Geography Terms Review

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Across
  1. 2. tallest mountain
  2. 5. a deep, narrow valley with steep sides and often has a stream flowing through it
  3. 8. a large, flat area that rises above the surrounding land and at least one side has a steep slope
  4. 9. someone who makes maps
  5. 10. longest river
  6. 13. a narrow stretch of water that connects two larger bodies of water
  7. 15. a small, raised area of land with steep sides
  8. 16. a huge, slow-moving mass of snow and ice
  9. 18. a part of a sea or ocean that extends into land
  10. 20. a narrow, sandy island, formed from a large bar, lying off the coast of the mainland
  11. 21. a high, flat-topped landform with cliff-like sides and larger than a butte
Down
  1. 1. the largest desert
  2. 3. an area that rises steeply at least 2,000 feet above sea level and is usually wide at the bottom and rising to a narrow peak or ridge
  3. 4. an area of land completely surrounded by water
  4. 6. a large waterfall or any strong flood or rush of water
  5. 7. a group of many islands
  6. 11. a narrow strip of land that connects two larger areas of land
  7. 12. an opening in the earth's surface through with molten rock, ashes, and gasses from the Earth's interior escape
  8. 14. a triangular-shaped plain at the mouth of a river formed when sediment is deposited by flowing water
  9. 17. a large area of flat or gently rolling land
  10. 19. an area of land almost completely surrounded by water and connected to the mainland by an isthmus