Physical Features Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. The low land between hills or mountains
  2. 4. An interconnected body of saltwater that covers 71% of the Earth’s surface
  3. 6. A triangle-shaped wetland landform created by the dropping of sediment carried by a river as it empties into an ocean, lake, or other river
  4. 8. Plains that range from a few hundred to many thousand feet above sea level
  5. 10. A wide, flat-topped mountain with steep sides, larger than a butte
  6. 16. A triangle-shaped deposit of gravel, sand, and sediment called alluvium, formed where streams flowing down from higher land hit flatter plains
  7. 18. A place where water in the Earth flows to the surface naturally
  8. 19. A raised, flat area of land with steep cliffs, smaller than a mesa
  9. 20. An area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas
  10. 21. A point of land extending into an ocean or lake
  11. 23. Areas of raised land that are lower and more rounded than mountains
  12. 24. A body of land surrounded by water
  13. 26. The steep, almost vertical edge of a hill, mountain, or plain
  14. 27. A piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water
  15. 28. An area drained by a major river and its tributaries
Down
  1. 1. Valleys formed by flowing water
  2. 3. A sheltered area of water deep enough for docking ships
  3. 5. A large body of water surrounded by land
  4. 7. Broad areas of fairly level land that generally do not rise much above sea level
  5. 9. Smaller rivers that flow into larger ones
  6. 11. A narrow channel connecting two larger bodies of water
  7. 12. High, steep, rugged land rising to an elevation of at least 1,000 feet above the surrounding land
  8. 13. Soft, wet, low-lying, grassy land that serves as a transition between water and land (a lowland region that is saturated by water)
  9. 14. An area of low-lying ground next to a river, formed mainly of river sediment and subject to flooding
  10. 15. A large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to a sea, lake, or other stream
  11. 17. A narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land
  12. 18. A great body of saltwater that is usually partially enclosed by land
  13. 19. Part of an ocean or lake partially enclosed by land
  14. 22. A long, narrow hilltop or mountain range
  15. 25. A deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth
  16. 26. A narrow, deep valley with steep sides