Physical Features Review

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Across
  1. 2. triangular shaped area, located at the mouth of a river, where sediment accumulates
  2. 4. deep sea inlet carved by glaciers
  3. 5. the origination or beginning of a river
  4. 7. carving flat plots of land from hillsides to use for farming
  5. 11. body of water mostly surrounded by land, typically salt water
  6. 13. degradation of land, especially in semiarid areas, primarily because of human actions like excessive crop planting, animal grazing, and tree cutting
  7. 16. steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau
  8. 18. soil carried and deposited by streams and rivers
  9. 19. artificial waterway constructed for transportation, irrigation, or to control flooding
  10. 22. seasonal winds, located in south and southeast Asia
  11. 23. land surrounded by water on three sides
  12. 25. a large area of flat, dry grassland, typically found in semi-arid climate
  13. 27. flat expanse of elevated land, typically bordered by escarpments
  14. 28. body of water, typically found along the coast of a body of water, deep enough for large ships
Down
  1. 1. body of water partially enclosed by land
  2. 2. when soil and sediment is added to a land mass, typically through erosion
  3. 3. removal or destruction of forests
  4. 6. descent of water over a steep surface; a waterfall, especially one of considerable size
  5. 8. group of islands; typically from a volcanic source
  6. 9. a ridge of jagged rock, coral, or sand just above or below the surface of the sea
  7. 10. large mass of ice or ice sheets
  8. 12. small stream that flows into a larger stream or river
  9. 14. narrow strip of water connecting two larger bodies of water
  10. 15. natural boundary between two land forms, marked by a change in elevation, also typically marked by rapids or waterfalls
  11. 17. two or more rivers meet to become one larger river
  12. 20. land fully surrounded by water
  13. 21. low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it
  14. 22. the end of a river that empties into a larger body of water
  15. 24. narrow strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land
  16. 26. broad expanse of flat land
  17. 27. land reclaimed from the sea using sea walls and drainage; typically found in the Netherlands
  18. 29. hollow or depression on earth's surface, wholly or partly surrounded by higher land
  19. 30. large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream