of the world combined
- Land surrounded by water on 3 sides
- Famous Egyptian Dam
- Country named after a nut
- Island with the Tallest mountain in the world
- A supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago
- Type of natural disaster that occurs in places of high altitude
- Only country whose national flag isn't a square or rectangle
38 Clues: Group of Islands • Capital of Turkey • Famous Egyptian Dam • Famous Bay in Canada • Largest GDP of Europe • Capital of Afghanistan • Highest Peak in the World • Highest European Mountain • A person who makers a map • Country named after a nut • World's 3rd largest river • Largest landlocked country • An island country near India • Smallest country in the World • ...
Crossword - Geography 2021-06-17
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- This is a symbol from New Zealand
- The capital of the USA.
- the colours of the flag of this country are green, white and orange
- It is made up of England, Scotland and Wales
- One of the two official languages in Canada
- In American English, we say "vacation" and in British English...
- natural coral sea in Australia
- Its capital is Edinburgh
- the capital of England
- A symbol that appears in the Welsh flag
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- the place where the president of the USA lives
- The biggest country in the UK
- Type of monarchy that is not absolute because its power is limited by a constitution
- The name of the continent in which you find the British Isles
- The capital of Australia
- The biggest island is called Great Britain and the other is called...
- the name of the head of government under a monarchy
- The accent in which you write "centre" and NOT "center"
- The word "moneda" in English such as dolar, peso, pound, etc.
- number of states in the USA
- typical food of the UK
- the capital of Canada
- the word "frontera" in English
23 Clues: the capital of Canada • typical food of the UK • the capital of England • The capital of the USA. • The capital of Australia • Its capital is Edinburgh • number of states in the USA • The biggest country in the UK • natural coral sea in Australia • the word "frontera" in English • This is a symbol from New Zealand • A symbol that appears in the Welsh flag • ...
Oxford Geography 2021-06-08
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- Country where you find pyramids and mummies
- Where you can find Buckingham Palace, pubs and
- Where the Eiffel Tower is located
- Extensive mountain range in south central Europe
- Has more people than any other country in the world
- Asian country split into North and South where US fought for the South
- Known as the Land Down Under; has kangaroos
- Largest desert in the world
- they have a "spot of tea"
- Where Fidel Castro was the president for a long time
- Country on the southern border of Texas
- Cold, 49th US State where they found gold in the Yukon
- Country shaped like a boot; Rome
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- Country that includes cities, Bombay, New Delhi and Calcutta
- Caribbean island that is a US territory and San Juan is its capital
- Largest country in South America where the Amazon river flows
- Country they dug a canal through to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
- South American country where some of the best coffee in the world grows
- Continent also known as the South Pole
- The rain in this country falls mainly on the plain
- Sea located in Israel which is 10X saltier than the ocean
- You think of this european country when your stomach is empty
- African country used to describe deepest darkest part; rhymes with bongo
- Country that had the A-bomb dropped on two of its cities
24 Clues: they have a "spot of tea" • Largest desert in the world • Country shaped like a boot; Rome • Where the Eiffel Tower is located • Continent also known as the South Pole • Country on the southern border of Texas • Country where you find pyramids and mummies • Known as the Land Down Under; has kangaroos • Where you can find Buckingham Palace, pubs and • ...
World Geography 2021-06-15
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- It is the richest country in the world.
- is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean with dense cities, imperial palaces, mountainous national parks, and thousands of shrines and temples.
- The biggest country in the world.
- the smallest country in the world.
- the place where olympus is located.
- is among the companies that provide a service q the community.
- covers much of northwestern Brazil and extends to Colombia and other countries in South America.
- the continent that exports the least amount of chemicals.
- Shares a long northern border with thye united states of america and one to the south with Guatemala and belize.
- is a very vivid glow produced in clouds by an electrical discharge.
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- is a biome with an arid climate, where rainfall is scarce.
- The city of love.
- is a country in the British Isles bordering Scotland and Wales.
- continent with the lowest amount of exports in fuel and products derived from extractive industries.
- it is the poorest country in the world.
- is the country that is known to have the dead sea.
- serves to present and favor the consumption of the products or services that are sold.
- the smallest continent in the world.
- Is the second largest continent.
- European country with a long Mediterranean coastline, has a considerable influence on Western culture and cuisine.
20 Clues: The city of love. • Is the second largest continent. • The biggest country in the world. • the smallest country in the world. • the place where olympus is located. • the smallest continent in the world. • it is the poorest country in the world. • It is the richest country in the world. • is the country that is known to have the dead sea. • ...
Human Geography 2021-04-30
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- member states surrender power to a higher organization
- the power to make and enforce laws
- government with a single person having unlimited power over
- people have to do what the government wants them to and the government may prevent them from leaving.
- government owns property example: businesses, farms
- the organization that makes and enforces the laws
- a state with only one nation in its borders
- violent and non-violent
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- first wave nationalism, economic, or cultural
- extending a rule or rules of a nation over foreign nations
- created by US, Canada,and Mexico
- people who share a culture
- no government
- members of citizens of a state
- a country ruled by a single person
- a body of people
- living in a defined space
- includes more nation in its borders
- the political, social, economic, and cultural domination of a territory by a foreign power
- when a nation does not have a territory to call its own
- elected by the people
21 Clues: no government • a body of people • elected by the people • violent and non-violent • living in a defined space • people who share a culture • members of citizens of a state • created by US, Canada,and Mexico • a country ruled by a single person • the power to make and enforce laws • includes more nation in its borders • a state with only one nation in its borders • ...
Geography review 2021-04-29
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- ruled by single leader
- doesnt have territory to its own
- the laws and rules that effect the public
- no government
- few people have power
- people who share common culture
- a body of people living in a space
- extending rule of a nation over forign nations
- refers to political, social, economic, and culture
- includes more then one nation
- owned by us, canada, and mexico
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- living in a defined space
- elected by the people
- economic or cultural
- has a king, queen or empress
- state completely surrounded by states
- to surrender power to a higher organization
- a territorial political extension
- a body of people
- with the power to make and inforce laws
- one state and one nation
- government owns proporty
- government by a single person
23 Clues: no government • a body of people • economic or cultural • elected by the people • few people have power • ruled by single leader • one state and one nation • government owns proporty • living in a defined space • has a king, queen or empress • government by a single person • includes more then one nation • people who share common culture • owned by us, canada, and mexico • ...
Geography Puzzel 2021-04-29
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- Keeping order, protecting the country, providing the country and making economic decisions.
- The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies.
- Elected by the people.
- A body of people, living in a defined space, with the power to make and enforce laws without having to check with any higher authority, and with an organization to do this.
- Is the laws and rules that affect the public.
- Refers to extending rule of a nation over foreign nations.
- Member states surrender power to a higher.
- A government in which a single person holds unnlimited political power.
- The acceptance of the political power as rightful authority.
- Includes more than one nation within its borders.
- Refers to the political, social, economic, and cultural domination of a territory by foreign power.
- A body of people.
- A state that is completely surrounded by another state.
- A government ruled by a few powerful people.
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- A form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority.
- The capacity to influence or control the behavior.
- Nationalism,Economic, or Cultural
- Important because boundaries are often at the root of many conflicts.
- Increased economic competition, No protection for local industries, Possible unemployment in certain industries and Loss of national identity.
- When a nation does not have a territory to its own.
- The sense of fairness in the distribution.
- Force, persuasion, manipulation, and exchange.
- Living in a defined space.
- A territorial political extension of another state.
- A state with only one nation within its borders.
- A people who share collective identity.
- With the power to make and enforce laws.
27 Clues: A body of people. • Elected by the people. • Living in a defined space. • Nationalism,Economic, or Cultural • A people who share collective identity. • With the power to make and enforce laws. • The sense of fairness in the distribution. • Member states surrender power to a higher. • A government ruled by a few powerful people. • Is the laws and rules that affect the public. • ...
Geography Puzzel 2021-04-29
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- Keeping order, protecting the country, providing the country and making economic decisions.
- The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies.
- Elected by the people.
- A body of people, living in a defined space, with the power to make and enforce laws without having to check with any higher authority, and with an organization to do this.
- Is the laws and rules that affect the public.
- Refers to extending rule of a nation over foreign nations.
- Member states surrender power to a higher.
- A government in which a single person holds unnlimited political power.
- The acceptance of the political power as rightful authority.
- Includes more than one nation within its borders.
- Refers to the political, social, economic, and cultural domination of a territory by foreign power.
- A body of people.
- A state that is completely surrounded by another state.
- A government ruled by a few powerful people.
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- A form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority.
- The capacity to influence or control the behavior.
- Nationalism,Economic, or Cultural
- Important because boundaries are often at the root of many conflicts.
- Increased economic competition, No protection for local industries, Possible unemployment in certain industries and Loss of national identity.
- When a nation does not have a territory to its own.
- The sense of fairness in the distribution.
- Force, persuasion, manipulation, and exchange.
- Living in a defined space.
- A territorial political extension of another state.
- A state with only one nation within its borders.
- A people who share collective identity.
- With the power to make and enforce laws.
27 Clues: A body of people. • Elected by the people. • Living in a defined space. • Nationalism,Economic, or Cultural • A people who share collective identity. • With the power to make and enforce laws. • The sense of fairness in the distribution. • Member states surrender power to a higher. • A government ruled by a few powerful people. • Is the laws and rules that affect the public. • ...
Geography 9 2021-04-29
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- Ruled by a single leader but was not elected
- Forced to do what the government tells you
- Completely surrounded by another state
- Government by a single person have endless power (domination through violence)
- States surrender power to higher organizations
- Power to enforce laws
- People who share a common
- Territorial political extensions of another state
- A few people have power
- Government was overthrown by force
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- Extending rule of a nation over foreign nations
- Government owns property such as a businesses that provides for health care, education, and welfare
- One nation within borders
- (king, queen, emperor, or empress) traditional
- NO government
- No territory
- (North American Free Trade Agreement) created in 1994 between US, Canada, Mexico
- NO monarch, leader is usually elected
- Political,social,economics,and culture domination of a territory by a foreign power
- Elected by people,chosen directly or through elected representatives
- Force, Persuasion, Manipulation, and Exchange (FPME)
- More then one territory
22 Clues: No territory • NO government • Power to enforce laws • More then one territory • A few people have power • One nation within borders • People who share a common • Government was overthrown by force • NO monarch, leader is usually elected • Completely surrounded by another state • Forced to do what the government tells you • Ruled by a single leader but was not elected • ...
Geography Definitions 2020-11-11
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- The way people, products, information, and earth move.
- Huge bodies of salt water.
- Zero degrees longitude. (2 words, no space)
- Synonym for natural features; ______ features.
- Where something can be found.
- A fixed location.
- Made my people; ______ features.
- Half of a sphere.
- Breaks in the ground caused by the Earth moving. (2 words, no space)
- Humans make changes to the environment.
- The four main points of a compass. (2 words, no space)
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- A location compared to another location.
- Pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle that fit together like puzzle pieces. (2 words, no space)
- Living creatures change to become better suited to their environment.
- Imaginary lines that run west and west on Earth.
- Long-term average weather.
- The study of earth.
- Seven continuous masses of land.
- Zero degrees latitude.
- Imaginary lines that run north and south on Earth.
- Describes a location.
- Requires or relies on for support.
22 Clues: A fixed location. • Half of a sphere. • The study of earth. • Describes a location. • Zero degrees latitude. • Huge bodies of salt water. • Long-term average weather. • Where something can be found. • Made my people; ______ features. • Seven continuous masses of land. • Requires or relies on for support. • Humans make changes to the environment. • ...
Physical Geography 2022-10-25
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- Heading the government by millitary strongmen
- food eaten regularly
- violent social and political change
- used to make aluminum
- when a nation takes control of an area
- Exchange transfer of plants and animals
- lowers trade berriers
- narrow piece of connecting two largerlandmasses
- jamacan music
- small force of spanish
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- temperate land
- the action of sending money in payment
- crops sold for profit
- to much reliance on cash crops
- is the warmest zone
- producing food
- parts made in a diffrent place but put together in mexico
- large paintings made on walls
- cold land
- large farms
- no longer able to erupt
- still erupting valcanoes
22 Clues: cold land • large farms • jamacan music • temperate land • producing food • is the warmest zone • food eaten regularly • crops sold for profit • used to make aluminum • lowers trade berriers • small force of spanish • no longer able to erupt • still erupting valcanoes • large paintings made on walls • to much reliance on cash crops • violent social and political change • ...
Geography Puzzle 2022-10-10
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- Hemisphere where the Arctic tundra is found
- Most of the grasslands in North America have been_____ to grow farms.
- Rainforests Forest that has a lot of trees.
- The ---- biome consists of ponds, lakes, rivers, and wetlands
- The Tropical_____ Biome gets a lot of rain.
- Top layer of the trees in a rainforest
- Bogs, swamps, marshes
- --Forests are located between rainforests and the Taiga
- These Taiga trees are always greener.
- Long season in the Tundra
- Most trees in the temperate forests lose these in winter.
- Prairie, steppes, pampas are types of this biome
- Tropical grasslands, much of Africa is this type of biome
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- Largest biome on earth, it's underwater
- Rainforests Driest and the coldest of the forest biome.
- Rainforests produce a lot of these
- It helps to clear out dead grasslands.
- Desert, grasslands, tundra, rainforest
- Types of water mostly formed in marine biome.
- The coral --- is an aquatic biome
- Regions of Earth where life exits.
- ---America has the largest rainforest
- Coldest of the Biome
- A biome that gets very little rain
- Country where steps are.
25 Clues: Coldest of the Biome • Bogs, swamps, marshes • Country where steps are. • Long season in the Tundra • The coral --- is an aquatic biome • Rainforests produce a lot of these • Regions of Earth where life exits. • A biome that gets very little rain • ---America has the largest rainforest • These Taiga trees are always greener. • It helps to clear out dead grasslands. • ...
Geography Terms 2022-10-21
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- Tells the purpose of the map
- How ideas, goods etc. travel
- Northernmost extent
- 0 degree longitude
- Another name for latitude
- measures east and west
- Where something is located
- 1/360 of a circle
- Another name for longitude
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- adapting/modifying
- 1in = so many miles
- southernmost extent
- 6 months of light southern
- 6 months of light northern
- What is it like
- Shows approximate location
- 0 degrees latitude
- Symbols, labels etc on a map
- measures north and south
- A group of places
20 Clues: What is it like • 1/360 of a circle • A group of places • adapting/modifying • 0 degrees latitude • 0 degree longitude • 1in = so many miles • southernmost extent • Northernmost extent • measures east and west • measures north and south • Another name for latitude • 6 months of light southern • 6 months of light northern • Shows approximate location • Where something is located • ...
Africa Geography 2023-12-07
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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? • ...
Geography review 2023-12-04
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- The Black Death was caused by Yersinia _______
- Capital of Belgium
- It's a famous embroidery, today held in France
- High-pressure areas are created when air ____
- The B in BOLTSS
- The capital of Australia
- This battle saw William become the Conqueror
- A fancy word for rain
- The most famous Renaissance man
- Belgium and Cambodia are both regions with this kind of ruler
- Canada is _____ of the equator
- our continent
- To be counted as this, a city needs 10 million people
- These invisible lines go north to south
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- An area defined by its soil, climate, flora and fauna
- Russia is on both the European continent and this
- Low-pressure areas are created when air ____
- how many points does a compass rose have?
- The capital of our state
- Luanda is the capital of this nation
- The biggest line of latitude
- What a compass shows on a map
- the largest ocean
- This continent has 54 countries!
- Australia is _____ of the equator
- The birthplace of the Renaissance
- a product/service produced in one country but sold overseas
27 Clues: our continent • The B in BOLTSS • the largest ocean • Capital of Belgium • A fancy word for rain • The capital of our state • The capital of Australia • The biggest line of latitude • What a compass shows on a map • Canada is _____ of the equator • The most famous Renaissance man • This continent has 54 countries! • Australia is _____ of the equator • The birthplace of the Renaissance • ...
World Geography 2024-01-17
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- large natural elevation of Earth surface
- sector that exploits natural resources
- able to be recycled
- lines run north and south
- solar panel an example of this
- exchanging of goods
- last name of best geography teacher ever
- how you view a region
- buildings, roads/highways
- measures distance on a map
- something you use or consume
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- lines run east and west
- what helps you determine direction on a map
- still body of land surrounded by land
- country that has a number for each citizen
- disaster sudden and terrible event in nature
- all life exists in this
- something someone does for you
- sector where services are provided
- separates north/south hemisphere
20 Clues: able to be recycled • exchanging of goods • how you view a region • lines run east and west • all life exists in this • lines run north and south • buildings, roads/highways • measures distance on a map • something you use or consume • solar panel an example of this • something someone does for you • separates north/south hemisphere • sector where services are provided • ...
Geography Terms 2023-11-07
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- scale maps smaller ratio having more details(streets)
- a course along which someone or something moves.
- map type of map that shows the physical features and sometimes elevation of a particular area
- measures the distance north or south of the equator.
- measures distance east or west of the prime meridian.
- scale map very large area represented on 1 sheet of paper
- map special- purpose, single-topic, or statistical map.
- an imaginary line drawn around earth equally distant from both poles
- height above a given level,especially sea level.
- Map uses lines to connect point locations with similar values.
- geography focuses on where people live,do,use land
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- Meridian the line of 0 degrees longitude, starting point for measuring distance both east and west around Earth
- the size of the area represented by the map.
- Maps shows location of geographic areas which census data are tabulated and disseminated
- a map showing geographically diagrammatic statistics
- geography may show physical features
- the action of sharing something out among a number of recipients.
- maps are a type of map that represents political divisions, or human created boundaries
- location precise geographic coordinates of a specific point on earths surface
- location a descriptive of how a place is related to other places.
- date line line of demarcation between two consecutive calendar dates.
- maps tells you where things are and how to get to them
22 Clues: geography may show physical features • the size of the area represented by the map. • a course along which someone or something moves. • height above a given level,especially sea level. • geography focuses on where people live,do,use land • a map showing geographically diagrammatic statistics • measures the distance north or south of the equator. • ...
Geography terms 2023-09-21
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- A long period of time without any rainfall
- Take out
- A system formed by the interactions of a community
- A layer of rock
- The waste matter that passes through drains
- A structure built across a river to control the river's flow
- It is a lake
- osmosis To make seawater into freshwater
- unicellular of multicellular organisms, seaweed
- Removing the dissolved salt from ocean water
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- Impure, open to dangerous substance
- Supply dry land with water through streams
- Is something that is supplied by nature
- Poisonous substances
- Deep holes
- A channel built to transfer water
- Trustworthy
- long-term plans
- concentrated seawater by-products
- Getting too large
- A source of energy that is not depleted by us
21 Clues: Take out • Deep holes • Trustworthy • It is a lake • A layer of rock • long-term plans • Getting too large • Poisonous substances • A channel built to transfer water • concentrated seawater by-products • Impure, open to dangerous substance • Is something that is supplied by nature • osmosis To make seawater into freshwater • Supply dry land with water through streams • ...
GEOGRAPHY - CONTINENTS 2023-10-31
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- Machu Picchu is the urban creation of this empire
- Nile River flows into ____________ Sea
- Mount Everest is located in this mountain range
- largest religious monument in the world
- The Great Pyramid of Giza served as the tomb of pharaoh _________
- the coldest and driest continent
- The Statue of Liberty crown bears seven spikes, symbolizing the seven ____________ and seven continents of the world
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- one of the species in the Great Barrier Reef
- major glacier in Antartica
- the structure of the Great Wall of China resembles this creature
- Uluru also known as
- the smallest continent
- Pisa tower is located in this country
- Eisriesenwalt is located in this country
- the world's tallest building
- the biggest continents
- __________ river is the main habitat of boto.
- other name of the northern light
- The Grand Canyon is located in what state in United States of America?
- Sahara is located in this continent
- the world's highest waterfall
- penguins have flippers instead of _______
- in 2007, Sydney Opera House become __________ World Heritage Site
- Sahara is the ________ largest desert in the world
24 Clues: Uluru also known as • the smallest continent • the biggest continents • major glacier in Antartica • the world's tallest building • the world's highest waterfall • other name of the northern light • the coldest and driest continent • Sahara is located in this continent • Pisa tower is located in this country • Nile River flows into ____________ Sea • ...
geography fun 2024-02-14
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- Central Asian country with a red and yellow flag
- Capital of Slovenia
- Enclaved country in South Africa
- Most spoken language in Africa
- Capital of Myanmar
- Birthplace of Joe Martin (orangutan)
- most holy river in India
- Capital of Sri Lanka
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- capital of Burkina Faso
- Major mountain in Tanzania
- Division of Russia home to the Tartar people
- Christian soldiers taken as a tax for Ottoman Army
- Only African nation to have never been colonized
- Westernmost state (pradesh) in India
- Indian soldiers during British rule of India
- Last surviving European monarchy
- Indian union territory, once colonies of France
- Capital of Chad
- Tribe in Tanzania also known as "baboon tribe"
- Division of Russia home to Oymyakon (coldest inhabited area in the world)
- Home to dictator Idi Amin
21 Clues: Capital of Chad • Capital of Myanmar • Capital of Slovenia • Capital of Sri Lanka • capital of Burkina Faso • most holy river in India • Home to dictator Idi Amin • Major mountain in Tanzania • Most spoken language in Africa • Enclaved country in South Africa • Last surviving European monarchy • Westernmost state (pradesh) in India • Birthplace of Joe Martin (orangutan) • ...
Geography Glossary 2024-02-04
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- meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
- hazardous waste causing danger from chemicals and infectious organisms
- 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 cultural, recreational or psychological value of the environment for people
- the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
- Nature exists for all species on earth, not just humans, and humans are equal to other species
- part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
- the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
- A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals.
- perspectives or views held by individuals re global environment based on values and assumptions
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- Occurs when natural or human-induced processes decrease the future ability of land to support crops, livestock, or wild species.
- the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution
- the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
- the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
- Humans are superior and the most important species on earth
- An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere
- All the water on earth
- Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
- The environment's provision of raw materials and natural resources eg food
- the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
- Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
- supports life on earth without requing human action eg. decomposition
- Release of harmful materials into the environment
- the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
24 Clues: All the water on earth • Release of harmful materials into the environment • Humans are superior and the most important species on earth • 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 • ...
Geography Glossary 2024-02-04
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- part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
- The environment's provision of raw materialsand natural resources eg food
- An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)
- hazardous waste causing danger from chemicals and infectious organisms
- All the water on earth
- 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 action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
- meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
- the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
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- A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals.
- perspectives or views held by individuals re global environment
- function the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution
- the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
- Nature exists for all species on earth, not just humans, and humans are equal to other species
- Occurs when natural or human-induced processes decrease the future ability of land to support crops, livestock, or wild species.
- Humans are superior and the most important species on earth
- Release of harmful materials into the environment
- The cultural, recreational or psychological value of the environment for people
- Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
- the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
- supports life on earth without requring human action eg. decomposition
- the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
- the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
23 Clues: All the water on earth • Release of harmful materials into the environment • Humans are superior and the most important species on earth • Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts • the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. • perspectives or views held by individuals re global environment • ...
Geography Crossword 2024-02-18
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- All living things on Earth such as plants and animals
- This process involves all the spheres
- The continuous movement of water within the Earth and the atmosphere
- Reflection belongs to this biophysical environment
- Resources that we use to survive for our wellbeing
- Linear display of organisms eating the previous one
- Cultural and recreational value
- Things done for us by the natural environment
- Another name for non-living organism
- Top tier of a food web
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- Organisms working together to form a bubble of life
- The water cycle belongs to this biophysical process
- Living organism
- All the rocks, soils and crust on the Earth's surface
- Calm weather pressure system
- The physical and chemical disintegration of rocks and minerals
- The following equation shows what - Fuel + Oxygen → Carbon Dioxide + Water + Energy
- Living things that breaks down dead plants
- Geographic name for a weather map
- More complicated branching diagram
- Movement of wind in a low pressure system
- Oxygen is removed from the atmosphere when you _______(7 letters)
- The natural environment that absorbs, recycles and break down waste
23 Clues: Living organism • Top tier of a food web • Calm weather pressure system • Cultural and recreational value • Geographic name for a weather map • More complicated branching diagram • Another name for non-living organism • This process involves all the spheres • Movement of wind in a low pressure system • Living things that breaks down dead plants • ...
Geography Vocabulary 2023-10-23
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- Smaller maps set inside the border of a larger map
- influences climate and acts like a conveyor belt to regulate the Earth's temperature
- a type of major climate zone that includes the subcategories of desert and steppe
- northeast northwest southeast southwest
- meridian, An imaginary line that runs from the North to South Pole at 0 degrees longitude
- The imaginary circle around the earth, parallel to the equator, at latitude ≅ 66°S
- a type of major climate zone that has long cold winters short summers and little to no plant life
- Symbol on a map that uses directional arrows to show the cardinal and intermediate directions
- the biome with the most biodiversity
- The feature of a map that describes what the map is showing.
- influences climate and is related to air pressure
- The imaginary circle around the earth, parallel to the equator, at latitude ≅ 66°N
- Units of latitude or longitude measurement
- A feature of a map that compares distances on the map to actual distances
- large slabs of the lithosphere
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- a plate boundary type where the plates collide
- The latitude and longitude coordinates that show absolute location of a place on a map or globe
- The feature of a map that explains the symbols, colors and lines used on the map
- influences climate and causes rain shadow
- Imaginary line that runs horizontally around the center of the Earth, halfway between the North and South Poles 0 degrees latitude
- the biome we live in!
- An imaginary latitude line located below the equator that runs across the globe at about 23 degrees south
- Imaginary lines on the Earth that run between the North and South Poles
- An imaginary latitude line located above the equator that runs across the globe at about 23 degrees north
- a plate boundary type where the plates move away from each other
- Forest, the land biome with the most biodiversity
- Imaginary lines that run around the Earth parallel to the equator
- Half of the Earth. Earth is divided into North and South hemispheres, as well as East and West hemispheres
- north south east west
- a plate boundary type where the plates slide past each other
30 Clues: the biome we live in! • north south east west • large slabs of the lithosphere • the biome with the most biodiversity • northeast northwest southeast southwest • influences climate and causes rain shadow • Units of latitude or longitude measurement • a plate boundary type where the plates collide • Forest, the land biome with the most biodiversity • ...
World Geography 2023-10-27
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- movement from one part of something to another
- another word for coastal edges
- primary language
- How much of south america is covered by the amazon rain forest.
- One of the world's largest rivers?
- Gold
- What is the pull factor to Latin American cities?
- Catholicism What is the largest religion?
- What flows into the amazon river?
- Leading exporter of copper.
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- 18 million people
- How many square miles of land does Latin america cover?
- Where is the world's largest rain forest located?
- Majority of Latin Americans live in...
- Natural resources of Peru and mexico
- Natural resources of mexico and Venezuela
- The second most popular language.
- tropical climate
- how high do trees soar in the rain forest?
- How many countries are there in south america?
20 Clues: Gold • primary language • tropical climate • 18 million people • Leading exporter of copper. • another word for coastal edges • The second most popular language. • What flows into the amazon river? • One of the world's largest rivers? • Natural resources of Peru and mexico • Majority of Latin Americans live in... • Natural resources of mexico and Venezuela • ...
WORLD GEOGRAPHY 2024-01-12
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- measures the distance north or south of the equator
- the long-term pattern of weather in a particular area
- a symbol on a map that shows the cardinal directions
- one acting on a system from outside the system
- the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior
- the intentional or unintentional alteration of the physical environment
- forces that forces not change the Mechanical energy of an object
- rapid influx of fortune seekers to the site of newly discovered gold deposits
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- Who is the absolute goat of basketball who made a 3-1 comeback against fraudulent curry and has the most points all time and is my butterball cutie patootie biscuit king.GOAT
- The ability of living organisms to adjust themselves to their surroundings
- a mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth
- the rocky outer part of Earth
- any natural feature of the Earth's surface, such as a hill, a lake, or a beach
- when a company hires a third party to perform their task
- mesures distance on a map
- measures distance e
- or west of the prime meridian
- feelings and prejudices that may or may not be true
- a type of government as well as an economic system
- an area classified according to the species that live in that location
- the thin life-supporting stratum of Earth's surface
21 Clues: measures distance e • mesures distance on a map • the rocky outer part of Earth • or west of the prime meridian • the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior • a mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth • one acting on a system from outside the system • a type of government as well as an economic system • measures the distance north or south of the equator • ...
GEOGRAPHY PUZZLE 2020-07-19
Across
- type of farming that Animals.
- type of farming Grows crops for the farmer and his family.
- the cultivation of a single crop in each area.
- refers to the expansion of poorly planned low-density, auto-dependent development
- this problem occurs when food supplies within a bounded region do not provide the energy and nutrients needed by that region's population.
- excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water frequently due to run-off from the land which causes a dense growth of plant life.
- means that all people always have physical social and economic access to sufficient and nutritious food that meets their food preferences and dietary needs for an active and healthy life.
- the process of eroding or being eroded by wind water or other natural agents.
- is an approach to farm management that uses information technology to ensure that the crops and soil receive exactly what they need for optimum health and productivity
- the practice of growing crops in vertically stacked layers.
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- difference in height from the surrounding terrain.
- type of farming which has Low inputs of labour or capital.
- modern method of farming, uses developed drones, robotic harvesters etc.
- type of farming that grows Crop
- type of farming Permanently in in one place
- type of farming that Crops and animals.
- events that take place to turn inputs to outputs on a farm
- type of farming which has High inputs of labour or capital generally small.
- type of farming Grows crops to sell.
- modern farming method it is the growth of tissues or cells in an artificial medium separate from the parent organism
- refer to the agricultural production system characterized by the high inputs of capital labour heavy usage of farm machinery
- natural things that are found or added to the farm
- it is the application of genomics in agriculture to improve the productivity and sustainability in crop and livestock production
- the state of being without reliable access to enough affordable nutritious food.
- producing a large amount; giving a high return.
25 Clues: type of farming that Animals. • type of farming that grows Crop • type of farming Grows crops to sell. • type of farming that Crops and animals. • type of farming Permanently in in one place • the cultivation of a single crop in each area. • producing a large amount; giving a high return. • difference in height from the surrounding terrain. • ...
GEOGRAPHY PUZZLE 2020-07-19
Across
- type of farming Grows crops to sell.
- the process of eroding or being eroded by wind water or other natural agents.
- difference in height from the surrounding terrain.
- the state of being without reliable access to enough affordable nutritious food.
- refers to the expansion of poorly planned low-density,auto-dependent development
- type of farming that grows Crop
- refer to the agricultural production system characterized by the high inputs of capital labour heavy usage of farm machinery
- this problem occurs when food supplies within a bounded region do not provide the energy and nutrients needed by that region's population.
- type of farming Grows crops for the farmer and his family.
- the cultivation of a single crop in each area.
- modern farming method it is the growth of tissues or cells in an artificial medium separate from the parent organism
- type of farming which has Low inputs of labour or capital.
- producing a large amount; giving a high return.
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- is an approach to farm management that uses information technology to ensure that the crops and soil receive exactly what they need for optimum health and productivity
- it is the application of genomics in agriculture to improve the productivity and sustainability in crop and livestock production
- type of farming that Animals.
- modern method of farming, uses developed drones robotic harvesters etc.
- natural things that are found or added to the farm
- excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water frequently due to run-off from the land which causes a dense growth of plant life.
- type of farming Permanently in in one place
- the practice of growing crops in vertically stacked layers.
- type of farming which has High inputs of labour or capital generally small.
- means that all people always have physical social and economic access to sufficient and nutritious food that meets their food preferences and dietary needs for an active and healthy life.
- events that take place to turn inputs to outputs on a farm
- type of farming that Crops and animals
25 Clues: type of farming that Animals. • type of farming that grows Crop • type of farming Grows crops to sell. • type of farming that Crops and animals • type of farming Permanently in in one place • the cultivation of a single crop in each area. • producing a large amount; giving a high return. • natural things that are found or added to the farm • ...
geography crossword 2016-06-02
Across
- a natural stream of water
- a shower of rain
- fauna
- a state or nation
- a natural elevation of the earth's surface
- a large mass of stone forming a hill or cliff
- the study of this science
- the planet third in order from the sun
- the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time
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- a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush
- a vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled
- a precipitation in the form of ice crystals
- a brilliant electric spark discharge in the atmosphere
- a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air
- the solid form of water
- a person who specializes in geographical research
- the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.
- a building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods.
- the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface
- to take a general or comprehensive view of something
20 Clues: fauna • a shower of rain • a state or nation • the solid form of water • a natural stream of water • the study of this science • the planet third in order from the sun • a natural elevation of the earth's surface • a precipitation in the form of ice crystals • a large mass of stone forming a hill or cliff • a person who specializes in geographical research • ...
Geography Crossword 2016-09-06
Across
- LKY City Prize 2016
- Setting of the Sound of Music
- Volcanic glass Aztecs believed had healing powers
- Mountain range separating France and Spain
- The Tectonic plate on which Singapore sits
- Also known as the Ayers Rock
- The study and practice of map making
- The sea that once occupied present day Italy
- Has a horn and swims
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- Low pressure area with calm winds
- The State the Grand Canyon is located in
- Capital of Ireland
- Typhoon that wrought massive damage when it caused mudflows from Mayon Volcano
- Storage of carbon
- The spine of Italy
- Chairs in squares and picnics in parks
- COP 22 will be held here
- Birthplace of Slow Food Movement
- An area where a certain culture is developed
- Where half of the world’s roundabouts are found
20 Clues: Storage of carbon • Capital of Ireland • The spine of Italy • LKY City Prize 2016 • Has a horn and swims • COP 22 will be held here • Also known as the Ayers Rock • Setting of the Sound of Music • Birthplace of Slow Food Movement • Low pressure area with calm winds • The study and practice of map making • Chairs in squares and picnics in parks • ...
Geography Crossword 2016-09-06
Across
- Low pressure area with calm winds
- Mountain range separating France and Spain
- The State the Grand Canyon is located in
- Storage of carbon
- The sea that once occupied present day Italy
- Where half of the world’s roundabouts are found
- The Tectonic plate on which Singapore sits
- COP 22 will be held here
- An area where a certain culture is developed
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- Also known as the Ayers Rock
- Capital of Ireland
- Birthplace of the Slow Food Movement
- Volcanic glass Aztecs believed had healing powers
- Setting of the Sound of Music
- Chairs in squares and picnics in parks
- LKY City Prize 2016
- The spine of Italy
- The study and practice of map making
- 2006 Typhoon that wrought massive damage when it caused mudflows from Mayon Volcano
- Has a horn and swims
20 Clues: Storage of carbon • Capital of Ireland • The spine of Italy • LKY City Prize 2016 • Has a horn and swims • COP 22 will be held here • Also known as the Ayers Rock • Setting of the Sound of Music • Low pressure area with calm winds • Birthplace of the Slow Food Movement • The study and practice of map making • Chairs in squares and picnics in parks • ...
Political Geography 2019-04-07
Across
- non-governmental organization
- A government controlled by its citizens, either directly or through representatives.
- completely surrounded by land with no direct access to the ocean
- Political boundaries that correspond with prominent natural features such as mountains or rivers.
- A country that has: 1. Defined Boundaries 2. Population of Citizens 3. Legitimate Government 4. Recognized Sovereignty
- A general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution
- Power the power to enforce and administer laws
- A group of people) that does not have its own state. Ex: Kurds, Romani, Palestinians
- A political supranational organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
- A group of states or territories controlled by one central government or ruler
- The deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
- An economic organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum (oil).
- More developed country
- A government ruled by or subject to religious authority.
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- A government ruled by a king or queen
- Power the power to interpret laws, to determine their meaning, and to settle disputes that arise within the society
- Something that divides (such as a wall); the act of dividing something into parts or sections; (v.) to divide or subdivide into parts or shares
- A government ruled by a few powerful people
- An economic supranational organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase economic cooperation among its members.
- Territory and population that is controlled by another sovereign state politically, socially, and economically.
- Less Developed Country
- A form of government in which a single leader has absolute power and authority.
- Power the power to make laws
- Organization of three or more states to promote shared objectives.
- (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Military supranational organization created in 1949 made up of 12 non-Communist countries including the United States that support each other if attacked.
- A formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries
- An independent country dominated by a relatively homogeneous (one) cultural/ethnic group
- Security Council A 15-member panel which bears the UN's major responsibility for keeping international peace.
- A distinct region or community enclosed within a larger territory
29 Clues: Less Developed Country • More developed country • Power the power to make laws • non-governmental organization • A government ruled by a king or queen • A government ruled by a few powerful people • Power the power to enforce and administer laws • A government ruled by or subject to religious authority. • completely surrounded by land with no direct access to the ocean • ...
AP Geography 2019-05-29
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- Sending industrial processes out for external production, typically where labor is cheaper than internal labor. In terms of manufacturing, bulk-gaining industries are not typically outsourced because of high transportation costs. Originally, most outsourcing occurred in secondary, manufacturing related activities. Increasingly, firms are outsourcing service-based jobs.(IDK)
- The drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a political party, group, or incumbent(VIT)
- Legislation and regulations to limit suburban sprawl and preserve farmland. May be used in place of, or in conjunction with, New Urbanism.(CC)
- Ethno regional movements that do not seek to create their own independent country but rather, to separate from their existing state in order to join a neighboring state.(IDK)
- Alternative to international trade that emphasizes small businesses and worker- owned and democratically run cooperatives and requires employers to pay workers fair wages, permit union organizing, and comply with minimum environmental and safety standards.(IDK)
- A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom.(IDK)
- The number of people per unit area of arable land(CC)
- The number live births occurring among the population of a given geographical area during a given year, per 1,000 mid-year total population of the given geographical area during the same year.(VIT)
- The relationship between the distribution of one feature and thedistribution of another feature.(IDK)
- something made in nature un modified(CC)
- Measure of opportunities given to women compared to men within a given country. Not necessarily correlated with GNP; some places, such as Italy, Japan, and Kuwait, have high GNP, but low gender equity, usually because of cultural traditions that discourage women’s achievement in education, government, and business. United Nations developed the GEM or “gender empowerment measure” that evaluates women’s status in a country based on participation in national economic political, and professional affairs. GEM criticized for being Western-centric and not considering standards and values accepted in other cultures.(CC)
- The location of a place relative to other places; valuable to indicate location finding an unfamiliar place and understanding its importance by comparing location with familiar one and learning their accessibility to other places(CC)
- Offer low tax rates and privacy laws for wealthy corporations and individuals(IDK)
- Provide for people without diminishing ability to provide for future generations(CC)
- The European colonization of Africa and Asia, or empire building and it characterized the political landscapes during the 19 th and early 20 th centuries.(IDK)
- Found in large heterogeneous societies that share certain customs despite differences in other personal characteristics.(CC)
- Practiced by small homogenous groups living in isolated rural areas.(CC)
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- A group of people who think of themselves as one based on a sense of shared culture and history, and who seek some degree of political- territorial autonomy.(CC)
- A type of region marked by a certain degree of homogeneity in one or more phenomena; also called uniform region or homogeneous region. (IDK)
- World Trade Organization works to negotiate rules of trade among the member states(VIT)
- Form of agriculture based on herding domesticated animals.(IDK)
- The total number of people divided by the total land area.(CC)
- A politically organized territory that is administered by sovereign(CC)
- A language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages.(IDK)
- Sequential diffusion process in which the items being diffused are(VIT)
- A process by which banks draw lines on a map and refuse to lend money to purchase or improve property within the boundaries.(IDK)
- The ratio of the number of farmers to the total amount of land suitable for agriculture.(IDK)
- A physical character of a place, such as characteristics like climate, water sources, topography, soil, vegetation, latitude, and elevation(VIT)
- modified orginisms that help the growth and the size of the orginism(CC)
- A language that results from the mixing of a colonizer’s language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated.(VIT)
- The number deaths occurring among the population of a given geographical area during a given year, per 1,000 mid-year total population of the given geographical area during the same year.(VIT)
- A process of converting an urban neighborhood from a predominantly low-income renter occupied area to a predominantly middle-class owner-occupied area.(IDK)
- The total value of goods and services produced within the borders of a country during a specific time period, usually one year.(VIT)
- Measure used by the United Nations that calculates development in terms of human welfare rather than money or productivity. Evaluates human welfare based on life expectancy, education, and income. ON a global scale, pattern of human development closely matches pattern of GNP, but some discrepancies do exist. For example, many countries in southern Europe (Greece, Portugal, and Spain) fare better on social welfare than GNP.(CC)
34 Clues: something made in nature un modified(CC) • The number of people per unit area of arable land(CC) • A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom.(IDK) • The total number of people divided by the total land area.(CC) • Form of agriculture based on herding domesticated animals.(IDK) • A politically organized territory that is administered by sovereign(CC) • ...
Geography (Mainly) 2019-08-21
Across
- goes with jam on a scone
- plant covered in spiky pins
- when you close one eye
- what you pass on through your children
- part of the body that is easy to stub
- area where polar bears roam
- name of the Queen’s husband
- gem mined in Coober Pedy
- colour of a stormy sky
- first name of painter Van Gough
- maiden name of royal Meghan
- the month in which Kent was born
- famous mountain range in Asia
- ____ Grimes, character on the Walking Dead
- used to display clothes on in a shop window
- capital of Hungary
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- Swedish furniture store
- Greek Island
- Marcus’ favourite food
- islands in the Atlantic that share a name with a type of bird
- grows on an oak tree
- valuable metal
- ____ grey, tea
- Australia’s capital
- (2 words) famous gambling city
- A koala’s breakfast, lunch and dinner
- popular food from Japan
- you need this to crochet
- the river we cruised on, on the way to Mandalay
- lake in Myanmar that we visited as a family
30 Clues: Greek Island • valuable metal • ____ grey, tea • capital of Hungary • Australia’s capital • grows on an oak tree • Marcus’ favourite food • when you close one eye • colour of a stormy sky • Swedish furniture store • popular food from Japan • goes with jam on a scone • gem mined in Coober Pedy • you need this to crochet • plant covered in spiky pins • area where polar bears roam • ...
Geography quiz 2020-02-21
Across
- This country is the most hit by hurricanes
- This city full name is 163 letters
- The only city in the world resting on two continents
- This country has 305 indigenous tribes
- The ocean where the Mariana Trench is located
- The number of hours of the longest flight in the world (Hint: from New Jersey to Singapor)
- In this country 840 are spoken
- This animal is Australia's deadliest animal (20 deaths per year)
- The country hsoting the coldest inhabitated place in the world
- The largest stadium in the world
- The only country in the world withouth a rectangular flag
- The number of countries that are landlocked by just one country
- The oldest continuously inhabited city in the world
- The country with the highest concentration of lakes
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- This country occupies three continents
- It takes 90 days for a drop of water to travel this river
- The place where you can find the tallest tree
- This country is made up of more than 7,100 islands
- This sea has no coasts
- This city is sinking by 97 cm each year
- This city hosts the world's smallest museum
- This country grows 5 Centimeters every year and when you are safe from mosquitos
- Number of countries with no forests
- The most remote place on earth (1094 km from any land in any direction)
- The nationality of football fans that caused an earthquake
- The country with the wettest place in the world
26 Clues: This sea has no coasts • In this country 840 are spoken • The largest stadium in the world • This city full name is 163 letters • Number of countries with no forests • This country occupies three continents • This country has 305 indigenous tribes • This city is sinking by 97 cm each year • This country is the most hit by hurricanes • ...
