Across
- 1. thin strip of water connecting larger bodies of water
- 6. tallest mountain range on the continent of South America
- 10. Mountains in Russia that are considered to be the divider between Europe and Asia
- 12. government system where the state controls the economy
- 15. mostly desert, rural area in Australia
- 16. tallest mountain on continent of Africa
- 19. underwater tunnel connecting Britain and France
- 20. most popular religion in India
- 22. river where much of the Canadian population lives near
- 23. cold, rural area in Eastern Russia
- 24. center of Russia government buildings
- 26. tells us what symbols on a map mean
- 27. area in conflict between Jews and Palestinians
- 29. peninsula in Europe where Spain and Portugal can be found
- 31. map that shows the terrain features
- 32. map that shows what governments are in charge of certain areas (for example, a map that shows countries
- 33. volcano, and important mountain in Japan
- 35. tells us orientation of a map
- 36. language spoken in Brazil
- 38. Ocean found north of Russia and north of Canada
- 41. used to reclaim land from the sea for Netherlands
Down
- 2. most cities are located near the ocean, or on these
- 3. contains the Ganges River, 2nd most populated country in the world
- 4. most popular religion in the world
- 5. large, hot desert in Northern Africa
- 7. name of a mountain range that goes through Switzerland
- 8. longest river in China
- 9. largest river and rainforest in South America
- 11. lines that measure how north or south of the equator a location is (affects climate)
- 13. Sea found between Europe and Africa
- 14. desert found in China and Mongolia
- 17. longest river in Africa, important to Egypt
- 18. average weather patterns in an area over a long period of time
- 19. most populated country in the world
- 21. largest River watershed in North America
- 25. culture found in Mexico, Central America, and South America
- 28. tallest mountains in the world
- 30. a thin strip of land connecting two larger land masses
- 34. most popular religion in the Middle East
- 36. plains found in South America
- 37. main line of latitude
- 39. lines that are used to show changes in elevation on a map
- 40. known for colonizing much of the world including India and Australia
