Across
- 4. sand or small pieces of rock broken down by weathering and deposited on land or at the bottom of a body of water
- 5. the law-making branch of the American government that is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate
- 7. a deep ravine between cliffs that is most often carved from the landscape by a river
- 9. a public display of people moving in a long line
- 11. a nation that promises to help another nation in wartime
- 13. freedom from the control of a person or group of people
- 17. an area, region, or country that is controlled and settled by people from another country
- 18. a large farm where cash crops are grown by the person who owns the land
- 19. sickness
- 20. a person appointed by the king to oversee a region or colony
Down
- 1. a large land formation that rises high above the surrounding area
- 2. the breakdown of rocks into very small particles by gravity, water, wind, and ice
- 3. the buildup of land by the settlement of sediment and soil in a new location
- 6. a large, slow-moving, long-lasting accumulation of snow and ice that develops on land
- 8. a low area between higher areas
- 10. a group of representatives who gather to make laws
- 12. a triangular landform where a river empties into another body of water
- 14. where newly settled areas adjoin unsettled areas or the wilderness
- 15. the removal and movement of sediment from one place to another by gravity, water, wind, or ice
- 16. natural features on Earth’s surface that can change due to wind, water and ice