Landorms

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Across
  1. 2. A vast plain formed by alluvial river deposits at the foot of a mountain range.
  2. 5. A mountain created when a block of crust is pushed upward by faulting.
  3. 10. Large natural elevations of the Earth's surface with steep sides.
  4. 12. All the large scale forces that act to deform the Earth's crust, including folding and faulting.
  5. 15. A long, narrow valley formed by a fault system.
  6. 18. A large plateau, flat-topped landform created by successive lava flows.
  7. 19. Broad, regional uplift or subsidence of continents.
  8. 20. The process of mountain-building, characterized by folding and faulting.
  9. 21. A mountain that has been left standing after a long period of erosion.
  10. 22. A piece of low-lying land reclaimed from the sea or a lake.
Down
  1. 1. Deep, narrow depressions on the ocean floor.
  2. 3. A type of plain formed by uplift or subsidence of land.
  3. 4. A down-dropped block of land between two block mountains.
  4. 6. An upward fold of rock layers in the Earth's crust.
  5. 7. Forces that originate from within the Earth and cause crustal movements.
  6. 8. Forces that originate on the Earth's surface, such as wind, water, and ice.
  7. 9. An uplifted block having flat summit.
  8. 11. A downward fold of rock layers in the Earth's crust.
  9. 13. A plateau, high landmass that is surrounded by mountains.
  10. 14. Any natural feature of the Earth's surface.
  11. 16. Another name for a plateau.
  12. 17. Long, narrow chains of hills or mountains.