Across
- 2. a stream/river feeding a larger river or a lake
- 3. matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; dregs.
- 7. periodic wind and heavy rainfall especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia
- 8. capable of sustaining abundant plant growth
- 10. a deposit on the earth of hail, mist, rain, sleet, or snow
- 12. a great sea wave produced especially by submarine earth movement or volcanic eruption
- 14. a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
- 15. the height above the level of the sea
- 18. arid land with usually sparse vegetation and little annual rainfall
- 20. flat or gently sloping area formed by the deposition of sediment from rivers over time
- 23. a coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
- 24. A depression, or dip, in the Earth's surface.
- 25. a tract of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent
Down
- 1. a major subdivision of a continent
- 4. Fertile region where a river dumps out into a lake or sea
- 5. the average course or condition of the weather at a place usually over a period of years as exhibited by temperature, wind velocity, and precipitation
- 6. giant, powerful storm characterized by winds that spin around a central area of low pressure, forming over warm ocean waters
- 9. A chain of islands
- 11. a usually extensive land area having a relatively level surface raised sharply above adjacent land on at least one side
- 13. a depression of the earth's surface usually between ranges of hills or mountains
- 16. the upper layer of earth in which plants grow, a black or dark brown material typically consisting of a mixture of organic remains, minerals, clay, and rock particles.
- 17. a portion of land nearly surrounded by water and connected with a larger body
- 19. A tropical cyclone occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea
- 21. range of mountains in India
- 22. an extensive area of level or rolling treeless country