Challenge A Geography Terms M - R New

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Across
  1. 1. a body of stagnant water usually without an outlet, larger than a puddle and smaller than a lake
  2. 4. a long or continued range of hills or mountains; the upper part of such a range
  3. 5. a chain or range of rocks, lying at or near the surface of the water
  4. 9. the beginning of a river; the headwaters
  5. 10. the bottom of a mountain
  6. 11. pasture or grassland annually mown for hay
  7. 12. a fast-moving river current, caused by a moderate descent
  8. 13. a large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land, but of no definite altitude
  9. 14. a steep fall or descent of land, perpendicular or nearly so
  10. 15. large area of flat land
  11. 17. a line of connected mountain ranges
  12. 18. a flat-topped mountain with steep walls
Down
  1. 1. an extensive tract of land, mostly level, destitute of trees, and covered with tall, coarse grass
  2. 2. a pit or excavation in the earth from which metallic ores, mineral substances, and other fossil bodies are taken by digging
  3. 3. a portion of land connected with a continent by a narrow neck or isthmus but nearly surrounded with water
  4. 5. a place where water is collected and kept for use when wanted
  5. 6. the slope of ground on the righthand side of the river when facing downstream
  6. 7. a tract of low land, very wet and miry and overgrown with coarse grass
  7. 8. a structure constructed perpendicular to the harbor for securing vessels and receiving goods unladen or to be shipped on board
  8. 10. flat section of land higher than the surrounding area
  9. 11. a row of mountains
  10. 12. a large stream of water flowing in a channel on land toward the ocean, a lake, or another river, larger than a brook
  11. 13. a tract of land overrun with heath; a marsh; a fen; ground covered with stagnant water
  12. 15. a small cape, headland, or promontory; a tract of land extending into the sea
  13. 16. a small collection of water in a hollow place, supplied by a spring and discharging its surplus water by an outlet, smaller than a lake
  14. 18. the opening or entrance of a cave, pit, well, or den