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