Geographic Landforms Word Search
Across
- 2. point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean
- 6. area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation, about 300 to 3,000 feet high
- 8. an inland grassland area
- 10. wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other
- 11. broad, flat-topped landform with steep sides; smaller than a plateau
- 12. a group of islands
- 16. area of low land usually between hills or mountains
- 18. body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water
- 21. small river or stream that flows into a large river or stream; a branch of the river
- 22. flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth
- 24. deep and narrow valley with steep walls
- 26. underground water-bearing layers of porous rock, sand, or gravel
- 27. a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely
- 29. broad inland body of water, often between a coastline and one or more islands of the coast
Down
- 1. a sizable inland body of water
- 3. a large body of ice that moves across the surface of the Earth
- 4. area of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses
- 5. large natural stream of water that runs through the land
- 7. the low-lying land along a river, formed mainly by sediment that has been deposited by floodwaters
- 9. a natural or artificial lake used as a source of water
- 13. land area, smaller than a continent, completely surround by water
- 14. part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf
- 15. place where a river or stream begins, often in highlands
- 17. one of the four major bodies of salt water that surround the continents
- 19. part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally larger and more deeply indented than a bay
- 20. narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas
- 23. mountain or hill created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the Earth
- 25. narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water
- 28. an area of land drained by a given river and its branches
- 30. small area in a desert where water and vegetation are found