geographical terms
Across
- 3. A body of freshwater that flows from higher to lower land; a river usually flows into another river, a lake, a sea, or an ocean
- 4. A piece of land that is surrounded by water
- 6. Lower land between hills or mountains
- 8. A narrow piece of land that joins two larger areas of land
- 12. A large body of salt water nearly or partly surrounded by land; a sea is much smaller than an ocean
- 14. A large area covered with trees
- 16. A group of islands
- 18. Land that rises much higher than the land around it
- 19. A row of mountains that are joined together
Down
- 1. One of Earth’s largest bodies of water
- 2. A small area of land that is higher than the land around it.
- 5. A large land area that receives little rainfall
- 7. A large part of an ocean or a sea that lies within a curved coastline; A gulf is larger than a bay.
- 9. A sheltered body of water where ships can safely anchor.
- 10. A large, flat land area
- 11. A body of water completely surrounded by land
- 13. Land along a large lake, a sea, or an ocean
- 15. A deep, narrow valley with high, steep sides
- 17. A large area of land where the highest elevation is generally the same; A plateau may have deep valleys