Geography Landforms and Water Study Guide

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Across
  1. 3. Part of a river or stream that descends over a steep drop as it makes its way to lower land.
  2. 8. A group of islands.
  3. 11. The same thing as a Mesa but smaller
  4. 12. An area of land almost entirely surrounded by water, but connected to the mainland on one side
  5. 14. A narrow strip of land, with water on both sides, connecting two larger pieces of land
  6. 19. A raised part of the earth's surface that rises to a peak .
  7. 21. A deep valley with steep sides carved out by the movement of a river.
  8. 23. The fan shaped deposit of soil at the month of a large river.
  9. 24. Wasteland that has been carved into unusual shapes by wind or water.
  10. 28. The highest mountain range on a continent, where many riven begin.
  11. 29. A body of freshwater or saltwater completely surrounded by land
  12. 30. A low narrow ridge of coral that is connected to the coastline or lies near it.
Down
  1. 1. Streams of water in the ocean that are propelled by the wind and the earth's rotation.
  2. 2. An area of flat or gently rolling land.
  3. 4. A circular coral island on top of an underwater volcano.
  4. 5. The spring and streams in the mountains which are the source of a river
  5. 6. An opening in the earth's crust through which lava, gases and ash are released
  6. 7. A small pool of saltwater separated from the rest of the ocean by a sandbar or coral reef (or the body of water inside an atoll)
  7. 9. Range A chain or cluster of many mountains in the same area.
  8. 10. A section of an ocean or sea that is partly surrounded by a curving coastlines.
  9. 13. A strait passage of water connecting 2 larger bodies of water
  10. 14. A body of land, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water.
  11. 15. An area of high, flat land with at least one steep side.
  12. 16. A tall, flat-topped mountain with steep vertical sides, usually found in the desert and created by erosion.
  13. 17. A steep narrow valley created by a glacier and filled in by ocean waters.
  14. 18. A body of water that extends into the coastline. Usually smaller than a gulf.
  15. 20. A floating block of ice which has broken off.
  16. 21. A wider version of a strait
  17. 22. A mass of ice that moves slowly across the land.
  18. 25. Where a river widens as it reaches the sea, where a fresh and saltwater mix together.
  19. 26. A lowland area surrounded by mountains or hills
  20. 27. A long body of water that starts in the highlands area and flows through lower and lower elevations before it empties into a lake or ocean.
  21. 28. A point of land that juts out into water, usually smaller than a peninsula.