Geography Vocabulary Test 10/5

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Across
  1. 2. natural stream of water, usually large, that empties into another body of water
  2. 5. large sheet of ice that moves slowly over land and forms as snow accumulates
  3. 9. body of salt water that covers most of the Earth’s surface
  4. 10. broad, flat area of land with few or no trees
  5. 11. some bodies of water partially enclosed by land
  6. 13. Forest dense forest usually tropical that receives at least 100 inches of rain per year
  7. 14. narrow passage of land that connects two larger bodies of land and has water on both
  8. 15. land smaller than a continent and completely surrounded by water
  9. 17. narrow valley with steep cliff walls on the sides, often with a river flowing through it
  10. 19. large piece of land that projects into a body of water
  11. 20. flat area of land located at an elevated level
  12. 22. an opening in the Earth’s crust that erupts with hot lava, ash, or steam or a mountain or hill formed by lava and ash
  13. 24. barren region with little rain, extreme temperatures and little or no plant life
Down
  1. 1. body of water enclosed by land
  2. 3. Long, low area of land between mountains/hills with river flowing through it
  3. 4. area of land at the mouth of a river that forms from deposited silt, usually triangular in shape
  4. 6. seven traditionally designated areas of the world
  5. 7. natural elevation of land that is lower than a mountain and often rounded
  6. 8. large, high elevation of land with steep sides
  7. 12. large area covered with grass
  8. 16. group of islands scattered through a large body of water
  9. 18. bodies of water partially enclosed by land
  10. 21. large area of land densely covered with trees, plants, and underbrush
  11. 23. many large bodies of water (some enclosed and some parts of oceans)