Physical Features Crossword

2. The low land between hills or mountains
4. An interconnected body of saltwater that covers 71% of the Earth’s surface
6. A triangle-shaped wetland landform created by the dropping of sediment carried by a river as it empties into an ocean, lake, or other river
8. Plains that range from a few hundred to many thousand feet above sea level
10. A wide, flat-topped mountain with steep sides, larger than a butte
16. A triangle-shaped deposit of gravel, sand, and sediment called alluvium, formed where streams flowing down from higher land hit flatter plains
18. A place where water in the Earth flows to the surface naturally
19. A raised, flat area of land with steep cliffs, smaller than a mesa
20. An area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas
21. A point of land extending into an ocean or lake
23. Areas of raised land that are lower and more rounded than mountains
24. A body of land surrounded by water
26. The steep, almost vertical edge of a hill, mountain, or plain
27. A piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water
28. An area drained by a major river and its tributaries

1. Valleys formed by flowing water
3. A sheltered area of water deep enough for docking ships
5. A large body of water surrounded by land
7. Broad areas of fairly level land that generally do not rise much above sea level
9. Smaller rivers that flow into larger ones
11. A narrow channel connecting two larger bodies of water
12. High, steep, rugged land rising to an elevation of at least 1,000 feet above the surrounding land
13. Soft, wet, low-lying, grassy land that serves as a transition between water and land (a lowland region that is saturated by water)
14. An area of low-lying ground next to a river, formed mainly of river sediment and subject to flooding
15. A large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to a sea, lake, or other stream
17. A narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land
18. A great body of saltwater that is usually partially enclosed by land
19. Part of an ocean or lake partially enclosed by land
22. A long, narrow hilltop or mountain range
25. A deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth
26. A narrow, deep valley with steep sides