Across
- 2. Lowland between hills or mountains.
- 5. The size of an area on a map as compared with the area's actual size.
- 8. A natural area of water that is mostly surrounded by land; part of a sea or lake which reaches into the land along the shore.
- 10. A body of water completely surrounded by land. It is not as a large as a sea or an ocean. A large natural area of water surrounded by land.
- 11. An area of land which is high and mostly flat; large raised area of mostly level land; a large area of flat lad that is higher than the land around it.
- 16. A narrow waterway which connects two larger bodies of water.
- 18. The section of the map that explains the symbols for the map features; also called a legend.
- 20. A series of imaginary lines called meridians, that run north and south from one pole to the other; used to measure distance east and west of the Prime Meridian in degrees.
- 21. A series of imaginary lines called parallels, that circle the Earth parallel to the Equator; used to measure a distance north or south of the Equator in degrees.
- 23. Land almost completely surrounded by water; thin strip of land that extends into a body of water.
- 25. An area of land completely surrounded by water. It is not large enough to be called a continent.
- 27. Mound of earth with a rounded top; small than a mountain; a landform that rises above the surrounding land and that has a rounded top; a hill is lower and usually less steep than a mountain.
- 28. Water falling over a cliff.
Down
- 1. The study of the Earth's surface and the processes that shape it, the connections between places, and the relationships between people and their environment.
- 3. A large area of flat land; a large area of flat land or gently rolling land; a large area of flat or gently rolling land usually without many trees.
- 4. A vast or large body of salt water that covers almost three-fourths of the Earth's surface.
- 5. A land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top; common in arid parts of the southwestern US and Mexico.
- 6. A round model of the Earth that shows the continents and oceans in their true shape.
- 7. Low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river, a mass of mud and silt deposited by the river at its mouth.
- 8. An isolated hill or mountain rising abruptly above the surrounding land.
- 9. A large crack in the ground that is formed by a river or a series of earthquakes.
- 12. A large stream of water which flows over the land and empties into an ocean, lake, or another river; a thin natural waterway that allows water to flow into a lake or ocean.
- 13. Land extending into the sea beyond the rest of the shoreline.
- 14. High, rocky land usually with steep sides; large, tall rock with steep sides that extends into the air, taller than a hill.
- 15. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor.
- 17. An opening in the Earth's crust from which lava flows.
- 19. A map feature that usually shows the four cardinal directions.
- 22. A region so arid or dry because of little rainfall that it supports little vegetation.
- 24. A narrow strip of land joining large land areas; a thin strip of land that connects two large land areas and is surrounded on two sides by water.
- 26. An area of Earth's surface with a definite shape; mountains and hills are examples.