Unit 1 Vocabulary

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