Landscapes & Landforms
Across
- 3. A sheltered coastal area where the land curves inward.
- 5. An underground chamber formed by the dissolving of rock.
- 6. Extremely dry conditions receiving 250 mm or less rainfall per year.
- 8. A landscape found where the land meets the sea.
- 9. A landscape that is mostly unaffected by human activity.
- 10. DUNES Wind‑blown mounds of sand, often found along coasts or deserts.
- 11. The channel along which a river flows.
- 15. Land that projects outward into the sea.
- 18. PLAIN Flat land beside a river that floods during heavy rain.
- 20. An area of sand or pebbles deposited along the shoreline.
- 23. The wearing away of land by wind, water, or waves.
- 24. An oxbow lake formed when a river changes course.
- 27. A landscape that receives very little rainfall.
- 28. A landscape formed by river systems.
- 29. An inclined surface of land that varies in steepness.
- 30. A mineral formation that grows upward from the ground of a cave.
Down
- 1. A mineral formation that hangs from the ceiling of a cave.
- 2. A landscape that has been created or modified by people.
- 4. A curved bend in a river.
- 7. All the visible features of an area of land.
- 10. A collapse in the ground surface caused by underground erosion.
- 12. A low area of land between hills or mountains.
- 13. A smaller river or stream that flows into a larger river.
- 14. The process where eroded material is deposited in a new location.
- 16. A dry riverbed or valley found in desert environments.
- 17. A landscape formed by the dissolution of soluble rock such as limestone.
- 19. individual physical features of the Earth’s surface
- 20. A steep‑sided hill with a small, flat top.
- 21. A steep rock face along the coast formed by wave erosion.
- 22. An isolated rocky hill rising from a flat plain.
- 25. A long, narrow chain of hills or mountains.
- 26. A flat‑topped elevated landform with steep sides.