World Geography Palooza

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Across
  1. 4. average weather patterns in an area over a long period of time
  2. 8. longest river in China
  3. 10. most popular religion in India
  4. 12. culture found in Mexico, Central America, and South America
  5. 13. used to reclaim land from the sea for Netherlands
  6. 15. Sea found between Europe and Africa
  7. 16. desert found in China and Mongolia
  8. 17. Ocean found north of Russia and north of Canada
  9. 19. tallest mountain range on the continent of South America
  10. 20. map that shows the terrain features
  11. 22. center of Russia government buildings
  12. 26. large, hot desert in Northern Africa
  13. 28. largest River watershed in North America
  14. 29. known for colonizing much of the world including India and Australia
  15. 30. underwater tunnel connecting Britain and France
  16. 31. contains the Ganges River, 2nd most populated country in the world
  17. 35. most populated country in the world
  18. 36. tallest mountains in the world
  19. 37. a thin strip of land connecting two larger land masses
  20. 38. government system where the state controls the economy
  21. 40. Mountains in Russia that are considered to be the divider between Europe and Asia
  22. 41. area in conflict between Jews and Palestinians
Down
  1. 1. most cities are located near the ocean, or on these
  2. 2. thin strip of water connecting larger bodies of water
  3. 3. tells us what symbols on a map mean
  4. 5. name of a mountain range that goes through Switzerland
  5. 6. river where much of the Canadian population lives near
  6. 7. volcano, and important mountain in Japan
  7. 9. main line of latitude
  8. 11. peninsula in Europe where Spain and Portugal can be found
  9. 14. mostly desert, rural area in Australia
  10. 18. most popular religion in the world
  11. 20. language spoken in Brazil
  12. 21. tells us orientation of a map
  13. 23. lines that measure how north or south of the equator a location is (affects climate)
  14. 24. most popular religion in the Middle East
  15. 25. cold, rural area in Eastern Russia
  16. 27. map that shows what governments are in charge of certain areas (for example, a map that shows countries
  17. 30. lines that are used to show changes in elevation on a map
  18. 32. largest river and rainforest in South America
  19. 33. tallest mountain on continent of Africa
  20. 34. plains found in South America
  21. 39. longest river in Africa, important to Egypt