Landforms Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 3. high, flat-topped landform with cliff-like sides; larger than a butte
- 5. area of land completely surrounded by water
- 6. small raised area of land with steep sides
- 7. large waterfall; any strong flood or rush of water
- 9. long low-lying area usually located between ranges of hills or mountains
- 12. portion of an ocean or sea partially enclosed by land
- 13. river or stream that flows into a larger river
- 14. depression in the surface of the land; some basins are filled with water
- 17. a group of islands that make up a nation
- 18. opening in Earth’s surface through which molten rock, ashes, and gasses from Earth’s interior escape
Down
- 1. piece of land surrounded by water on three sides
- 2. large area of flat or gently rolling land
- 3. area that rises steeply 2,000 feet above the surrounding land
- 4. huge, slow moving mass of snow and ice
- 5. narrow strip of land that connects two larger areas of land
- 8. large, flat area that rises above the surrounding land
- 10. narrow stretch of water that connects two larger bodies of water
- 11. deep, narrow valley with steep sides; often has a stream flowing through it
- 15. triangular-shaped plain at mouth of a river, formed when sediment is deposited by flowing water
- 16. body of water forming an indentation in the shoreline; smaller than a gulf