Geo Terms Through S2W2
Across
- 2. a deep narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through it
- 3. an area of soft wet land usually overgrown by grasses and sedges
- 4. a deep split or gap in the earth
- 7. one of the great divisions of land
- 10. a part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
- 14. a cave often of large or unknown size
- 15. a small sheltered inlet or bay
- 18. distance measured by degrees or time east or east from the prime meridian
- 20. a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
- 22. a narrow passage, ravine, or steep-walled canyon
- 24. a shallow channel or pond near or connected with a larger body of water
- 26. the triangular or fan-shaped piece of land made by deposits of mud and sand at the mouth of a river
- 27. the place where a stream enters a larger body of water
- 29. the solid part of the surface of the earth
- 32. a deposit of ore
- 34. distance north or south from the equator measured in degrees
- 36. a boggy area
- 37. in the direction a stream is flowing
- 40. a steep rugged rock or cliff
- 41. the height above sea level
- 42. a small wood
- 43. a small stream
- 44. an underwater ridge or reef especially near the shore
- 46. dry land with few plants and little rainfall
- 47. a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
- 48. a high steep surface of rock, earth, or ice
- 51. vertical distance of an object above a given level (as sea level)
- 52. a rounded hill
- 53. an inlet of a body of water that is usually smaller than a gulf
- 54. a bank built along a river to prevent flooding
- 55. ravine
- 56. a narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
Down
- 1. a flat-topped hill or small plateau with steep sides
- 2. the deeper part of a river, harbor, or strait
- 5. a wide stretch of water with many scattered islands
- 6. a small round hill
- 8. a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
- 9. a natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
- 11. a narrow hidden valley
- 12. the swiftest part of a stream
- 13. an elevation higher than a hill
- 16. low islands or reefs
- 17. wet spongy ground
- 19. a point of land sticking out into the sea
- 21. a marshy or slowly flowing body of water
- 23. a small or narrow bay
- 25. a point of land that extends out into the sea or a lake
- 28. a part of a body of water protected and deep enough to be a place of safety for ships
- 30. a barrier preventing the flow of water
- 31. a coral island consisting of a coral reef surrounding a lagoon
- 32. an area of moist low usually level grassland
- 33. a large inland body of standing water
- 34. an enclosure with gates at each end used in raising or lowering boats as they pass from level to level
- 35. valley
- 37. a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
- 38. an artificial waterway for boats or for draining or irrigating land
- 39. a channel dug in the earth to carry water
- 43. a hollow area or enclosure containing water
- 45. a passage where the tide meets a river current
- 46. a secluded small valley
- 49. a hill at the foot of higher hills or mountains
- 50. a dividing ridge between drainage areas
- 53. a high steep bank