Fun Crossword for Geography Key Words

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Across
  1. 4. dunes that can develop behind the fore dunes
  2. 9. Environmental Impact Statement
  3. 10. being fair, just and ensuring an even share
  4. 11. the degree of slope of a land surface, stream, road or railway away from horizontal
  5. 12. a narrow deposit of sand and other material that extends into a body of water
  6. 13. development that meets the needs of present population without endangering the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
  7. 17. lines drawn on maps to join places of equal barometric pressure
  8. 23. when salt crystalisation dissolves the weaker layers of rocks in sea water
  9. 24. when rocks and soils wear away by natural elements like wind and water
  10. 26. waves that carry and deposit sand along with other materials
  11. 27. sand dnes that are closest to the surf
  12. 28. a tidal mouth of a river where salt water of tides meet fresh water of river currents
  13. 29. when you sea the side view of something after it has been `sliced off`
Down
  1. 1. a way of viewing something
  2. 2. a rock wall that has been built at a right angle to the beach to help prevent longshore drift
  3. 3. a system formed by the interactions of the living organisms and physical elements of environments
  4. 5. it is formed/made/created when sand on a beach stays stable because of vegetation beneath it
  5. 6. a rise in sea level resulting from the effects of intense storm systems
  6. 7. when waves bend because of a contact with the sea floor
  7. 8. when water is pulled back into the sea on a beach after a wave breaks
  8. 13. movement of water up a beach after a wave breaks
  9. 14. when artificial sand is placed on a beach
  10. 15. investigation of the impact of development on the physical environment as well as social and economic impacts
  11. 16. a big wave that can carry sand and other materials away with its backwash
  12. 18. movement of sand and other materials along the shore
  13. 19. seasonal variations in the size, character and direction of waves
  14. 20. a cross-section that also shows the land use of the area
  15. 21. a bare depression in a sand dune caused when loose sand is blown from the dune because vegetatin has been removed
  16. 22. a hollow eroded by the impact of waves at the foot of a cliff
  17. 25. when materials from rivers, wind, ice, ocean, currents or waves are laid down
  18. 30. when the surface looks worn down because waves hurl materials like sand on the surface