Social studies Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. a large body of continuously accumulating ice and compacted snow, formed in mountain valleys or at the poles, that deforms under its own weight and slowly moves.
  2. 7. a part of a body of water near a coast in which ships can anchor safely.
  3. 9. an area of sea enclosed by a wide inward-curving stretch of coastline.
  4. 11. an artificial waterway constructed for use by shipping, for irrigation, or for recreational use. A canal may take in parts of natural rivers along its course.
  5. 13. a narrow piece of land that juts out from the mainland into an area of water.
  6. 14. a large expanse of fairly flat dry land, usually with few trees
  7. 15. a large inlet of an ocean similar to a bay but often longer and more enclosed by land.
  8. 16. a group or chain of islands.
  9. 19. a narrow body of water that joins two larger bodies of water.
  10. 20. the place where a stream or river enters a sea or lake.
Down
  1. 1. a point of land that juts out into water, especially a headland significant for navigation.
  2. 2. a long low area of land, often with a river or stream running through it, which is surrounded by higher ground.
  3. 3. a natural stream of water that flows through land and empties into a body of water such as an ocean or lake.
  4. 5. a wide passage of water between an island and a larger body of land.
  5. 6. a naturally occurring opening in the surface of the Earth through which molten, gaseous, and solid material is ejected.
  6. 8. an area of land, usually fairly large, that is always wet and is overgrown with various shrubs and trees.
  7. 10. a stream, river, or glacier that joins a larger stream, river, or glacier, or a lake.
  8. 12. a triangular deposit of sand and soil at the mouth of a river or inlet.
  9. 17. a narrow strip of land that joins two larger areas of land.
  10. 18. fertile ground in a desert where the level of underground water rises to or near ground level and where plants grow and travelers can replenish water supplies.