geography_march

1. death
5. a meeting at one point
7. having a shared boundary
10. describing open land, often used for agriculture and often lightly populated
12. a shortage of water
15. capable of existing or governing itself without outside control
16. a large area of land marked by an absence of trees and mainly level terrain
17. the science of the weather
18. the imaginary line of 0 degrees latitude that lies midway between the north and south poles
19. the angular distance east or west of the prime meridian, from 0 degrees to 180 degrees east or west

2. a small stream feeding into a larger stream or lake
3. a period of time that contains a notable stage of development or series of events
4. one of the seven principal divisions of land on Earth
6. an independent political state or nation and its territories
8. moisture that falls on the earth, such as rain, hail, mist, or snow
9. touching or connected at some point
11. the measure of distance north and south of the equator, from 0 degrees to 90 degrees north or south
13. a mass of land jutting up much higher than the surrounding area
14. the science of earthquakes