Geographic Dictionary

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Across
  1. 2. (of a river) place where a river or stream begins, often in highlands
  2. 4. narrow stretch of water joining between two larger bodies of water
  3. 6. elevated land with sloping sides and rounded summit; generally smaller than a mountain
  4. 7. land lying next to a sea or an ocean
  5. 10. broad, flat-topped landform with steep sides; smaller than a plateau
  6. 12. (of a river) place where a stream or river flows into a larger body of water
  7. 15. a sizable inland body of water
  8. 16. body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water
  9. 17. area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation, about 300 to 3,000 feet (90 to 900 m) high
  10. 18. area of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses
  11. 19. part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf
  12. 20. deep and narrow valley with steep walls
  13. 22. mountain or hill created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the Earth
  14. 23. flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth
  15. 24. large, thick body of slowly moving ice
  16. 26. large natural stream of water that runs through the land
  17. 33. direction opposite the flow of a river; toward the source of a river or stream
  18. 34. stream of either cold or warm water that moves in a definite direction through an ocean
  19. 36. land with steep sides that rises sharply (1,000 feet or more) from surrounding land; generally larger and more rugged than a hill
  20. 37. one of the four major bodies of salt water that surround the continents
  21. 39. large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land
  22. 40. direction in which a river or stream flows from its source to its mouth
  23. 41. stretch of high land that separates river systems
Down
  1. 1. small area in a desert where water and vegetation are found
  2. 3. wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other; deep part of a river or other waterway
  3. 5. narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas
  4. 8. a group of islands
  5. 9. a series of connected mountains
  6. 11. steep cliff or slope between a higher and lower land surface
  7. 13. broad inland body of water, often between a coastline and one or more islands off the coast
  8. 14. pointed top of a mountain
  9. 15. land, usually level, at a low elevation
  10. 18. characteristic of a place occurring naturally, such as a landform, body of water, climate pattern, or resource
  11. 21. steep, high wall of rock, earth, or ice
  12. 22. area of low land usually between hills or mountains
  13. 25. elevated land area such as a hill, mountain, or plateau
  14. 27. small river or stream that flows into a large river or stream; a branch of the river
  15. 28. point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean
  16. 29. area of land drained by a given river and its branches; area of land surrounded by lands of higher elevations
  17. 30. a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely
  18. 31. one of the seven large landmasses on the Earth
  19. 32. part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally larger and more deeply indented than a bay
  20. 35. a chain of rocks, coral or sand at or near the surface of the water
  21. 38. land area, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water