Across
- 2. (of a river) place where a river or stream begins, often in highlands
- 4. narrow stretch of water joining between two larger bodies of water
- 6. elevated land with sloping sides and rounded summit; generally smaller than a mountain
- 7. land lying next to a sea or an ocean
- 10. broad, flat-topped landform with steep sides; smaller than a plateau
- 12. (of a river) place where a stream or river flows into a larger body of water
- 15. a sizable inland body of water
- 16. body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water
- 17. area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation, about 300 to 3,000 feet (90 to 900 m) high
- 18. area of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses
- 19. part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf
- 20. deep and narrow valley with steep walls
- 22. mountain or hill created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the Earth
- 23. flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth
- 24. large, thick body of slowly moving ice
- 26. large natural stream of water that runs through the land
- 33. direction opposite the flow of a river; toward the source of a river or stream
- 34. stream of either cold or warm water that moves in a definite direction through an ocean
- 36. land with steep sides that rises sharply (1,000 feet or more) from surrounding land; generally larger and more rugged than a hill
- 37. one of the four major bodies of salt water that surround the continents
- 39. large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land
- 40. direction in which a river or stream flows from its source to its mouth
- 41. stretch of high land that separates river systems
Down
- 1. small area in a desert where water and vegetation are found
- 3. wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other; deep part of a river or other waterway
- 5. narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas
- 8. a group of islands
- 9. a series of connected mountains
- 11. steep cliff or slope between a higher and lower land surface
- 13. broad inland body of water, often between a coastline and one or more islands off the coast
- 14. pointed top of a mountain
- 15. land, usually level, at a low elevation
- 18. characteristic of a place occurring naturally, such as a landform, body of water, climate pattern, or resource
- 21. steep, high wall of rock, earth, or ice
- 22. area of low land usually between hills or mountains
- 25. elevated land area such as a hill, mountain, or plateau
- 27. small river or stream that flows into a large river or stream; a branch of the river
- 28. point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean
- 29. area of land drained by a given river and its branches; area of land surrounded by lands of higher elevations
- 30. a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely
- 31. one of the seven large landmasses on the Earth
- 32. part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally larger and more deeply indented than a bay
- 35. a chain of rocks, coral or sand at or near the surface of the water
- 38. land area, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water