Reliefs & Plate Tectonics
Across
- 4. a shelf that begins at the coast and descends to a depth of 200 m below the ocean.
- 6. where the land meets the sea
- 7. an area of land surrounded by water on all sides
- 10. a part of the sea that extends into the land
- 12. the tectonic plate between the Afrucan, Indo-Australian, and Eurasian plates
- 15. the area of land between mountains
- 16. classified into 3 categories: Continental, Coastal, and Oceanic landforms
- 17. can be grouped into sierras or mountain ranges
- 19. the tectonic plate between the Caribbean, Pacific, and Nazca plates
- 20. TRENCHES long, deep cracks in the abyssal plain
Down
- 1. PLAINS where mid-ocean ridges are usually found
- 2. a term referring to a group of islands close together
- 3. the tectonic plate that hits north of Kyla’s country. (BONUS)
- 5. flat areas of land at higher altitudes
- 8. the tectonic plate where we can find the Atlas Mountains
- 9. a strip of land that extends to the sea
- 11. low flat areas of land
- 13. connects a peninsula to the continent
- 14. AMERICAN the tectonic plate north of the Caribbean
- 18. the continental shelf descends at the continental ______.