Geographical Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 4. An imaginary line around the earth, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
  2. 5. The study of physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects the land.
  3. 7. The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism that have been preserved as a mold or cast in rock.
  4. 11. The study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.
  5. 12. A barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs.
  6. 14. A piece of land surrounded by water.
  7. 15. A mountain, having a crater or vent which lava is being erupted from the earth's crust.
Down
  1. 1. A large open area of grassland.
  2. 2. Angular distance east or west on the earth's surface.
  3. 3. A person who draws or produces maps.
  4. 6. A fertile spot in a desert where water is found.
  5. 8. Angular distance of a place north or south of the equator of a point on earth's surface.
  6. 9. A piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
  7. 10. Any of the world's main continuous expanses of land.
  8. 13. A narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two large bodies of water.
  9. 15. A low area of land between hills or mountains.