Landscapes & Landforms

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Across
  1. 3. A sheltered coastal area where the land curves inward.
  2. 5. An underground chamber formed by the dissolving of rock.
  3. 6. Extremely dry conditions receiving 250 mm or less rainfall per year.
  4. 8. A landscape found where the land meets the sea.
  5. 9. A landscape that is mostly unaffected by human activity.
  6. 10. DUNES Wind‑blown mounds of sand, often found along coasts or deserts.
  7. 11. The channel along which a river flows.
  8. 15. Land that projects outward into the sea.
  9. 18. PLAIN Flat land beside a river that floods during heavy rain.
  10. 20. An area of sand or pebbles deposited along the shoreline.
  11. 23. The wearing away of land by wind, water, or waves.
  12. 24. An oxbow lake formed when a river changes course.
  13. 27. A landscape that receives very little rainfall.
  14. 28. A landscape formed by river systems.
  15. 29. An inclined surface of land that varies in steepness.
  16. 30. A mineral formation that grows upward from the ground of a cave.
Down
  1. 1. A mineral formation that hangs from the ceiling of a cave.
  2. 2. A landscape that has been created or modified by people.
  3. 4. A curved bend in a river.
  4. 7. All the visible features of an area of land.
  5. 10. A collapse in the ground surface caused by underground erosion.
  6. 12. A low area of land between hills or mountains.
  7. 13. A smaller river or stream that flows into a larger river.
  8. 14. The process where eroded material is deposited in a new location.
  9. 16. A dry riverbed or valley found in desert environments.
  10. 17. A landscape formed by the dissolution of soluble rock such as limestone.
  11. 19. individual physical features of the Earth’s surface
  12. 20. A steep‑sided hill with a small, flat top.
  13. 21. A steep rock face along the coast formed by wave erosion.
  14. 22. An isolated rocky hill rising from a flat plain.
  15. 25. A long, narrow chain of hills or mountains.
  16. 26. A flat‑topped elevated landform with steep sides.