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