Across
- 2. the dry interior region of Australia
- 4. a desert in China and Mongolia
- 5. Peninsula a peninsula on the east coast of China
- 6. the original inhabitants of New Zealand
- 8. China Plain a plains region of northeastern China
- 10. a volcano and Japan's highest peak
- 12. tallest mountain range
- 13. the largest group of islands in the Pacific Ocean
- 15. River a river flowing south in south Asia
- 16. a large land mass
- 17. Peninsula a large peninsula in Antartica
- 18. a floating mass of ice that has broken off a glacier
- 22. a large group of Pacific islands located east of the Philippines
- 24. Layer a layer of Earth's atmosphere that protects living things
- 25. the world's third-largest island
- 26. Guinea the world's second-largest island
- 27. a flat plain of land
- 28. fertile, yellowish soil
- 30. place where lots of fish and other seafood can be caught
- 31. Everest the tallest mountain
- 32. a destructive and fast-moving wave
- 35. He a major river in northern China
- 36. Barrier Reef a huge coral reef off the the northeastern coast of Australia
Down
- 1. Peninsula a narrow peninsula in southeast Asia
- 3. an area that is under the authority of another government
- 4. River a river in the Himalayas
- 7. a large group of islands
- 9. a huge group of Pacific islands that stretches from New Guinea to Fiji
- 11. of Tibet a plateau in western China
- 14. the original inhabitants of Australia
- 19. Shelf a ledge of ice that extends over the water
- 20. a ring-shaped coral island that surrounds a lagoon
- 21. Desert a high-latitude region that receives little precipitation
- 22. heavy rains
- 23. Peninsula a large peninsula in southeast Asia
- 29. Reef a chain of rocky material found in shallow tropical water
- 33. River a major river in southeast Asia
- 34. Jiang a major river in China