Geography

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Across
  1. 2. A large natural steam of water that runs through land.
  2. 5. a body of salt water not as large as an ocean and often nearly surrounded by land.
  3. 8. a long depression, low land, in Earth's surface. It usually lies between ranges of hills or mountains.
  4. 12. one of Earth's seven main divisions of land. Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.
  5. 14. distance above sea level.
  6. 15. a body of water partially surrounded by land.
  7. 17. A large natural steam of water that runs through land
  8. 19. the line of 0° longitude, the starting point for measuring distance both eastern and western hemispheres.
  9. 20. body of water that is surrounded by land.
Down
  1. 1. A body of land surrounded by water on three sides
  2. 3. body of land surrounded by water. Continents are also surrounded by water, but because they are so big, they are not considered islands.
  3. 4. the measurement east or west of the prime meridian. Runs from the north pole to the south pole and passes through Greenwich, England.
  4. 6. a continuous body of salt water. Five major oceans- Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern and Arctic.
  5. 7. a flat, elevated landform that rises sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side.
  6. 9. the distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees. Circles around the Earth east-west, parallel to the Equator
  7. 10. a landform that rises at least 1,000 feet
  8. 11. a broad area of relatively flat land.
  9. 12. a deep, narrow valley with steep sides
  10. 13. imaginary line around the middle of the Earth. It’s halfway between the North and South Poles. Divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
  11. 16. a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by the Prime Meridian passing through the poles.
  12. 18. a part of an ocean or sea that extends into the land. Gulfs vary greatly in size, but generally larger than bays