Across
- 1. a relatively flat elevated area with steep sides that is less extensive than a plateau
- 3. the network of meridians and parallels on a map
- 5. a narrow strip of land located between two bodies, connecting two large land areas
- 7. all the different kinds of plant life that grow on the earth’s surface
- 12. the approximate time for one rotation of the earth – 24 hours
- 13. an imaginary line of latitude 23⁰30’ south of the equator
- 15. height or elevation above sea level
- 17. the place of origin of a river of stream
- 18. the time required for one revolution of the earth around the sun
- 19. a part of an ocean, sea, or lake extending into land
Down
- 2. the height or distance above sea level
- 3. the only true world map, made on a ball or sphere the shape of the earth
- 4. the movement of the earth in its orbit around the sun, or the moon around the earth
- 6. a drawing of all or part of the earth
- 8. a flat or level area of land
- 9. a long, narrow arm of the ocean protruding deep into the land; usually with high hills or mountains on its sides
- 10. a river or stream that flows into a larger stream or other body of water
- 11. a narrow passage of water between two land masses that connects two large bodies of water; also the deepest part of a river or harbour
- 14. a deep, narrow valley with steep, sloping sides
- 16. a triangular or fan-shaped area of soil that has been carried downstream and dropped at a river’s mouth