Landforms Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

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