Introduction to Geography

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Across
  1. 3. _______ geography involves the study of ________ life in the built environment.
  2. 5. Rain, hail, sleet and snow are some types of ______________.
  3. 6. The solid layer of rock that forms the Earth's surface.
  4. 8. Surface runoff (also known as overland flow) is the flow of water occurring on the ____________ when excess rainwater, stormwater, meltwater, or other sources, can no longer sufficiently rapidly infiltrate in the soil
  5. 11. _____________ is the evaporation of water from plants occurring at the leaves
  6. 13. All water found on the Earth and in the atmosphere
  7. 14. _________________ is the water found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand and rock. It is stored in and moves slowly through geologic formations of soil, sand and rocks called aquifers.
Down
  1. 1. _________ water is water with a high level of salinity.
  2. 2. _______ water is water with a low level of salinity.
  3. 4. All living things on earth, including plant and animal life found on land and in the sea.
  4. 7. The outermost layer of the Earth's atmosphere
  5. 9. The concentration of salts in water or soils.
  6. 10. _______ environment is created through human-made changes to the physical environment.
  7. 12. the lowest layer of the earth's atmosphere