Handout 1.4 (U6L8A+)

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Across
  1. 3. a large area of land covered with trees and plants, usually larger than a wood, or the trees and plants themselves
  2. 4. a very large area of sea
  3. 7. an area of low land between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it
  4. 9. a raised part of the earth's surface, much larger than a hill, the top of which might be covered in snow
  5. 11. a natural wide flow of fresh water across the land into the sea, a lake, or another river
  6. 13. an area, often covered with sand or rocks, where there is very little rain and not many plants
  7. 14. a large area of water surrounded by land and not connected to the sea except by rivers or streams
Down
  1. 1. a series of mountains or mountain ridges closely related in position and direction
  2. 2. the salty water that covers a large part of the surface of the earth, or a large area of salty water, smaller than an ocean, that is partly or completely surrounded by land
  3. 5. an area of sand or small stones near the sea or another area of water such as a lake
  4. 6. a tropical forest in which trees and plants grow very closely together
  5. 8. a forest in a tropical area that receives a lot of rain
  6. 10. a piece of land completely surrounded by water
  7. 12. a thick layer of ice that permanently covers an area of land