geography terms

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Across
  1. 5. A triangular plain at the end or mouth of a river where the soil is deposited.
  2. 6. All the animal life present in a particular region or time.
  3. 7. The plants of a specific region, geographic location, or geological period.
  4. 9. The vertical height above the sea level.
  5. 10. A body of water that lies between a reef and a coastline.
  6. 12. A group of islands such as the Galapagos or Hawaii.
  7. 14. Half of a sphere and since the earth is a sphere it means half the earth.
  8. 15. Imaginary horizontal lines on the Earth that are utilized to specify the north or south position of a coordinate on the Earth's surface.
Down
  1. 1. The assortment of species, flora and fauna, found in a specific area.
  2. 2. The art of making maps or mapping.
  3. 3. A vast and treeless region located in the Arctic and subarctic regions of the world such as Europe, and North America.
  4. 4. A circle of constant longitude passing through a given place on the earth's surface and the terrestrial poles.
  5. 8. Imaginary vertical lines used to determine exact geographic coordinates that run along the eastern and western hemisphere of the earth.
  6. 11. A source of heat that originates from the Earth.
  7. 13. A circle of latitude that divides a spheroid, such as Earth, into the northern and southern hemispheres; located at 0 degrees latitude.