Geography Vocabulary Crossword
Across
- 5. body of water completely enclosed on all sides by land
- 6. natural stream of water, larger than a brook or creek
- 9. working the soil, harvesting and growing crops, raising livestock
- 11. naturally raised area of land, typically rounded and not as steep as a mountain
- 12. Study of land and the features using maps, globes, and/or photographs
- 15. long-term pattern of weather in an area
- 17. large body of water surrounded by land but has a wider opening
- 18. large bodies of saltwater
- 19. broad area of flat land
- 21. largest pieces of land on Earth, typically surrounded by water
- 22. system for the exchange of goods and services
Down
- 1. imaginary parallel lines that run north to south around the Earth
- 2. body of saltwater that is surrounded by land and connects to an ocean
- 3. body of land surrounded on three sides by water, the fourth side connects to land
- 4. parts of the earth that can be referred to as locations, sites, areas, or regions
- 7. freshwater stream that feeds into a larger stream or river
- 8. the focus of study in geography which can include location, movement, region, place, and human-environment interaction
- 10. body of land surrounded on all sides by water
- 13. the physical and human characteristics that create a place or make it unique
- 14. large body of water surrounded by land and has a narrow entrance
- 16. higher elevation with steep slopes and a rocky surface
- 19. flat, elevated land that rises sharply in elevation on one side
- 20. imaginary parallel lines that run east to west around the Earth