Physical Geo Recap

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Across
  1. 2. An industry that takes place in the Canadian Shield; must have trees
  2. 3. (2) A lowland region with lots of farming and oil drilling
  3. 4. A common hobby in the Canadian Shield because there are lots of lakes
  4. 6. The growing of crops; best suited for lowland regions
  5. 8. Natural disasters that could see lava spewing out violently
  6. 10. The liquid rock the exists under the tectonic plates
  7. 12. (2) The series of processes that change rock from one form to another
  8. 14. Plates rubbing together may form these natural disasters
  9. 15. This disaster forms over the ocean & pummels the land with rain and violent winds
  10. 18. Name of the supercontinent that existed 225 million years ago
  11. 21. A disaster formed when hot and cold air mix & violently swirl
  12. 22. Molten rock; sometimes known as ‘lava’
  13. 24. The process of breaking down rock into smaller pieces
  14. 26. (2) Landform region with forests, lakes, rivers, and exposed bedrock
  15. 27. The outermost layer of the Earth; where all human life exists
  16. 29. A highland landform region full of icy, snow- and glacier-covered mountains
  17. 30. Western _________; a highland region with sharp mountains, lakes, and trees
  18. 31. Rock that is formed from layers of compressed sediment over long periods of time
  19. 32. These exists in sedimentary rock; courtesy of ancient creatures and plants
Down
  1. 1. Tectonic plates pushing into each other and ‘crumpling’ up may form these
  2. 5. Rock that is often the oldest and the newest; fire rock
  3. 7. Disasters occurring in dry forests or grassland areas; made worse by high winds
  4. 9. Disasters which normally occur near rivers and low lying areas
  5. 11. This disaster would occur on the side of a mountain
  6. 13. (2) Theory proposed by Alfred Wegener; deals with plate tectonics
  7. 16. The centre of the Earth; a solid, super heated ball
  8. 17. A highland region with old, rounded mountains
  9. 19. The carrying away of sediment by wind, water, and glaciers
  10. 20. (2) ___________ St. Lawrence Lowland; landform region with many large cities
  11. 23. Rock that has been changed with heat and pressure
  12. 25. Last name of the German geographer who proposed continental drift
  13. 28. Disaster created when earthquakes occur on the ocean floor