Angus' Geography Crossword
Across
- 3. an isolated area of vegetation in a desert, typically surrounding a spring
- 4. a relatively flat elevated area with steep sides that is less extensive than a plateau.
- 6. map- the study and mapping of the features on the surface of land, including natural features such as mountains and rivers and constructed features such as highways and rail
- 7. a large expanse of fairly flat dry land, usually with few trees
- 8. harbor any part of a body of water and the manmade structures surrounding it that sufficiently shelters a vessel from wind, waves, and currents
- 11. a large bay that is an arm of an ocean or sea
- 13. an area of land, usually fairly large, that is always wet and is overgrown with various shrubs and trees
- 14. a narrow piece of land that juts out from the mainland into an area of water
- 16. a large body of continuously accumulating ice and compacted snow, formed in mountain valleys or at the poles, that deforms under its own weight and slowly moves
- 19. a long low area of land, often with a river or stream running through it that is surrounded by higher ground
- 20. a long narrow coastal inlet with steep sides, often formed by glacial action, especially along the western coast of Norway
- 21. an artificial waterway constructed for use by shipping, for irrigation, or for recreational use. A canal may take in parts of natural rivers along its course.
Down
- 1. the place where a stream or river enters a sea or lake
- 2. a naturally occurring opening in the surface of the Earth through which molten, gaseous, and solid material is ejected
- 5. an area of high ground with a fairly level surface
- 6. a stream, river, or glacier that joins a larger stream, river, or glacier, or a lake
- 9. a natural stream of water that flows through land and empties into a body of water such as an ocean or lake
- 10. An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas, usually with water on either side
- 12. a long narrow passage or tube along which a liquid can flow
- 15. A strait is a naturally formed, narrow, typically navigable waterway that connects two larger, navigable bodies of water.
- 17. an area of land, smaller than a continent that is completely surrounded by water
- 18. a deep narrow valley with steep sides, often with a stream running through it