Unit 1 Vocabulary
Across
- 2. countryside
- 3. general weather patterns
- 5. a high, flat landform
- 8. city
- 11. a long steep cliff
- 13. a mineral resource that is made into petrochemicals like oil and gasoline.
- 16. a deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it
- 17. natural world
- 18. large area of flat land with few trees
- 20. the study of the earth
- 22. the height measurement of land above sea level
- 23. soil, soil that has been deposited from moving river water.
Down
- 1. a large open area of grassland, especially in the Mississippi River Valley. (It is defined by the type of grassland.)
- 4. an underground water source.
- 6. Substance obtained from a plant or plant part that can be used in items such as medicine and make-up.
- 7. wide depressions or dips in the land
- 9. location, the exact location using latitude and longitude
- 10. a dry, barren area of land, especially one covered in sand, that is characteristically, desolate, waterless, and without vegetation
- 12. the study of the land’s surface, including hills and mountains
- 14. location, the position of a place as compared to other places
- 15. a long period with little or no rainfall
- 19. Natural features
- 21. an area that has one or more characteristics in common.