Geography Definitions

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Across
  1. 2. the water located beneath the earth
  2. 3. cities with a population over 10million
  3. 4. the living and non-living elements on the Earth's surface
  4. 7. A major terrestrial vegetation community
  5. 8. a photograph taken from above
  6. 10. a compass measuring point
  7. 11. tangible and intangible elements of a place or environment
  8. 12. the condition of the atmosphere at a point in time e.g. temperature
  9. 14. another word for plants
  10. 15. distance from the equator north or south
  11. 17. a hazard that results in extensive damage
  12. 19. the lands decline in health and ability to produce resources
  13. 22. height above sea level
Down
  1. 1. forms of water falling from the atmosphere e.g. rain
  2. 5. the direction of a slope
  3. 6. the average types of weather, including seasonal variations experienced over a long period of time
  4. 7. the variety of living organisms and the environments they form
  5. 9. an area defined by different forms e.g. mountains, rivers
  6. 13. the degrees east or west
  7. 16. the process of economic and social change with increasing population of areas
  8. 18. a type of grazing where stock are moved over pastures strategically
  9. 20. the steepness of a slope
  10. 21. the customs, habits, beliefs, social organisation and ways of life that characterise groups or communities