Landforms Review

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Across
  1. 2. A piece of land connecting two larger pieces of land
  2. 4. A mound of sand usually formed in windy areas with little vegetation and lots of sand
  3. 6. A large highland with a flat top with steep slopes on at least one side
  4. 10. Removal and transportation of weathered materials
  5. 11. A landform at the end of a river where sediment builds up forming lands
  6. 14. Any natural geographic feature on the earth’s surface
  7. 16. All of the air around the earth
  8. 18. Lines on a map running east and west that help to indicate location
  9. 19. Lines on a map going north and south to help indicate location
  10. 21. all of the water on the earth
  11. 22. The boundaries between land and seas
  12. 24. Dry area with little or no rainfall and very little vegetation
  13. 25. A deep narrow valley with very steep walls carved out by water erosion
  14. 27. Melted rock that has emerged out of the earth on the surface
  15. 28. Solid material that is or has been transported from its site of origin by air, water, gravity, or ice
  16. 29. All of the land on the earth
  17. 30. Large flat areas of land
Down
  1. 1. Part of the continent that extends into the sea with no significant slope and with shallow waters over it
  2. 3. A massive rocky formation with a rounded or pointed top with an extremely high elevation
  3. 5. A piece of land surrounded by water
  4. 7. Narrow piece of land that sticks out into the sea or ocean
  5. 8. Melted rock that is under the earth’s surface
  6. 9. The life zone of the earth that includes parts of the lithosphere hydrosphere and atmosphere
  7. 12. Large chunk of ice that moves because of its weight and gravity
  8. 13. Low lying land mass with large hills or slopes on either side
  9. 15. Force that pushes plates together
  10. 17. Force that involves plates sliding past each other
  11. 20. Force that pulls plates apart
  12. 23. A landform that is a group of islands
  13. 26. Breaking down or loosening surface materials of rocks