geographical terms

3. a long period when there is little or no rain
4. a substance like rock formed in the sea by groups of particular types of small animal
6. the particular shape of the coast, especially as seen from above, from the sea, or on a map
7. a piece of land completely surrounded by water
9. a group of hills or mountains
10. one of the seven large land masses on the earth's surface, surrounded, or mainly surrounded, by sea
11. a group of countries with the same political or economic aims
12. a line of rocks or sand just above or just below the surface of the sea, often dangerous to ships
13. the measured amount of heat in a place or in the body
14. the general weather conditions usually found in a particular place

1. one of two halves of the earth, especially above or below the equator
2. a large area of land, especially in relation to its appearance
3. an area, often covered with sand or rocks, where there is very little rain and not many plants
5. a large flat area of land that is high above sea level
8. the process of land degradation in arid, semi-arid, and dry sub-humid areas, resulting in the loss of land productivity