Physical Geography Vocab: Practice

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Across
  1. 4. a region of parallel mountain chains
  2. 6. the measure of how much above or below sea level a place is
  3. 7. an underground layer of rock through which water flows
  4. 9. a flat, treeless plain with permanently frozen ground
  5. 11. a fine-grained, fertile soil deposited by the wind
  6. 12. the process of collecting water and using it to water crops
  7. 13. a group or chain of islands
  8. 17. the animal life in a particular environment
  9. 18. describes an area that is lightly populated
  10. 19. deep and narrow valley with steep walls
  11. 20. a partly dry grassland often found at the edge of a desert
  12. 21. a large area of sand
Down
  1. 1. a body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water
  2. 2. the process by which an area turns into a desert
  3. 3. a dry riverbed that fills with water when rare rains fall in desert
  4. 5. a fertile area that rises in a desert where water is regularly available
  5. 8. describes an area that is densely populated
  6. 10. the plant life of a particular environment
  7. 14. having access to a major coastline (sea or ocean)
  8. 15. a wide strait or waterway between two landmasses; a course for a river to flow through
  9. 16. a small river that flows into a larger river