Spelling List 9 - Vocab.

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Across
  1. 4. sand or small pieces of rock broken down by weathering and deposited on land or at the bottom of a body of water
  2. 5. the law-making branch of the American government that is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate
  3. 7. a deep ravine between cliffs that is most often carved from the landscape by a river
  4. 9. a public display of people moving in a long line
  5. 11. a nation that promises to help another nation in wartime
  6. 13. freedom from the control of a person or group of people
  7. 17. an area, region, or country that is controlled and settled by people from another country
  8. 18. a large farm where cash crops are grown by the person who owns the land
  9. 19. sickness
  10. 20. a person appointed by the king to oversee a region or colony
Down
  1. 1. a large land formation that rises high above the surrounding area
  2. 2. the breakdown of rocks into very small particles by gravity, water, wind, and ice
  3. 3. the buildup of land by the settlement of sediment and soil in a new location
  4. 6. a large, slow-moving, long-lasting accumulation of snow and ice that develops on land
  5. 8. a low area between higher areas
  6. 10. a group of representatives who gather to make laws
  7. 12. a triangular landform where a river empties into another body of water
  8. 14. where newly settled areas adjoin unsettled areas or the wilderness
  9. 15. the removal and movement of sediment from one place to another by gravity, water, wind, or ice
  10. 16. natural features on Earth’s surface that can change due to wind, water and ice