Geography

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Across
  1. 2. flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth
  2. 6. a body of salt water that is partly enclosed by land
  3. 8. area of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses
  4. 9. distance measured in degrees east or west of the prime meridian.
  5. 10. farming in which only enough food to feed one's family is produced
  6. 12. the exact location of a place on Earth using degrees north or south of the equator and east or west of the prime meridian
  7. 14. an area of high, flat land
  8. 15. A tool on a map showing cardinal (N,E,S,W) directions
  9. 17. meridian an imaginary line at 0 degrees longitude that circles the planet from north to south and divides the earth into western and eastern hemispheres.
  10. 18. a fertile area of land in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
  11. 19. a large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or over land
  12. 20. a group or chain of islands
  13. 22. an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land
  14. 23. an imaginary line at 0 degrees latitude that circles the earth from east to west and divides the planet into northern and southern hemispheres.
  15. 24. the making of maps and charts
  16. 26. small stream or river that flows into a larger river
  17. 27. relating to farm areas and life in the country
  18. 28. a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
  19. 29. a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas
Down
  1. 1. one half of the earth
  2. 3. deep and narrow valley with steep walls
  3. 4. an explanation of what the symbols on a map represent
  4. 5. having to do with cities or towns
  5. 7. distance measured in degrees north and south of the equator.
  6. 9. surrounded entirely or almost entirely by land
  7. 11. the position of a place in relation to another place
  8. 13. long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
  9. 16. land surrounded by water on three sides
  10. 21. positive conditions and perceptions that effectively attract people to new locations from other areas
  11. 25. a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water